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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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