Analysis
HTS 0307.60.00 covers snails, other than sea snails under heading 0307 (molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to duty-free. Compared with 0307.99.03 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 03 (94th percentile of 272 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 4.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0307.11.00 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.12.00 | Oysters: frozen | Free |
| 0307.19.01 | Oysters: other | Free |
| 0307.21.00 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.22.00 | Scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae: frozen | Free |
| 0307.29.01 | Scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae: other | Free |
| 0307.31.00 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.32.00 | Mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.): frozen | Free |
| 0307.39.01 | Mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.): other | Free |
| 0307.42.00 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.43.00 | Cuttle fish and squid: frozen | Free |
| 0307.49.01 | Cuttle fish and squid: other | Free |
| 0307.51.00 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.52.00 | Octopus (Octopus spp.): frozen | Free |
| 0307.59.01 | Octopus (Octopus spp.): other | Free |
| 0307.71.00 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.72.00 | Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae): frozen | Free |
| 0307.79.01 | Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae): other | Free |
| 0307.81.00 | Live, fresh or chilled abalone (Haliotis spp.) | Free |
| 0307.82.00 | Live, fresh or chilled stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.) | Free |
| 0307.83.00 | Frozen abalone (Haliotis spp.) | Free |
| 0307.84.00 | Frozen stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.) | Free |
| 0307.87.00 | Abalone (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.): other abalone (Haliotis spp.) | Free |
| 0307.88.00 | Abalone (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.): other stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.) | Free |
| 0307.91.03 | Live, fresh or chilled | Free |
| 0307.92.01 | Other: frozen | Free |
| 0307.99.03 | Other: other | Free |