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.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0302.71Lower: 10% vs 35%

If saltwater origin

Striped bass from marine environments may classify under 0302.71 for salmonidae or similar.

0303.89.00Same rate: 35%

If frozen

Freezing whole fish reclassifies to heading 0303 per HTS structure.

0309.90.50Same rate: 35%

If made into flours or meals

Fish flours, meals, or pellets not fit for human consumption fall under 0309 per chapter exclusions.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Provide aquaculture certification if farm-raised to meet traceability requirements

Ensure no antibiotics or contaminants via lab testing reports submitted to customs

Declare weight accurately as whole fish to avoid disputes over net weight

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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 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.

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.