Fresh Chilled Tilapia Fillets

Skinless, boneless fillets from tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), fresh or chilled, suitable for immediate processing or retail sale. Classified under HTS 0304.51.01.90 as 'other' fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia, excluding any minced forms. These are not whole fish or steaks but specifically filleted meat.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

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

0304.61.00.00Same rate: 35%

If frozen instead of chilled

Frozen tilapia fillets shift to heading 0304.61 for frozen fish fillets, changing the temperature state subheading.

0303.53.00Same rate: 35%

If imported as whole fresh tilapia

Whole fresh or chilled tilapia fish fall under 0303.53 for live, fresh, or chilled fish excluding fillets.

0304.99Lower: 16% vs 35%

If skin-on or with bones

Less processed fish meat like skin-on or bone-in portions may classify under 'other' fish meat in 0304.99.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify fish origin and species via scientific naming to confirm tilapia classification; provide certificates of origin from farms

Maintain cold chain documentation showing temperature below 0°C but above freezing to qualify as chilled, not frozen

Avoid misclassification as minced by ensuring fillets are intact pieces, not ground meat