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Frozen Smelt

Whole frozen rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax), small fish for human consumption, excluding meat. HTS 0303.89.00 as unenumerated 'other' frozen fish.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+37.5%37.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

More Specific Codes

This product may fall under a more specific subheading:

0303.89.00.01Sea smelts
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0303.89.00.04Other smelts
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0303.89.00.10Cusk
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0303.89.00.13Shad and sturgeon
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0303.89.00.28Pike and pickerel
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0303.89.00.31Perch and pike perch (including yellow pike)
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0303.89.00.34Sauger
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0303.89.00.37Whitefish
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0303.89.00.40Tilapias, other than Oreochromis spp.
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0303.89.00.43Other
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0303.89.00.46Atka mackerel (Atkafish) (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)
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0303.89.00.49Mullet
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0303.89.00.52Monkfish (Lophius spp.)
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0303.89.00.55Butterfish
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0303.89.00.58Capelin
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0303.89.00.61Sable fish (Anoplopoma fimbria)
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0303.89.00.64Ocean perch
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0303.89.00.67Snapper (Lutjanidae spp.)
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0303.89.00.70Grouper
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0303.89.00.80Other
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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0302.72Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If fresh or chilled

Chilled smelt to 0302 equivalent.

0305.31.01.00Same rate: 37.5%

If dried, even without other preservation

Dried fish to 0305 per hierarchy.

1902.20.00Higher: 43.9% vs 37.5%

If made into human-consumable pellets

Pasta-like fish pellets to Chapter 19 if agglomerated.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Regional origin labeling (e.g

• Great Lakes) aids verification

• Ensure whole, not headed/gutted excessively

• Avoid confusion with freshwater fish in other chapters

Related Products under HTS 0303.89.00

Frozen Atlantic Mackerel

Whole frozen Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), excluding fillets and meat, suitable for human consumption. This falls under HTS 0303.89.00 as 'other' frozen fish not specified in prior subheadings like headings 0303.21 to 0303.84.

Frozen Pacific Sardines

Whole frozen Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax), ungutted or gutted but excluding fillets, for human consumption. Classified in HTS 0303.89.00 as frozen 'other fish' not covered by specific headings like 0303.83 for sardines of Sardina pilchardus.

Frozen Skipjack Tuna

Whole frozen skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, for human consumption. HTS 0303.89.00 applies as 'other' frozen fish, distinct from albacore or yellowfin in 0303.84.

Frozen Blue Whiting

Whole frozen blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a small gadoid fish excluding meat. Fits HTS 0303.89.00 as unspecified 'other' frozen fish.

Frozen Atlantic Cod

Whole frozen Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) under 7kg each, excluding fillets. While cod is principal, small sizes or residuals fit HTS 0303.89.00 as 'other' if not matching 0303.85 exactly.

Frozen Jack Mackerel

Whole frozen jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus), excluding meat. HTS 0303.89.00 as other mackerel not Atlantic.