1605.56.15

Analysis

HTS 1605.56.15 covers boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not salted, but not otherwise prepared or preserved, in immediate containers, the contents of… under heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved).

Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to duty-free. Compared with 1605.56.60 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 10 percentage points.

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 10%. 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 general duty rate is 10% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 16 (93rd percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 110%, 11.0 times the general rate.