Chilled Tilapia Belly Meat from China
Fatty belly flaps from Oreochromis niloticus, chilled and separated from fillets for soup bases or bacon-like products. This 'other fish meat' is fresh tilapia trim with higher oil content. HTS 0304.51.0125 covers such non-fillet tilapia meat fresh/chilled.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Include processing records showing separation from fillets post-harvest
• Monitor histamine levels in scombroid testing; tilapia bellies are prone if not chilled promptly
• Use 'other fish meat' declaration explicitly to distinguish from prime fillets