Chilled Skin-On Greenland Halibut Fillets from Japan
Chilled Greenland halibut (Greenland turbot) fillets with skin intact, packed on ice for retail or foodservice. Falls under HTS 0304.43.0025 due to being chilled fillets of this flatfish species, distinct from minced meat or pellets.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide certificates of origin and catch documentation to trace to approved fisheries, avoiding IUU (illegal, unreported) penalties
• Label with country of catch and processing to meet traceability rules; pitfall is assuming skin-on changes material classification
• Test for histamine levels in chilled product to comply with FDA defect action levels