Shad and sturgeon
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Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 0302.89.50.49
Fresh Chilled American Shad
American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is a freshwater and anadromous fish commonly harvested from the Atlantic coast, sold fresh or chilled whole. It falls under HTS 0302.89.50.49 as shad, excluding fillets or other fish meat of heading 0304, and not covered by headings for flours, meals, or pellets fit for human consumption.
Fresh Chilled White Sturgeon
White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) is a large freshwater and anadromous species farmed or wild-caught, typically sold fresh or chilled ungutted. Classified under HTS 0302.89.50.49 specifically for sturgeon as other fresh or chilled fish, excluding fillets and not as human-consumable pellets.
Fresh Chilled Atlantic Sturgeon
Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) caught wild or farmed, imported fresh or chilled in whole form for culinary use. It matches HTS 0302.89.50.49 as sturgeon under other fresh/chilled fish, not fillets or processed pellets per chapter exclusions.
Fresh Chilled Hickory Shad
Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris), a smaller anadromous species from East Coast rivers, sold fresh or chilled whole. Falls precisely under HTS 0302.89.50.49 for shad as other fresh/chilled fish, excluding offal, fillets, or human-fit pellets.
Fresh Chilled Lake Sturgeon
Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) from Great Lakes or farmed sources, imported fresh or chilled intact. Classified in HTS 0302.89.50.49 as sturgeon, part of other fish fresh/chilled, distinct from fillets or chapter-noted pellets.
Fresh Chilled Beluga Sturgeon
Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso), a premium Caspian species, imported fresh or chilled whole under strict quotas. HTS 0302.89.50.49 covers it as sturgeon fresh/chilled, not fillets, offal, or pellets per chapter notes.
Fresh Chilled Alabama Shad
Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae), a riverine species from Gulf rivers, sold fresh or chilled whole for niche markets. It is categorized under HTS 0302.89.50.49 for shad, as fresh/chilled other fish excluding processed forms.
Fresh Chilled Shortnose Sturgeon
Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), a protected North American species occasionally farmed, imported fresh/chilled whole. Fits HTS 0302.89.50.49 as sturgeon other fresh fish, not fillets or pellets.