Frozen Octopus and Cod Stew from China
Individually quick-frozen stew of octopus, cod fillets, potatoes, and broth, designed as a heat-and-eat meal. This prepared meal of molluscs (octopus) contains fish meat (cod), fitting HTS 1605.55.05.00 precisely as per legal definitions for preserved aquatic products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide blast-freezing certificates and temperature logs to prove compliance with FDA cold chain rules for preserved seafood
• Declare exact fish content percentages to distinguish from pure crustacean/mollusc products under statistical notes
• Check for general note 10(c) applicability if any skipjack/tuna is involved from freely associated states