HTS tariff line · chapter 03
0301.93.02
Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)
Analysis
HTS 0301.93.02 covers carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp.… under heading 0301 (live fish). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
For statistics it divides in two: 0301.93.02.10 for grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), silver carp… and 0301.93.02.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 86% of the 272 tariff lines in chapter 03 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 112511 (Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 7 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0301.11.00 | Ornamental fish: freshwater | Free |
| 0301.19.00 | Ornamental fish: other | Free |
| 0301.91.00 | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) | Free |
| 0301.92.00 | Eels (Anguilla spp.) | Free |
| 0301.94.01 | Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) | Free |
| 0301.95.00 | Southern Bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) | Free |
| 0301.99.03 | Other live fish: other | Free |