IQF Frozen Butterfish Portions
Individually quick frozen (IQF) butterfish portions, skin-on and bone-in, cut from whole fish but not filleted. This frozen product is specifically butterfish under HTS 0303.89.0055, destined for restaurant supply. Excludes fish fillets of heading 0304.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If classified as sharks
Frozen sharks have dedicated subheading 0303.84, pulling from the other fish basket.
If dried, dehydrated or powdered
Dried or powdered fish move to Chapter 07 if not flours fit for human consumption per chapter exclusions.
If including edible fish offal
Products containing fish offal are directed to 0307, excluding pure butterfish from 0303.89.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use NAICS codes for seafood processing on entry summary to align with statistical reporting for butterfish
• Maintain blast-freezing records showing temperatures below -18°C to qualify as 'frozen' under HTS definitions
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'portions' under 0304 by specifying bone-in structure in descriptions
Related Products under HTS 0303.89.00.55
Frozen Pacific Butterfish Whole
Whole frozen Pacific butterfish (Peprilus simillimus), excluding fillets and other fish meat, packed in bulk for commercial use. This product falls under HTS 0303.89.0055 as frozen butterfish, a specific type of other fish not classified elsewhere in heading 0303. It is not processed into fillets or offal.
Frozen Japanese Butterfish Fillets
Frozen butterfish fillets from Japanese gurnard (Steindachneria argus), headless and gutted but retaining skeletal structure, not further processed into meat. Classified under HTS 0303.89.0055 as frozen butterfish excluding true fillets of 0304. Primarily used in Asian cuisine.
Frozen Whole Escolar Butterfish
Frozen whole escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum), marketed as butterfish, cleaned but intact. Falls under HTS 0303.89.0055 for other frozen fish specifically butterfish, excluding fillets. Popular in sushi preparations despite mercury content warnings.
Bulk Frozen Butterfish for Processing
Bulk-packed frozen whole butterfish in 40 lb master cartons, for further industrial processing into surimi or fillets. HTS 0303.89.0055 applies to this frozen other fish excluding 0304 meat and 0309 pellets. Not fit for direct human consumption as meal.