Hot-Smoked Steelhead Trout Whole from Mexico
Whole steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hot-smoked over alder wood, gutted and scaled but intact, ideal for slicing at home. Classified under HTS 0305.43.00.00 as smoked trout, not offal, with smoking as the primary preservation method. Not further cooked, preserving natural oils.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide commercial invoice detailing smoking temperature and wood type for CBP verification
• Label with country of origin and 'hot-smoked' to distinguish from cold-smoked under same HTS
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as 'cooked' which shifts to Chapter 16 duties