Hake
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: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: > Hake
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 0305.69.10.21
Whole Salted Hake (Urophycis spp.)
Freshly caught whole hake fish (Urophycis spp.) preserved by salting in brine without drying or smoking, retaining heads, fins, viscera, scales, and vertebral column. This falls under HTS 0305.69.10.21 as salted hake that is whole or minimally processed by removal of certain parts but not otherwise processed. It is unfit for direct human consumption without further preparation.
Headless Salted Hake Fillets (Urophycis spp.)
Hake (Urophycis spp.) with heads removed and preserved in salt brine, not dried or smoked, without further processing like filleting. Classified under HTS 0305.69.10.21 for hake processed only by head removal. Intended for industrial food processing, not direct consumption.
Gutted Brined Hake (Urophycis spp.)
Whole hake (Urophycis spp.) with viscera removed and packed in brine, neither dried nor smoked, retaining other parts intact. This matches HTS 0305.69.10.21 for salted/in-brine hake minimally processed by viscera removal. Used primarily in commercial seafood processing.
Scaled Salted Hake Whole (Urophycis spp.)
Urophycis hake preserved in salt, scales removed but otherwise whole, not dried or smoked. Fits HTS 0305.69.10.21 as hake processed solely by scale removal. Bulk import for further food industry use.
Fin-Removed Salted Hake (Urophycis spp.)
Whole hake minus fins, salted in brine without drying or smoking. This minimal fin removal qualifies under HTS 0305.69.10.21 for hake. Used in bait or industrial applications.
Backboned-Out Brined Hake (Urophycis spp.)
Hake with vertebral column removed, preserved in brine, not otherwise processed, dried, or smoked. HTS 0305.69.10.21 specifically includes this vertebral removal for hake. For large-scale food manufacturing.
Head-Off and Gutted Hake in Brine (Urophycis spp.)
Hake (Urophycis spp.) with heads and viscera removed, immersed in brine, no drying or smoking applied. HTS 0305.69.10.21 covers this combination of minimal processing for salted hake. Primarily for wholesale to processors.