0305.51.00.00/Clipfish Cod/Japan

Clipfish Cod from Japan

Cod (Gadus morhua) pressed, salted, and dried into clipfish blocks for export, common in Portuguese cooking. Under HTS 0305.51.00.00 as salted dried cod, excluding smoked variants.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Describe pressing process to confirm dried status over fresh salted

• Heavy salting requires sodium declaration for FDA

• Block form suits container shipping; declare dimensions