Fresh Chilled White Sturgeon from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Secure CITES export permits due to sturgeon's Appendix II listing; maintain temperature logs below 4°C for chill compliance; label with exact species to prevent confusion with caviar-bearing sturgeon