Beheaded Smoked Atlantic Herring from China
Beheaded smoked herring from Clupea harengus, lightly smoked for preservation and ready for market without gutting or filleting. Classified under HTS 0305.42.0020 for smoked herrings that are whole or beheaded but not further processed, aligning with chapter notes excluding offal.
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 lab analysis or supplier affidavits confirming smoking process and no additives
• Comply with USDA/APHIS if herring sourced from regions with disease risks
• Label clearly as 'smoked herring' to prevent reclassification as salted or brined