IQF Frozen Sauger Portions from China
Individually quick frozen (IQF) sauger portions, skin-on and bone-in, cut from whole fish but not filleted. Classified in HTS 0303.89.00.34 for frozen sauger as other freshwater fish, provided they retain whole fish form excluding heading 0304 meat. Adheres to chapter exclusion of pellets or flours.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide processing records showing portions derived from whole sauger to justify non-fillet status during customs review
• Comply with Lacey Act declarations for species traceability, mandatory for all fish imports including sauger
• Test for common contaminants like heavy metals in Great Lakes-sourced sauger to meet FDA safety standards