Analysis
HTS 0305.69.40 covers other: salmon under heading 0305 (fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the…).
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 03 (89th percentile of 272 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 0305.69.50 (in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less…) at duty-free, a difference of 3 points on the customs value.
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 3%. 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%, 8.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0305.69.10 | Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock | Free |
| 0305.69.20 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | 5% |
| 0305.69.30 | Mackerel: other | Free |
| 0305.69.50 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | Free |
| 0305.69.60 | Other: other | 0.5% |