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Bulk Preserved Lobster Knuckles from Japan

Cooked and brine-preserved lobster knuckles (shell-on claw joints), packed in plastic pails for foodservice. Under HTS 1605.30.1090 as 'other' preserved lobster parts not specified elsewhere. Popular for extracting meat in processing.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Specify 'knuckles' clearly to differentiate from tails; vague descriptions risk reclassification

• Comply with Lacey Act declarations for species and harvest origin

• Use food-grade pails to meet packaging standards and avoid contamination holds