Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

This code covers herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) that are dried, salted, in brine, or smoked. Use this code when importing these specific fish products, as they generally receive free duty treatment under standard trade agreements, falling within Chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0305.42.00

This entry falls within the broader category of prepared fish, specifically addressing herrings (Clupea harengus and Clupea pallasii) that have been dried, salted, in brine, or smoked. The 0305.42.00 code covers these processed herrings, excluding offal, and is further broken down by preparation method and form. Statistical suffixes indicate the specific type of herring product: 0305.42.00.20 represents whole or beheaded herrings, while .50 signifies boneless and .60 covers other preparations, helping to categorize imports based on processing level.

Chapter	Chapter 3 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Section	Section 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 0305.42.00 and all its subdivisions (0305.42.00.20, 0305.42.00.50, and 0305.42.00.60) is Free, applying to imports from standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but may be available for eligible FTA or preference programs. Reporting units for all subdivisions are kilograms (kg). This means goods falling under these codes generally enter the U.S. duty-free unless specific restrictions or requirements apply based on the country of origin and potential trade agreements.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 6.6¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

0305.42.00.20

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: > Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) > Whole or beheaded but not otherwise processed

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0305.42.00.50

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: > Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) > Other: > Boneless

0305.42.00.60

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: > Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) > Other: > 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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