Fresh Gilled and Gutted Sockeye Salmon
Pacific sockeye salmon prepared by gilling, gutting, and rinsing, supplied fresh for immediate processing or retail. HTS 0302.13.0042 covers this as standard 'whole' fresh/chilled fish presentation excluding fillets of heading 0304.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If further processed into steaks or portions
Fresh/chilled fish meat in cuts other than fillets uses 0304.82.
If ground into flours or meals for human consumption
Fish flours, meals, and pellets fit for human food classify under 0309 per chapter notes.
If identified as pink salmon (O. gorbuscha)
Different Pacific salmon species have separate subheadings within 0302.14.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use insulated containers with ice slurry to maintain chain of cold; temperature logs required by FDA
• Obtain health certificates from exporting country confirming no antibiotics or contaminants
• Declare exact weight post-gutting to match entry docs and avoid valuation disputes
Related Products under HTS 0302.13.00.42
Fresh Whole Sockeye Salmon
Whole sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) caught from Pacific waters, delivered fresh or chilled without filleting or processing beyond gutting. Classified under HTS 0302.13.0042 as fresh or chilled Pacific sockeye salmon, excluding fillets and offal of heading 0304.
Chilled Head-Off Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye salmon processed by removing the head but retaining the body intact, packed on ice for chilled transport. Falls under HTS 0302.13.0042 as it remains whole fish (not fillets) of the specific Pacific sockeye species, fresh or chilled.
Iced Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Whole
Wild-caught whole sockeye salmon from Alaska fisheries, packed in ice for chilled shipment to markets. Specifically classified in HTS 0302.13.0042 for fresh or chilled sockeye (red) Pacific salmon, excluding processed fillets.
Chilled Dressed Sockeye Salmon
Dressed sockeye salmon with gills, entrails, and sometimes gills removed, chilled for wholesale fishmongers. HTS 0302.13.0042 applies to this minimally processed whole fresh/chilled Pacific sockeye, distinct from fillets.
Fresh Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon
Premium sockeye salmon harvested from Bristol Bay, Alaska, shipped fresh whole on ice. Classified precisely under HTS 0302.13.0042 for the Oncorhynchus nerka species in fresh or chilled form, excluding heading 0304 products.
Pacific Red Sockeye Salmon Chilled Whole
Whole chilled sockeye salmon known as 'red salmon' for its distinctive flesh and skin color when spawning. HTS 0302.13.0042 specifically denotes this Pacific species Oncorhynchus nerka in fresh/chilled whole form.