Frozen Minced Hake Fish Paste from China
Frozen minced meat from hake (Merluccius spp.), in bulk immediate containers over 6.8 kg for further processing into fish sticks or patties. Classified under HTS 0304.99.11.09 as other frozen minced fish not specified elsewhere. Excludes flours or pellets fit for human consumption per chapter notes.
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
• Provide detailed commercial invoice specifying 'minced' status and net weight to customs for accurate HTS verification
• Test for histamine levels in frozen minced fish to comply with FDA defect action levels and prevent refusals
• Avoid adding binders that could reclassify as 'pellets' under chapter definition, triggering different headings