0303.89.00.34/IQF Frozen Sauger Portions/Japan

IQF Frozen Sauger Portions from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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