Live, fresh or chilled
Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Cuttle fish and squid: > Live, fresh or chilled
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 0307.42.00
Live Illex Squid
Live Illex squid (Illex argentinus) harvested from the South Atlantic, transported in oxygenated seawater tanks to maintain viability. Classified under HTS 0307.42.00 as live squid, fitting the chapter's scope for live molluscs including squid. Not processed, frozen, or preserved.
Fresh Todarodes Pacific Squid
Fresh Todarodes pacificus squid, caught in the Pacific Ocean and shipped chilled on ice without freezing. Falls under HTS 0307.42.00 for fresh or chilled squid, a mollusc not subjected to drying, salting, or brining. Ideal for sushi markets requiring premium quality.
Chilled Argentine Shortfin Squid
Chilled Illex argentinus (Argentine shortfin squid) packed in ice slurry for air shipment to processing plants. HTS 0307.42.00 covers chilled squid as unprocessed molluscs, distinct from smoked or cooked products in other headings.
Fresh European Squid
Fresh Loligo vulgaris (European squid) delivered chilled from Mediterranean fisheries. HTS 0307.42.00 applies to fresh/chilled squid, whether in shell or not, as primary mollusc form.
Live Bigfin Reef Squid
Live Sepioteuthis lessoniana (bigfin reef squid) for aquarium trade, kept in flow-through systems. HTS 0307.42.00 for live squid, ornamental or food use.
Fresh Neon Flying Squid
Fresh Ommastrephes bartramii (neon flying squid) iced immediately post-catch. Under HTS 0307.42.00 as fresh squid mollusc, not pelletized per chapter definition.
Live Short-Arm Squid
Live Lolliguncula brevis (short-arm squid), common Atlantic species for research. HTS 0307.42.00 live molluscs.
Fresh Warty Squid
Fresh Sepioteuthis sepioidea (warty squid/Caribbean reef), chilled for markets. HTS 0307.42.00 fresh squid.
Chilled Firefly Squid
Chilled Watasenia scintillans (firefly squid), Japanese specialty chilled on ice. HTS 0307.42.00.
Live Oval Squid
Live Loligo edulis (oval squid) for live tanks. HTS 0307.42.00.
Live Jumbo Flying Squid
Live Dosidicus gigas (jumbo flying squid) maintained in shipboard tanks for research or live markets. Precisely matches HTS 0307.42.00 for live squid molluscs, excluding pellets or flours per chapter notes.
Chilled Patagonian Squid
Chilled Dosidicus gigas from Patagonian waters, packed in refrigerated seawater. Classified HTS 0307.42.00 for chilled squid molluscs, prior to any drying or smoking.
Chilled Humboldt Squid
Chilled Dosidicus gigas (Humboldt squid) from Eastern Pacific, slurry-packed. HTS 0307.42.00 for chilled giant squid forms.