Whole Salted Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) from China
Whole Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) preserved by salting in brine with a moisture content of 44% by weight, not dried or smoked. This falls under HTS 0305.62.0030 as salted cod that is whole or processed only by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns, or combinations thereof, meeting the specific moisture range over 43% but not over 45%.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Obtain lab certification verifying moisture content between 43-45% by weight to avoid reclassification
• Provide species documentation confirming Gadus morhua, ogac, or macrocephalus origin
• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP and labeling requirements; watch for common pitfalls like undeclared processing beyond permitted removals