Frozen Dressed Plaice for Sushi
Frozen plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) lightly dressed (scaled and gutted) for sushi preparation, remaining as whole fish. HTS 0303.32.00.00 applies as frozen plaice excluding fillets/offal per hierarchy.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If skinned, boned, or made into blocks
Advanced processing into fish meat or blocks excludes from 0303 per heading 0304.
If pre-cooked or ready-to-eat
Any cooking or preservation shifts to prepared fish in Chapter 16.
If other flatfish not specifically plaice
Other unspecified flatfish species use 0303.39, but plaice has its dedicated 0303.32.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include sushi-grade certifications and histamine testing results; declare as 'dressed plaice' not fillets
• Pitfall: Over-processing can trigger reclassification to 0304
Related Products under HTS 0303.32.00.00
Frozen European Plaice Whole Fish
Whole frozen plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), a flatfish from the Pleuronectidae family, imported ungutted with head, tail, and fins intact. Classified under HTS 0303.32.00.00 as frozen plaice, excluding fillets or fish meat of heading 0304 and edible offal. This matches the specific species description in the heading.
Frozen Plaice Gutted and Headed
Frozen plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) that has been gutted and headed but remains whole without filleting, suitable for further processing. Falls under HTS 0303.32.00.00 as it is specifically named frozen plaice, excluding only fillets/meat of 0304 and offal.
IQF Frozen Plaice Whole
Individually quick frozen (IQF) whole plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), preserved by rapid freezing for retail or foodservice. Classified in HTS 0303.32.00.00 as frozen flatfish of the exact species, not fillets or offal.
Bulk Frozen Plaice Blocks
Blocks of frozen whole plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) packed in bulk for industrial filleting, not separated into fillets. Fits HTS 0303.32.00.00 as frozen species-specific plaice, prior to 0304 processing.