Frozen Spotted Smelt from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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