Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock

This code covers fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, or smoked fish – specifically cusk, haddock, hake, and pollock. Use this code when importing these types of fish, 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 0305.69.10

Chapter 3 covers fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates, excluding mammals, meat from those mammals, and items unsuitable for human consumption. Code 0305.69.10 specifically addresses cusk, haddock, hake, and pollock that are preserved by salting or brining, but not dried or smoked. This code has several subdivisions based on the specific fish type (hake, pollock, or haddock/cusk) and the level of processing—either whole/minimally processed or “other” processed forms—so be sure to select the correct statistical suffix to reflect these distinctions.

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 0305.69.10 and all its subdivisions is Free, meaning no duty is assessed on imports from standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but imports may qualify for reduced or zero duty under eligible Free Trade Agreements or preference programs. All imports under this code and its subdivisions (0305.69.10.21, 0305.69.10.22, 0305.69.10.29, 0305.69.10.41, 0305.69.10.42, and 0305.69.10.49) must be reported in kilograms (kg).

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 2.8¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

0305.69.10.21

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: > Hake

0305.69.10.22

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: > Pollock

0305.69.10.29

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: > Haddock and cusk

0305.69.10.41

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Other: > Hake

0305.69.10.42

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Other: > Pollock

0305.69.10.49

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: > Other: > Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock > Other: > Haddock and cusk

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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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