Fresh Chilled Silver Hake
Silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) from the Merlucciidae family, supplied fresh or chilled whole for commercial seafood markets. This product falls under HTS 0302.59.50.90 as it is a fresh or chilled fish from the specified deep-sea families, excluding fillets and offal. It is not processed into meals, flours, or pellets fit for human consumption.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If frozen instead of chilled
Frozen fish from the same families shift to Chapter 3 heading 0303 for frozen forms, excluding fillets.
If imported as fillets
Fish fillets and other fish meat, even chilled, are classified under heading 0304 regardless of family.
If processed into cooked or prepared products
Prepared or preserved fish products move to Chapter 16, away from fresh/chilled fresh fish headings.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain FDA prior notice and ensure fish is labeled with scientific name and country of origin to comply with seafood import regulations
• Verify the fish belongs to listed families like Merlucciidae; provide catch certificates to avoid reclassification
Related Products under HTS 0302.59.50.90
Fresh Chilled Whiting
Pacific whiting (Merlangius merlangus) from the Gadidae family, fresh or chilled excluding fillets, used in sushi and fresh fish markets. Classified under HTS 0302.59.50.90 for other fish from Gadidae and related deep-sea families, not suitable for human-consumption pellets or meals per chapter notes.
Fresh Chilled Southern Blue Whiting
Micromesistius australis, a southern blue whiting from the Merlucciidae family, imported fresh or chilled for processing or direct sale. This fits HTS 0302.59.50.90 as 'other' fish from the listed families, specifically excluding fish meat of 0304 and not agglomerated into pellets.
Fresh Chilled Kingklip
Genypterus capensis kingklip from the Ophidiidae (related to listed families via Moridae), fresh chilled whole fish. Under HTS 0302.59.50.90 for other deep-water fish excluding offal and fillets, compliant with chapter notes on non-pellet forms.
Fresh Chilled Rattail Fish
Macrourus spp. rattail or grenadier from Macrouridae family, deep-sea fish imported fresh or chilled excluding fillets. HTS 0302.59.50.90 covers these 'other' species from specified families, distinct from processed flours or pellets.
Fresh Chilled Poor Cod
Trisopterus minutus poor cod from Gadidae, fresh or chilled for ethnic markets and processing. Fits HTS 0302.59.50.90 as unspecified Gadidae excluding fillets and offal, per chapter exclusions for human-fit pellets.