Mussel and Tuna Stuffed Peppers from China
Pre-cooked bell peppers filled with mussels, tuna flakes, rice, and tomato sauce, packaged for microwave heating. This prepared meal qualifies for HTS 1605.59.05.00 as it contains molluscs (mussels) and fish meat (tuna). Common in Mediterranean frozen entrees.
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
• Document exact fish meat percentage via supplier specs to justify mollusc heading over fish
• Include EU/foreign health certificates for bivalve molluscs like mussels
• Test for histamine levels in tuna components to meet FDA seafood safety standards