Smoked Halibut Steaks from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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