Fin-Trimmed Chilled American Skipjack Tuna from Japan
Skipjack tuna from American purse seine fleet, foreign landed with pectoral/adventitious fin trimming, evisceration and ice chilling. Meets exact 9815.00.40.00 parameters excluding prohibited species.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Document specific fins removed (not dorsal/anal fins which might trigger finning concerns)
• Provide chain-of-custody records from US vessel to foreign processor to final US entry
• Ice slurry temperature records critical for FDA import reconditioning avoidance