0305.20.40.20/Smoked Chum Salmon Roe/Germany

Smoked Chum Salmon Roe from Germany

Lightly smoked roe from chum salmon, prepared by salting then cold-smoking to enhance umami flavors. HTS 0305.20.40.20 applies to smoked salmon roe as long as not cooked before or during smoking, per hierarchy for fish roes.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

PGA flags (1)Show detailsFD4FDARequired

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FDA · Required
Food and Drug Administration
FDA prior notice data is required 801(m)
Licenses & permits (3)
FDA prior notice for food shipments, filed via ACE or FDA PNSI before arrival source
FDA food facility registration for facilities that make, process, pack or hold the food source
FDA entry data in ACE with affirmation of compliance codes (registration, listing, approval numbers) source

CBP HTS reference file, Nov 9, 2026 · licenses and permits are the usual requirements for that agency program; confirm with the agency for your product

AD/CVD cases

No active AD/CVD case lists this HTS number.

CBP AD/CVD case reference, Nov 10, 2026 · Federal Register checked Nov 10, 2026

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Import Tips

• Document smoking process to prove no cooking occurred, distinguishing from heading 0308 smoked fish

• Test for histamine levels in smoked roe to meet FDA import standards and avoid detention

• Use commercial invoices specifying 'salmon roe, smoked' to match statistical reporting needs