Fresh Chilled Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), a popular freshwater game fish, supplied fresh or chilled excluding fillets. Falls under HTS 0302.89.50.28 for other freshwater bass, live, fresh, or chilled, not covered by headings 0305-0308 for processed forms.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not specifically identified as bass but other freshwater species
Unspecified other freshwater fish go to 0302.99, while bass has dedicated subheading.
If fresh fillets
Fresh or chilled bass fillets are reclassified to heading 0304 for fish fillets.
If cooked and edible
Prepared or preserved bass moves to Chapter 16 for cooked fish preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use insulated containers to maintain chill chain; declare exact species to prevent misclassification as other fish
• Obtain import permits if from aquaculture sources and label with country of origin and harvest date
• Avoid common pitfalls like declaring as 'sport fish' without scientific name, leading to delays
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Fresh Chilled Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), a freshwater fish species native to North America, imported fresh or chilled whole. Classified under HTS 0302.89.50.28 as fresh-water bass, excluding fillets or other fish meat of heading 0304, and not processed into flours, meals, or pellets.
Fresh Chilled Striped Bass
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), often farm-raised in freshwater systems, imported fresh or chilled whole. HTS 0302.89.50.28 applies to this freshwater bass variety, excluding offal or processed pellets as per chapter notes.
Fresh Chilled White Bass
White bass (Morone chrysops), a freshwater temperate species, delivered fresh or chilled excluding meat or fillets. Specifically under HTS 0302.89.50.28 as other freshwater bass, distinct from processed products in headings 0305-0308.
Fresh Chilled Australian Bass
Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata), a freshwater-estuary fish imported chilled whole. HTS 0302.89.50.28 covers this as freshwater bass, fresh or chilled, not fitting flours or pellets definitions.
Fresh Chilled Black Sea Bass (Freshwater Variant)
Freshwater-adapted black sea bass (Centropristis striata), chilled and whole for market. Under 0302.89.50.28 as freshwater bass per trade descriptions, excluding heading 0304 products.
Fresh Chilled Rock Bass
Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), a small freshwater sunfish relative treated as bass, fresh chilled. HTS 0302.89.50.28 for other freshwater bass, whole and unprocessed.