Salted Hake Loins from China
Skin-on loins from white hake (Urophycis tenuis), salted for preservation without smoking or drying. This matches HTS 0305.69.10.41 for other hake in salt or brine. Used in gourmet salt cod substitutes.
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
• Use vacuum-sealed packaging documentation to prove no drying occurred during transit
• Obtain prior notice via FDA's system for all fish imports, specifying HTS and preservation method
• Watch for moisture content thresholds that could reclassify as 'dried' under customs rulings