Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillet from Germany
Fresh, skin-on fillets from wild-caught Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), not farmed, typically weighing 0.5-2 kg each. Classified under HTS 0304.52.0015 as fresh, non-farmed Atlantic salmon fillets in the Salmonidae family, excluding any minced meat. Meets chapter notes by being fresh fish meat, not processed into flours, meals, or pellets.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify wild-caught status with catch certificates to confirm 'not farmed' classification and avoid reclassification to farmed salmon rates
• Maintain cold chain documentation (below 0°C for fresh) to prove 'fresh or chilled' status; frozen shifts to 0304.61 subheading
• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP and Lacey Act declarations for species (Salmo salar) to prevent customs holds