IQF Frozen Butterfish Portions from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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