Live, fresh or chilled

This code covers live, fresh, or chilled cuttlefish and squid. Use it when importing these molluscs, as the duty treatment is generally free for standard trade partners or eligible FTA programs, falling within the broader category of fish, crustaceans, and molluscs.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0307.42.00

This tariff code falls within Chapter 3, which covers fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates, excluding mammals and products specifically excluded in the chapter notes. Code 0307.42.00 specifically covers live, fresh, or chilled cuttlefish and squid, and is generally duty-free for standard trade partners or those eligible for FTA programs. This code has further statistical subdivisions based on the type of squid (Loligo, Other) or other molluscs, which should be used for more detailed reporting; choose the suffix that best reflects the specific product being classified. Reporting is done in kilograms.

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 0307.42.00 and its subdivisions (0307.42.00.20, 0307.42.00.40, and 0307.42.00.60) is Free, applying to standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but eligibility for FTA or preference programs could offer reduced or zero duty rates. All imports under this code and its subdivisions must be reported in kilograms (kg). This means that goods meeting the criteria of this HTS code originating from eligible countries and meeting FTA requirements may enter the U.S. duty-free, while those from non-FTA countries or not meeting the requirements are subject to the general free rate.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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Code subdivisions

0307.42.00.20

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Cuttle fish and squid: > Live, fresh or chilled > Squid: > Loligo

0307.42.00.40

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Cuttle fish and squid: > Live, fresh or chilled > Squid: > Other

0307.42.00.60

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: > Cuttle fish and squid: > Live, fresh or chilled > 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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