1605.51.40.00/Smoked European Flat Oysters/Japan

Smoked European Flat Oysters from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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