Icinglass Fins for Clarification Filters from Japan
Dried swim bladders (isinglass) from fish, valued over 88 cents per kg, cut into fins for beer and wine clarification filters. HTS 3503.00.40.00 explicitly includes isinglass as animal origin glue material. Premium for high-grade sturgeon sources.
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
• Provide fishery certificates for sustainability claims; ensure 'inedible' labeling despite food industry use; test for allergens as finings require declaration