Farmed Rainbow Trout Whole Fresh
Whole rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, formerly Salmo gairdneri) harvested from freshwater aquaculture farms, delivered fresh or chilled with head, tail, fins, and scales intact. This product is classified under HTS 0302.11.0010 as farmed rainbow trout, excluding fillets or processed meat of heading 0304, and not in pellet form per chapter notes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If frozen whole
Frozen rainbow trout shifts to Chapter 3 heading 0303 for frozen fish, excluding fillets.
If processed into fillets
Fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 apply to fresh/chilled skinned or boneless cuts.
If ground into flour or pellets fit for human consumption
Chapter notes exclude flours, meals, and pellets suitable for human food from 0302-0308, moving to 0309.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain farm origin certification from exporter to verify aquaculture production and comply with HTS farmed criteria
• Ensure product arrives fresh/chilled (not frozen) with intact body; provide temperature logs to avoid reclassification to 0303
• Check for Section 609 Public Law compliance if any shrimp byproducts in feed; declare species accurately to prevent penalties
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