HTSUS Chapter 16 on the customs broker exam
Chapter 16 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs. Across the released customs broker exams, 4 questions turn on classifying goods in this chapter. Drawn from 4 released sittings, April 2022 through October 2021. Below: every heading CBP has tested, the official heading text, and each exam question that used it.
1602 — Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
What is the CLASSIFICATION of paella composed of the following items by weight: 35 percent yellow rice, 10 percent pollack, 21 percent chicken, 5 percent peas, and 3 percent each of: red bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes, and five percent each of: shrimps, mussels, squid, and flavoring. The paella, which is fully cooked and frozen, will be packed in an airtight plastic package.
October 2020 (PM) exam, question 50 · tests 1602.32.0010. Full question, answer and citation →
What is the CLASSIFICATION of a jambalaya frozen food entrée that consists of the following ingredients by weight: 30% cooked seasoned chicken breast, 25% cooked white rice, 20% jambalaya sauce, 15% spicy andouille sausage, 7% shrimp, and 3% mixed vegetables? The ingredients in the jambalaya are combined together and placed in an airtight container for serving to airline passengers.
October 2021 exam, question 38 · tests 1602.32.0010. Full question, answer and citation →
1604 — Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
Best Seafood Import Company is entering a product called “Bonito del Norte” from Spain. The fish is in pieces, packaged in glass jars and is invoiced as “Bonito del Norte, White Tuna in Olive Oil.” The documents provided include National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Form 370 “Fisheries Certificate of Origin”, which lists “Thunnus Alalunga in Oil” under the “Description of Fish” section, and a Captain’s Statement stating that no dolphins were harmed during the catch. What is the CLASSIFICATION of this product?
April 2022 exam, question 42 · tests 1604.14.1091. Full question, answer and citation →
1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
What is the CLASSIFICATION of shrimp that are peeled, headless, of count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kilogram, “dusted” with wheat flour, and immediately quick frozen?
October 2018 exam, question 43 · tests 1605.21.1030. Full question, answer and citation →
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