Fresh Chilled Cod Fish Heads from China
Heads from fresh or chilled Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), typically used in soups, stocks, and traditional dishes like fish head curry. Classified under HTS 0302.99.00.00 as edible fish offal excluding livers, roes, and milt. Excludes processed or frozen forms.
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 below -18°C prohibited; use bills of lading specifying condition
• Obtain health certificates confirming free from contaminants; comply with FDA seafood HACCP and Lacey Act declarations
• Avoid misclassification as fillets (0304); common pitfall is insufficient species identification on labels