Fresh Skin-On Pickerel Fillets from Japan
Pickerel fillets with skin intact for flavor retention, freshly harvested and kept chilled. Classified in HTS 0304.59.0020 as fresh/chilled pickerel fish meat, encompassing skin-on presentations of freshwater fillets.
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
• Specify skin-on in invoices; skin does not alter classification if meat-focused
• Test for histamine levels due to scombroid risk in freshwater predators like pickerel
• Declare net weight excluding ice glaze to avoid overvaluation penalties