Canned Escargot with Fish Meat Sauce from Germany
Canned Helix pomatia snails cooked in a savory fish meat sauce, prepared as a ready-to-heat gourmet dish. This falls under HTS 1605.58.05.00 as a mollusc product (snails) containing fish meat and qualifying as a prepared meal per chapter notes linking to heading 1605. The inclusion of fish meat distinguishes it from pure snail preparations.
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
• Verify mollusc species matches Chapter 3 definitions (e.g
• Helix pomatia) and document fish meat content for subheading 1605.58.05 compliance
• Obtain health certificates confirming no contaminants; ensure labeling lists fish as an ingredient to avoid reclassification
• Watch for Section 609-like restrictions on aquatic products; common pitfall is mislabeling as pure snails under 1605.58.10