0305.69.60.01/Salted Mackerel in Brine/China

Salted Mackerel in Brine from China

Whole mackerel immersed in brine, salted but kept moist without drying or smoking. Classed in HTS 0305.69.60.01 for other salted/brined fish. Key ingredient in Korean and Japanese dishes.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35.5%

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)

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Import Tips

• Refrigerate shipments to <40°F to maintain 'not dried' status during transit

• Declare exact salt percentage on commercial invoice for customs valuation

• Beware of histamine testing requirements for scombroid species like mackerel