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Frozen Spotted Smelt from Canada

Frozen whole spotted smelt (Spirinchus starksi), a California coastal species harvested for food and bait. Classified in HTS 0303.89.00.04 for other smelts as frozen whole fish not fillets.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada

Import Tips

Use commercial invoice specifying 'whole frozen smelt' to match statistical suffix .04

Monitor for section 609 shrimp provisions if caught in trawls with shrimp bycatch

Avoid bulk packaging confusion with pellets; chapter defines pellets as agglomerated