Salted Hake Fish Tails

Tails from silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis), heavily salted for drying, popular in European baccalao dishes. HTS 0305.72.00.00 applies to salted fish tails as preserved edible offal.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0304.72Lower: 10% vs 35%

If frozen

Frozen hake tails are in heading 0304 before salting preservation.

0309.90Lower: 10% vs 35%

If made into pellets

Agglomerated with binders into pellets for human consumption goes to 0309 per chapter note.

1604.16Lower: 10% vs 35%

If tails processed into patties

Further prepared fish preparations from hake fall under 1604.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Use salt content assays (>10% typical for preservation) in documentation

Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial/non-edible use; specify retail/food grade

Check for EU/FAO species naming consistency to prevent disputes