Fresh Chilled Tilapia
Fresh or chilled whole tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), excluding fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, presented with head, tail, and fins intact. This falls under HTS 0302.89.50 as 'other fish' not specifically named in subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, fresh or chilled for human consumption.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If frozen
Frozen whole fish, excluding fillets, shifts to Chapter 3 heading 0303 for frozen fish products.
If processed into fillets
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh or chilled, are classified under heading 0304 regardless of species.
If processed into flours, meals, or pellets fit for human consumption
Per chapter notes, flours, meals, and pellets suitable for human food go to heading 0309, not 0305-0308.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify fish is fresh or chilled (not frozen) with temperature logs and certificates of analysis to meet FDA seafood HACCP requirements
• Obtain health certificates from exporting country confirming no contaminants; include species identification via scientific name
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as fillets (0304), which changes duty; ensure whole fish presentation with head and viscera
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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.
Fresh Chilled Rohu
Fresh or chilled whole rohu carp (Labeo rohita), excluding any fish meat of 0304, a staple Indian river fish. HTS 0302.89.50 applies to this other category of fresh/chilled fish.
Fresh Chilled Threadfin
Fresh or chilled whole threadfin (Polydactylus spp.), known for delicate flavor, excluding fillets. Classified under HTS 0302.89.50 for miscellaneous fresh or chilled fish.
Fresh Chilled Grouper
Fresh or chilled whole grouper (Epinephelus spp.), excluding heading 0304 meat, a reef fish not specifically listed. HTS 0302.89.50 captures this as other fresh/chilled fish.
Fresh Chilled Snapper
Fresh or chilled whole red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), unspecific to prior subs, excluding fillets. Under HTS 0302.89.50 as other category fish.
Fresh Chilled Barramundi
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