Clam Chowder Soup Base from China
A prepared soup base made primarily from clams, seafood stock, potatoes, and cream, classified under HTS 2104.10.00.40 as a soup preparation based on fish or other seafood. It requires reconstitution with water or milk for serving and is not a homogenized composite food for infants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.7%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify the product is explicitly based on fish/seafood via ingredient list exceeding 20% by weight to avoid reclassification to Chapter 16
• Provide commercial invoice detailing base ingredients and preparation instructions to confirm it's a soup broth, not finished soup
• Check for any meat content over 20% which excludes it from Chapter 21 per chapter notes