IQF Frozen Cusk Fillet Portions from China
Individually quick frozen (IQF) portions cut from cusk fillets, perfect for retail seafood counters. HTS 0304.89.50.60 applies to these frozen cusk fillet products as 'other fish fillets,' not altered into minced or pellet form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Declare net weight accurately excluding glaze/ice to avoid overvaluation penalties common in frozen seafood imports
• Ensure country of catch documentation, as cusk is primarily North Atlantic, for potential trade agreement duty reductions
• Test for histamine levels pre-shipment, as frozen fish fillets are subject to FDA defect action levels