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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.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin Country	MFN Rate	Ch.99 Surcharges	Total Effective Rate
🇨🇳China	Free	+35.0%	35%
🇲🇽Mexico	Free	+10.0%	10%
🇨🇦Canada	Free	+10.0%	10%
🇩🇪Germany	Free	+10.0%	10%
🇯🇵Japan	Free	+10.0%	10%

More Specific Codes

This product may fall under a more specific subheading:

0302.89.50.07Pike

0302.89.50.10Pickerel

0302.89.50.13Pike perch (including yellow pike)

0302.89.50.25Other

0302.89.50.28Bass

0302.89.50.31Whitefish

0302.89.50.34Other

0302.89.50.37Smelts

0302.89.50.40Cusk

0302.89.50.49Shad and sturgeon

0302.89.50.52Sable fish (Anoplopoma fimbria)

0302.89.50.55Ocean perch

0302.89.50.58Snapper (Lutjanidae)

0302.89.50.61Grouper

0302.89.50.64Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)

0302.89.50.67Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

0302.89.50.70Atka mackerel (Atkafish) (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)

0302.89.50.72Dolphin fish (mahi mahi) (Coryphaena spp.)

0302.89.50.77Other

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0303.89.00Same rate: 35%

If frozen

Frozen whole fish, excluding fillets, shifts to Chapter 3 heading 0303 for frozen fish products.

0304.84.00.00Same rate: 35%

If processed into fillets

Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh or chilled, are classified under heading 0304 regardless of species.

0309.10Lower: 16% vs 35%

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.

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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

Fresh or chilled whole barramundi (Lates calcarifer), a premium aquaculture fish, excluding any fillets or meat separated from heading 0304. Classified in HTS 0302.89.50 as unspecified 'other fish' fresh or chilled, live or dead but ungutted.