0305.49.40.45/Smoked Pacific Herring Whole Fish/Japan

Smoked Pacific Herring Whole Fish from Japan

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.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• 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