1605.69.00.00/Bottled Preserved Sea Cucumbers/Japan

Bottled Preserved Sea Cucumbers from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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