Smoked Eastern Oysters from Germany
Smoked Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from the Atlantic coast are preserved through cold-smoking, fitting HTS 1605.51.40.00 for smoked oysters as prepared molluscs. This distinguishes them from canned or pickled variants.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain shellfish tags and harvest area certifications from origin country; label with country of origin and processing method
• Avoid pitfall of classifying as 'prepared' under 1605.59 if not exclusively smoked