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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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