Pouched Preserved Cuttlefish Eggs from Canada
Egg clusters from cuttlefish (Sepiida order), a cephalopod mollusc relative but classified separately, are preserved in pouches after salting and light cooking. HTS 1605.69.00.00 covers these as other aquatic invertebrates prepared for consumption.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
Import Tips
• Confirm not true mollusc eggs via species cert to stay out of 1605.56 squid subheadings
• Include shelf-life testing for retort-pouched products to meet FDA low-acid canned food rules