Octopus and Tuna Prepared Meal from China
A ready-to-eat seafood meal combining cooked octopus with tuna meat in a savory sauce, packaged for retail. Classified under HTS 1605.55.05.00 as a prepared meal of octopus containing fish meat, per subheading note linking to Chapter 3 species. It qualifies due to the inclusion of fish meat alongside the primary octopus component.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify species identification with scientific names matching Chapter 3 to comply with subheading notes and avoid misclassification
• Include detailed ingredient lists and nutritional labeling on packaging to meet FDA seafood import requirements
• Watch for Section 609 restrictions if any shrimp is present, even in trace amounts, requiring proof of non-harvested status