Fresh Chilled Pickerel Pike Fillets from Mexico
Delicate fillets from chain pickerel (Esox niger), a small pike variety, chilled fresh for fine dining. Directly under HTS 0304.49.01.03 as other freshwater fish fillets specifically pike, distinct from flours or pellets per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Ensure no mincing; even partial mincing shifts to heading 0307 or 0309 if human-consumption ready
• Include lab tests for contaminants like mercury, common in predatory pike, for FDA approval
• Portion-control packing helps; bulk shipments risk damage and reclassification if not uniformly chilled