0303.63.00.10/Frozen Head-Off Atlantic Cod/Japan

Frozen Head-Off Atlantic Cod from Japan

Frozen Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) with heads removed but body intact, no filleting performed. Classified in HTS 0303.63.0010 for frozen Atlantic cod, Gadidae, excluding 0304 meat.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Document head removal as minimal processing to stay in 0303 whole fish category

• Include origin certs from Iceland/Norway fisheries common for Atlantic cod

• Avoid co-mingling with fillet shipments to prevent CBP reclassification