Frozen Octopus and Cod Stew from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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