Canned Escargot with Fish Meat Sauce from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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