Frozen Dressed Nile Perch from China
Frozen 'dressed' Nile perch meaning scaled, gutted, and head-off but otherwise whole, ready for filleting. HTS 0303.29.0110 applies to this minimally processed frozen Nile perch excluding fillets. Standard export form from African producers for wholesale.
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
• Use 'dressed fish' terminology consistently in commercial invoices and packing lists
• Test for antibiotics common in aquaculture; positive results cause FDA detention
• Declare as 'other frozen Nile perch' explicitly to match statistical reporting suffix