Frozen Chain Pickerel
Frozen chain pickerel (Esox niger), a slender freshwater pike relative, imported whole excluding offal or fillets. Under HTS 0303.89.0028 for other frozen freshwater fish: pike and pickerel. Adheres to notes excluding pellets or consumption-ready flours.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If albacore or bonito
Marine species like albacore have separate subheadings from freshwater.
If prepared or preserved in airtight containers
Canned or jarred pike/pickerel is under prepared fish in Chapter 16.
If flours, meals, or pellets fit for human consumption
Processed into edible powder shifts to heading 0309 per chapter notes.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use ISF filing 24 hours prior for fish shipments to meet customs timelines
• Provide proof of sustainable fishing if from regulated waters like Great Lakes
• Separate from shrimp shipments to avoid section 609 compliance overlap
Related Products under HTS 0303.89.00.28
Frozen Northern Pike Fillets
Frozen whole Northern pike (Esox lucius), a freshwater predatory fish excluding fillets and meat of heading 0304. Classified under HTS 0303.89.0028 as frozen pike, a type of freshwater fish not covered by edible offal subheadings. Not processed into flour, meal, or pellets fit for human consumption.
Frozen Pickerel Whole Fish
Frozen walleye pickerel (Sander vitreus), whole freshwater fish excluding fillets or meat per heading 0304. Fits HTS 0303.89.0028 for frozen pike and pickerel as other freshwater fish. Excludes flours, meals, or pellets suitable for human consumption under heading 0309.
Frozen Muskellunge Pike
Frozen muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), a large pike species from freshwater lakes, whole and excluding fish fillets. Classified in HTS 0303.89.0028 specifically for frozen pike and pickerel. Meets chapter notes by being neither pellets nor human-fit flours/meals.
Frozen Grass Pickerel
Frozen grass pickerel (Esox americanus vermiculatus), small southern freshwater variety, whole fish not filleted. HTS 0303.89.0028 covers this as frozen pike and pickerel excluding heading 0304 products. Not agglomerated pellets per chapter definition.