Fresh Chilled Morid Cod Fillets from Japan
Fillets from morid cod (Moridae family), fresh or chilled, used in specialty seafood markets. HTS 0304.53.0090 for other specified gadiform families' fresh/chilled fish meat. Excludes flours, meals, or pellets suitable for human food per chapter note.
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
• Scientific identification required for lesser-known families like Moridae to prevent reclass to generic fish
• Comply with Lacey Act declarations for species and harvest location
• Avoid vacuum-packing that could imply preservation, risking Chapter 16 shift