Having a moisture content by weight over 45 percent but not over 50 percent
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) > Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: > Having a moisture content by weight over 45 percent but not over 50 percent
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 0305.62.00.25
Whole Salted Atlantic Cod
Whole Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) preserved in salt with a moisture content of 45-50% by weight, not dried or smoked. This falls under HTS 0305.62.0025 as salted cod that is whole or minimally processed, meeting the specific moisture criteria for salted fish in brine.
Headless Salted Pacific Cod
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) with heads removed, salted in brine at 46-49% moisture content. Classified under HTS 0305.62.0025 for cod processed only by head removal, within the specified moisture range for salted fish.
Gutted Salted Greenland Cod
Greenland cod (Gadus ogac) with viscera removed, preserved by salting to 47% moisture. This product matches HTS 0305.62.0025 as minimally processed salted cod in the 45-50% moisture bracket.
Scaleless Whole Salted Cod
Whole Atlantic cod scaled and salted with 48% moisture content by weight. Fits HTS 0305.62.0025 for cod processed by scale removal only, salted but not dried or smoked.
Backboned-Out Salted Atlantic Cod
Atlantic cod with vertebral column removed, salted to 49.5% moisture, no other processing. This is classified under HTS 0305.62.0025 for specifically listed minimal processing on cod with controlled moisture.
Head-Off Finless Salted Cod
Pacific cod processed by removal of heads and fins, salted at 46% moisture content. Although multiple processes, primarily classified under HTS 0305.62.0025 when within moisture specs for minimally processed salted cod.
Viscera-Free Salted Gadus Cod
Gadus morhua cod with viscera eviscerated, preserved in salt brine at 45.5% moisture. Meets HTS 0305.62.0025 criteria for single-process salted cod products.
Whole Salted Gadus Ogac Cod
Unprocessed whole Gadus ogac cod salted in brine, precisely 47.2% moisture by weight. Directly classifiable under HTS 0305.62.0025 as whole salted cod within moisture parameters.
Descaled Salted Gadus Macrocephalus
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) with scales removed only, salted to 49% moisture content. HTS 0305.62.0025 applies to this single-process salted cod preparation.
Headed Salted Atlantic Cod Loins
Atlantic cod headed, cut into loins, salted at 48% moisture—not further processed. Borderline HTS 0305.62.0025 classification for headed cod if no additional cuts beyond listed processes.