Canned Maine Lobster Meat from Mexico
Fully cooked and cleaned lobster meat from Homarus americanus, packed in airtight tin cans with natural juices. Classified under HTS 1605.30.1050 as prepared or preserved lobster in airtight containers, excluding live, fresh, or frozen forms.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Verify airtight container integrity with C-TPAT compliant seals to avoid spoilage claims during inspection
• Include FDA prior notice and shellfish inspection certificates; common pitfall is missing country-of-origin labeling
• Ensure HACCP plans cover lobster sourcing to comply with seafood import monitoring program (SIMP)