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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If blast-frozen for longer shelf life
Frozen Pacific salmon other than sockeye uses parallel 0303 structure.
If dried or dehydrated
Dried fish legs, fins, and offal shift to Chapter 07 vegetables/legumes incorrectly; actually 0305.
If for fresh rainbow trout misclassified
Other fresh salmonidae like rainbow trout use 0302.92 subheading.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include fishery traceability docs for Magnuson-Stevens Act compliance on wild seafood
• Specify 'wild-caught' on invoices; farmed may face different scrutiny
• Monitor for CITES if from certain Pacific stocks, though sockeye generally exempt
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.
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.
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.