Whole Hot-Smoked Herring Fillets from Germany
No, correction: Whole hot-smoked Clupea herring, preserved through hot-smoking without further breakdown. This product matches HTS 0305.42.0020 precisely as smoked herrings limited to whole or beheaded state, per chapter exclusions for flours or pellets.
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
Import Tips
• Obtain smoking method certification to distinguish from cold-smoked or other preservations
• Check for country-specific quotas on herring imports under trade agreements
• Monitor moisture content to avoid reclassification as dried fish