Garlic Butter Mussels from Germany
Cooked half-shell mussels topped with garlic butter, flash-frozen then thawed for packing in trays. As other preserved mussels, under HTS 1605.53.60.00.
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
• Document butter content precisely to avoid dairy tariff overlays
• Use shell-on photos for visual species confirmation
• Refrigeration chain records prevent thawed product disputes