Fresh Chilled Tilapia from China
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.
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 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