Fresh Chilled Capelin Smelt
Capelin (Mallotus villosus), a type of smelt abundant in North Atlantic and Pacific waters, imported fresh or chilled whole for food markets. Classified under HTS 0302.89.50.37 as other fresh/chilled smelts, not filleted and excluding offal. Often used in sushi or fried preparations.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not specifically identified as smelts
Other unspecified fresh/chilled fish fall under broader 0302.99 if documentation lacks precise smelt species confirmation.
If filleted, in bulk for further processing
Livers, roes, and non-edible offal of smelts go to 0305, but only if separated; whole fish remain in 0302.
If cooked, smoked, or otherwise prepared/preserved
Prepared or preserved fish move to Chapter 16, excluding simply chilled products fit for immediate consumption.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide detailed packing lists specifying whole fish count/weight and ice/packing method to demonstrate 'fresh or chilled' status
• Comply with US seafood import monitoring if from regulated fisheries; check NOAA for IUU (illegal, unreported, uncaught) restrictions
• Label shipments with country of origin and harvest date to facilitate FDA inspection and prevent holds at port
Related Products under HTS 0302.89.50.37
Fresh Chilled Rainbow Smelt
Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is a small, silvery fish commonly harvested from cold North Atlantic and Great Lakes waters, sold fresh or chilled whole for human consumption. It falls under HTS 0302.89.50.37 as fresh or chilled smelts, excluding fillets or other fish meat of heading 0304, and not prepared for human consumption under other headings. These are typically gutted but left intact with heads and tails.
Fresh Chilled Pond Smelt
Pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus), a small freshwater smelt from Asian lakes and rivers, shipped fresh or chilled on ice for retail sale. HTS 0302.89.50.37 covers these as other fresh/chilled smelts, whole and excluding fillets or meat of 0304. Popular in Japanese cuisine as 'wakasagi'.
Fresh Chilled European Smelt
European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus), a marine fish from Baltic and North Seas, imported fresh or chilled whole in bulk for wholesalers. Fits HTS 0302.89.50.37 as specified smelts, fresh/chilled, not filleted per heading 0304 exclusion. Known for cucumber-like aroma when fresh.
Fresh Chilled Spirinchus Smelt
Spirinchus starksi, known as 'shiro-uo' or whitebait smelt from Pacific coasts, supplied fresh or chilled whole for Asian markets. HTS 0302.89.50.37 applies to these other smelts, excluding processed forms or offal. Delicate fish eaten fried or raw.