Smoked Atlantic Salmon Fillet from China
Thinly sliced and cold-smoked fillets from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), preserved solely through smoking without salting or drying. This falls under HTS 0305.49.40 as 'other' smoked fish, excluding offal and specific species like trout or eel, and is not flours, meals, or pellets per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify smoking method (cold vs hot) and ensure no added brine to avoid reclassification under 0305.21 or 0305.31
• Provide lab certificates confirming species (Salmo salar) and absence of cooking to meet 'smoked fish' definition
• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP and labeling rules; common pitfall is misdeclaring moisture content leading to audits