Smoked Pacific Herring Whole Fish from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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