Smoked European Flat Oysters from Germany
Smoked European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) are delicately smoked for gourmet markets, classified under HTS 1605.51.40.00 as other smoked oysters, a preserved mollusc product. The smoking process qualifies them distinctly from raw or simply cooked forms.
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
• Ensure EU export health certificates for traceability; test for contaminants per FDA import alerts
• Pitfall: over-reliance on commercial invoices without lab confirmation of smoking