Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04. > Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99: > Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) > Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)
Duty Rate (from China)
Products classified under Tariff item 0303.68
Bulk Frozen Blue Whiting Blocks
Bulk frozen blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) presented as large blocks for industrial processing. The fish are frozen at sea immediately after catch and are not filleted or otherwise prepared, qualifying as frozen whole fish of the Gadidae family under tariff item 0303.68.00.
0303.68.00Frozen Blue Whiting Fillets
Frozen blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) fillets, whole and unprocessed except for freezing. Although presented as fillets, they are not covered by heading 03.04 (which excludes fillets from this heading) and remain classified as frozen fish of the Gadidae family under tariff item 0303.68.00.
0303.68.00Frozen Southern Blue Whiting (Micromesistius australis)
Frozen whole southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) from Patagonian fisheries, supplied in 20kg master cartons. This species is explicitly named in tariff item 0303.68.00, covering both Micromesistius poutassou and Micromesistius australis as blue whitings.
0303.68.00Frozen Whole Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Frozen whole blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) caught in the Northeast Atlantic, presented ungutted and unfilleted for bulk import. The fish are in their natural state, frozen whole, and fall squarely under tariff item 0303.68.00 as frozen blue whitings of the Gadidae family.
0303.68.00Glazed Frozen Blue Whiting
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) individually glazed with freshwater ice to prevent freezer burn, frozen whole for retail packs. The glaze is a minimal preservation measure and does not alter the product's classification as frozen whole fish under tariff item 0303.68.00.
0303.68.00IQF Frozen Blue Whiting
Individually quick frozen (IQF) whole blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) from Southern Ocean fisheries, maintained intact without heading or gutting. IQF processing is a freezing method that does not change the product's nature as frozen whole fish, qualifying under tariff item 0303.68.00.