Smoked Halibut Steaks from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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