Smoked Halibut Steaks from Canada
Cross-cut steaks from Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) cold-smoked. Under HTS 0305.49.40 for unspecified smoked fish forms, compliant with chapter exclusions for human-consumption pellets.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada
Import Tips
• Detail steak thickness and smoking time on invoice to affirm not fillets
• Obtain CITES if wild-caught; pitfall is seasonal quota misdeclarations
• Label as 'wild' accurately; vacuum packaging must not imply preservation