Fresh Chilled Porbeagle Shark
Whole fresh or chilled porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus), valued for its firm white meat in gourmet seafood markets. Falls under HTS 0302.81.00.91 as 'other' sharks, being fresh/chilled whole excluding fillets and offal.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If identified as rays or skates
Rays and skates have a separate subheading 0302.82, distinct from sharks.
If destined for fish fillets production
Livers and roe of sharks may classify under 0305 if separated, but whole fish stays in 0302.
If Prepared or preserved fish moves to Chapter 16, not fresh/chilled.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Check IUCN status and secure advance CITES export permits from origin country for protected shark species
• Label shipments with exact species name and Lot # for traceability under Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'generic fish'—specify shark to match this HTS subheading
Related Products under HTS 0302.81.00.91
Fresh Chilled Spiny Dogfish
Whole fresh or chilled spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), a small shark species commonly harvested for its meat used in fish and chips. Classified under HTS 0302.81.00.91 as 'other' dogfish and sharks, excluding fillets and offal, due to its status as a live-caught shark not specified elsewhere in the heading.
Fresh Chilled Blue Shark
Whole fresh or chilled blue shark (Prionace glauca), often used for its fins and meat in Asian markets. HTS 0302.81.00.91 covers this as 'other' sharks, fresh/chilled, whole form excluding meat of 0304.
Fresh Chilled Shortfin Mako Shark
Whole fresh or chilled shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), prized for sport fishing and meat quality. Classified in HTS 0302.81.00.91 for unspecified shark species in fresh/chilled whole state.
Fresh Chilled Greenland Shark
Whole fresh or chilled Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), known for hakarl fermentation in Iceland. HTS 0302.81.00.91 applies to this 'other' shark as fresh/chilled excluding fillets.
Fresh Chilled Thresher Shark
Whole fresh or chilled thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus), notable for its long tail used in some fisheries. Under HTS 0302.81.00.91 as other sharks in fresh/chilled whole form.
Fresh Chilled Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Whole fresh or chilled oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), a pelagic species occasionally landed. HTS 0302.81.00.91 for other sharks, fresh/chilled, whole.