Fresh Chilled Lake Whitefish
Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) caught from the Great Lakes, fresh or chilled, excluding fillets and other fish meat. This product falls under HTS 0302.89.50.31 as it is a freshwater whitefish, live, fresh, or chilled, not further processed into fillets or offal.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If frozen rather than chilled
Frozen whitefish shifts to heading 0303 for frozen fish, excluding fillets, maintaining freshwater whitefish subheading.
If processed into fillets
Whitefish fillets, fresh or chilled, are classified under heading 0304 for fish fillets, separate from whole fish.
If processed into flour, meal, or pellets fit for human consumption
Per Chapter Note, flours, meals, and pellets for human food fall under 0309, not 0302-0308.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Maintain strict cold chain (below 4°C) with temperature logs to prove 'fresh or chilled' status and avoid reclassification as frozen (Chapter 03 heading 0303)
• Provide species-specific scientific name and catch certificates to comply with HTS freshwater whitefish criteria and avoid misclassification
• Check for Section 609 restrictions if sourced from regions with shrimp bycatch risks, though primarily for whitefish
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Fresh Chilled Cisco Whitefish
Cisco (Coregonus artedi), a type of whitefish from North American freshwater lakes, supplied fresh or chilled whole. Classified under HTS 0302.89.50.31 as other freshwater whitefish, excluding fillets or meat of heading 0304.
Fresh Chilled Round Whitefish
Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) harvested from cold freshwater rivers and lakes, delivered fresh or chilled ungutted. This fits HTS 0302.89.50.31 for other freshwater whitefish, live, fresh, or chilled, outside fillet categories.
Fresh Chilled Powan Whitefish
Powan (Coregonus lavaretus), a European freshwater whitefish, imported fresh or chilled whole. Classified in HTS 0302.89.50.31 as other freshwater whitefish, not fillets or offal.
Fresh Chilled Great Lakes Whitefish
Wild-caught whitefish from the Great Lakes (Coregonus spp.), fresh or chilled, head-on gutted or whole. HTS 0302.89.50.31 covers this as freshwater whitefish, excluding processed fillets or meat.