Fresh Chilled Whole Monkfish from China
Whole fresh or chilled monkfish (Lophius spp.) including head, tail, and internal organs, typically weighing 5-15 pounds. Classified under HTS 0302.89.50.67 as fresh or chilled fish, excluding fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, specifically for monkfish species.
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
• Verify species identification via scientific naming (Lophius spp.) and obtain certificates of origin to confirm compliance with U.S. seafood import laws
• Maintain cold chain documentation showing temperature below 4°C to qualify as 'fresh or chilled' and avoid reclassification as frozen
• Check for Section 609 compliance if sourced from regions with shrimp bycatch concerns, even for finfish like monkfish