Fresh Skin-On Pickerel Fillets from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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