Analysis
HTS 0305.69.10 covers cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock under heading 0305 (fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 0305.69.20 (in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less…) at 5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate hake, pollock, haddock and cusk, hake, pollock and haddock and cusk. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311710 (Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging), an industry of 516 US establishments employing 29,132 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0305.69.20 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | 5% |
| 0305.69.30 | Mackerel: other | Free |
| 0305.69.40 | Other: salmon | 3% |
| 0305.69.50 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | Free |
| 0305.69.60 | Other: other | 0.5% |