1605.69.00.00/Jars of Preserved Jellyfish/Japan

Jars of Preserved Jellyfish from Japan

Strips or whole jellyfish (Cnidaria phylum, Scyphozoa class) are desalted, cooked, and preserved in salt or seasonings in glass jars for culinary use. Classified under HTS 1605.69.00.00 as prepared 'other aquatic invertebrates,' excluding common crustaceans and molluscs.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

10%

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

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Import Tips

• Include lab tests confirming low histamine levels, as FDA regulates preserved invertebrates for safety

• Declare exact preparation process (e.g

• boiled in brine) to justify Chapter 16 classification over fresh forms

• Avoid bulk packaging mislabeled as 'for further processing' which could trigger Chapter 3 rates