Analysis
HTS 1605.58.55 covers snails, other than sea snails: other under heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 1605.69.00 (other aquatic invertebrates: other) at duty-free, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 16 (70th percentile of 108 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1605.10.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10% |
| 1605.10.20 | In airtight containers | Free |
| 1605.10.40 | Crabmeat: other | 5% |
| 1605.10.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.21.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 5% |
| 1605.21.10 | Not in airtight containers: other | Free |
| 1605.29.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 5% |
| 1605.29.10 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.30.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10% |
| 1605.30.10 | Lobster: other | Free |
| 1605.40.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.40.10 | Other crustaceans: other | Free |
| 1605.51.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.51.40 | Other: smoked | Free |
| 1605.51.50 | Other: other | 4.7% |
| 1605.52.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.52.60 | Scallops, including queen scallops: other | Free |
| 1605.53.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.53.60 | Mussels: other | Free |
| 1605.54.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.54.60 | Cuttle fish and squid: other | Free |
| 1605.55.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.55.60 | Octopus: other | Free |
| 1605.56.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.56.10 | Razor clams (Siliqua patula) | Free |
| 1605.56.15 | Boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not salted, but not otherwise prepared or preserved, in immediate containers, the contents of each container not exceeding 680 grams gross weight | 10% |
| 1605.56.20 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.56.30 | Clams: other | Free |
| 1605.56.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.57.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.57.60 | Abalone: other | Free |
| 1605.58.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.59.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.59.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.61.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers | Free |
| 1605.62.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins | Free |
| 1605.63.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: jellyfish | Free |
| 1605.69.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: other | Free |