Fresh Chilled Spiny Dogfish from China
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is a small shark species commonly harvested fresh or chilled for its firm white meat used in fish and chips or smoked products. It falls under HTS 0302.81.00 as it is a live or chilled shark, excluding fillets or processed meat of heading 0304, and not covered by headings 0305-0308 for dried or unfit products.
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
• Verify CITES Appendix II listing for spiny dogfish and obtain export permits; maintain cold chain documentation to prove 'fresh or chilled' status; check for statistical note on shrimp but note applicability to shark bycatch