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    0303.63.00

    Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

    This code covers frozen Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus). Use this code when importing this specific type of fish, as it falls within Chapter 3 for fish and crustaceans and generally benefits from free trade with standard trade partners, or potentially reduced duties under eligible free trade agreements.

    Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

    Detailed information for HTS Code 0303.63.00

    This entry falls within the broader category of fish and aquatic invertebrates as defined in Chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Specifically, code 0303.63.00 covers frozen cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, and Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets and other fish meat detailed elsewhere. Subdivisions exist to further classify the cod by origin: 0303.63.00.10 for Atlantic cod and 0303.63.00.90 for all other cod types, so be sure to select the correct statistical suffix based on the origin of the fish. Imports are measured in kilograms.

    ChapterChapter 3 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    SectionSection I - Live Animals; Animal Products

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    General Duty

    Free

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    N/A

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for HTS code 0303.63.00 and its subdivisions (0303.63.00.10 Atlantic and 0303.63.00.90 Other) is Free, applying to standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but may be available for eligible FTA or preference programs. All imports under this code and its subdivisions must be reported in kilograms (kg). This means goods falling under these codes, regardless of origin (assuming NTR status), will not be subject to standard duties, though preferential rates may apply based on origin and trade agreements.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): 2.2¢/kg

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    Code subdivisions

    0303.63.00.10

    Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304: > Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99: > Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) > Atlantic

    0303.63.00.90

    Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304: > Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99: > Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) > Other

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    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 3 FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES I 3-1 Note 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Mammals of heading 0106; (b) Meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210); (c) Fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 2301); or (d) Caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604). 2. In this chapter the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder. 3. Headings 0305 to 0308 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 0309). Additional U.S. Note 1. Certain fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are provided for in chapter 98. Statistical Note 1. Imports of shrimp or products of shrimp are subject to the provisions of section 609 of Public Law 101-162 of November 21, 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1537 note). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes I 3-2

    Section notes

    SECTION I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS I-1 Notes 1. Any reference in this section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species. 2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the tariff schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes I-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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