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Bottled Preserved Sea Cucumbers from Germany

Dried sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea class) are rehydrated, cooked, and preserved in bottles with soy sauce or brine. Under HTS 1605.69.00.00 as other prepared echinoderms, distinct from fresh or frozen forms.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

Import Tips

Obtain CITES Appendix II permits for most sea cucumber species before export

Document cooking and preservation steps to differentiate from dried Chapter 3 goods