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: > Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) > Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) > Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)
Duty Rate (from China)
Products classified under Tariff item 0303.68.00.00
Bulk Frozen Blue Whiting Blocks
Bulk frozen blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) blocks, frozen at sea immediately after catch for industrial processing. These are whole fish, not fillets or other fish meat, and are not fit for direct retail sale, falling under tariff item 0303.68.00 as frozen blue whitings.
0303.68.00Frozen Blue Whiting Fillets
Frozen blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) fillets, whole and unprocessed except for freezing, sourced from North Atlantic fisheries. Although the candidate mentions fillets, the description indicates they are presented as whole fish blocks, which are excluded from heading 03.04 and remain classified as frozen blue whitings under 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, and the whole, frozen presentation fits the heading's scope for frozen fish excluding fillets.
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. This product is explicitly covered by tariff item 0303.68.00, which names both Micromesistius species, and the whole fish presentation aligns with the heading's scope.
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 glazing is a minimal preservation treatment that does not alter the product's essential character as frozen whole fish, so it remains 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. This product is a frozen whole fish of a species named in tariff item 0303.68.00, and the IQF process does not change its classification.