HTS tariff line · chapter 03
0305.69.20
In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each
Analysis
HTS 0305.69.20 covers in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each under heading 0305 (fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0305.69.50 (in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 03 (94th percentile of 272 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0305.69.10 | Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock | Free |
| 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% |