Smoked Pacific Herring Whole Fish
Kipper-style whole Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) lightly smoked and ready-to-cook. Classified in HTS 0305.49.4045 as other smoked fish, beyond fillets or offal. Traditional in Scandinavian and Native American cuisines.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If headed and eviscerated but not smoked
Headed and gutted herring without smoking is specifically under 0305.21.
If processed into sardine-style smoked canned herring
Canned versions enter prepared fish preparations in 1604.13.
If for fresh or frozen whole herring
Unpreserved whole or gutted herring is in 0304 for fresh/frozen fish.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide smoking process details to confirm not 'cooked before or during smoking' per chapter notes
• Ensure no binders added, as that could imply pellet form excluded from 0305-0308
• Label with country of catch (e.g
• Alaska) for traceability under seafood import monitoring
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