Frozen Dressed Chinook Salmon
Frozen dressed Chinook salmon with head, viscera, and tail removed, presented in retail-ready blocks. This remains under HTS 0303.12.00.12 as frozen Pacific salmon not reduced to fillets or meat of 0304.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If Sockeye (red) salmon variety
Different Pacific salmon species like Oncorhynchus nerka use 0303.11, while Chinook is 0303.12.
If ground into flour or meal for human consumption
Frozen fish flours fit for human consumption are excluded from 0303 and covered by heading 0309.
If dried and pelletized
Dried leguminous pellets don't apply, but fish pellets by compression shift out of fresh/frozen chapter.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use precise terminology like 'dressed' in invoices to match HTS descriptions and avoid disputes
• Maintain cold chain documentation from vessel to port for FDA import alerts
• Declare net weight excluding glaze ice, as customs adjusts for added water weight
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