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
10%
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
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