Fresh Chilled Milkfish
Fresh or chilled whole milkfish (Chanos chanos), popular in Asian cuisine, presented ungutted excluding heading 0304 meat. HTS 0302.89.50 covers this as other fresh or chilled fish beyond named species.
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More Specific Codes
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If Other salted or in brine fish from 0302 hierarchy.
Salt addition moves to subheadings 0302.91-0302.99 for preserved forms.
If frozen whole
Freezing changes primary state to heading 0303 structure mirroring 0302.
If ground into meal unfit for human consumption
Chapter notes exclude human-fit pellets from 0305-0308 but place unfit meals in 0309.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide moisture and histamine test results to prove chilled integrity and safety for human consumption
• Declare exact scientific name on entry to avoid disputes over 'other fish' vs specific headings
• Watch for bulk packaging misread as industrial; retail-packed stays consumer fresh fish
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