Fresh Chilled Nile Perch Whole from China
Ungutted whole Nile perch (Lates niloticus), fresh or chilled, excluding any fillets or meat separations. Falls under HTS 0302.79.50.76 as 'other' within the specified species list, not covered by prior subheadings for offal or specific forms.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Submit FDA prior notice and aquaculture certification if farmed, as Nile perch often is
• Avoid common pitfall of partial filleting which reclassifies to 0304; import as whole or head-on gutted
• Document chill chain integrity to distinguish from frozen under 0303