Frozen Hake Fillets

Frozen silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) fillets from the Merlucciidae family, often used in fish sticks, provided skin-on or off. This fits HTS 0304.79.50.00 for 'other' frozen fillets of the specified deep-sea families.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0304.59.00Same rate: 35%

If other frozen fillets from families like Moridae (roughy)

Subheading 0304.59 covers frozen fillets from different listed families outside Gadidae primary.

0303.83.00Same rate: 35%

If whole frozen hake, not filleted

Unfilleted frozen fish of Merlucciidae stays in 0303 for whole fish forms.

0309.10Lower: 16% vs 35%

If processed into flours, meals, or pellets for human consumption

Chapter notes exclude such products from 0304-0308, directing to heading 0309.

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Frozen Pollock Fillets (Non-Alaska)

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Frozen Silver Hake Loins

Frozen loins (boneless meat strips) from silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis), Merlucciidae, treated as fillets under tariff terms. HTS 0304.79.50.00 covers these as 'other' fish meat from the specified family.