Frozen Octopus and Cod Stew from Germany
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 — 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
• 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