Chapter 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

Section I — Live animals; animal products · 9 headings · 225 subheadings

Duty in chapter 03 at a glance

Counted across the 645 US national lines beneath this chapter's subheadings. It says what kind of chapter this is before you read ninety headings to find out.

Duty-free lines
590 of 645 stating a rate
Ad valorem range
0.5% – 15%
Dutiable per unit, not on value
13 lines are charged per kilogram, litre or item rather than as a percentage of the customs value. A landed-cost estimate built from value alone will understate the duty on those.

Preference programmes appearing in this chapter

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Named from General Note 3(c)(i). A programme appearing here does not mean it applies to your goods — that depends on the line, the origin and the agreement's rules of origin.

What this chapter excludes

These notes push goods out of chapter 03 even when a subheading's wording seems to fit. They are the fastest way to find out you are in the wrong chapter.

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).

Legal notes

Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and part of the nomenclature; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.

Section I notes LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS

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.

Chapter 03 — Notes

Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.

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).

Chapter 03 — Additional U.S. Notes

Additional U.S. Notes. Binding in the United States; not part of the international HS.

1. Certain fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are provided for in chapter 98.

Chapter 03 — Statistical Notes

US statistical reporting only. NOT classification law.

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).

Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.

Headings in chapter 03

0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

0302.11 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 0302.13 Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) 0302.14 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 0302.19 Other 0302.21 Halibut and Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis) 0302.22 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 0302.23 Sole (Solea spp.) 0302.24 Turbots (Psetta maxima) 0302.29 Other 0302.31 Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga) 0302.32 Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) 0302.33 Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) 0302.34 Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus) 0302.35 Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) 0302.36 Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) 0302.39 Other 0302.41 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 0302.42 Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) 0302.43 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) 0302.44 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) 0302.45 Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp) 0302.46 Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) 0302.47 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 0302.49 Other 0302.51 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0302.52 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 0302.53 Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 0302.54 Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) 0302.55 Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) 0302.56 Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) 0302.59 Other 0302.71 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) 0302.72 Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) 0302.73 Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) 0302.74 Eels (Anguilla spp.) 0302.79 Other 0302.81 Dogfish and other sharks 0302.82 Rays and skates (Rajidae) 0302.83 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) 0302.84 Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.) 0302.85 Seabream (Sparidae) 0302.89 Other 0302.91 Livers, roes and milt 0302.92 Shark fins 0302.99 Other

0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

0303.11 Sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka) 0303.12 Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) 0303.13 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 0303.14 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 0303.19 Other 0303.23 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) 0303.24 Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) 0303.25 Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) 0303.26 Eels (Anguilla spp.) 0303.29 Other 0303.31 Halibut and Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis) 0303.32 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 0303.33 Sole (Solea spp.) 0303.34 Turbots (Psetta maxima) 0303.39 Other 0303.41 Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga) 0303.42 Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) 0303.43 Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) 0303.44 Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus) 0303.45 Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) 0303.46 Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) 0303.49 Other 0303.51 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 0303.53 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) 0303.54 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) 0303.55 Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) 0303.56 Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) 0303.57 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 0303.59 Other 0303.63 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0303.64 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 0303.65 Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 0303.66 Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) 0303.67 Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) 0303.68 Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) 0303.69 Other 0303.81 Dogfish and other sharks 0303.82 Rays and skates (Rajidae) 0303.83 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) 0303.84 Sea Bass (Dicentrachus spp.) 0303.89 Other 0303.91 Livers, roes and milt 0303.92 Shark fins 0303.99 Other

0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen

0304.31 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) 0304.32 Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) 0304.33 Nile perch (Lates niloticus) 0304.39 Other 0304.41 Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 0304.42 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae Oncorhynchus apache, and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 0304.43 Flat Fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae, and Citharidae) 0304.44 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae 0304.45 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 0304.46 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) 0304.47 Dogfish and other sharks 0304.48 Rays and skates (Rajidae) 0304.49 Other 0304.51 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0304.52 Salmonidae 0304.53 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae 0304.54 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 0304.55 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) 0304.56 Dogfish and other sharks 0304.57 Rays and skates (Rajidae) 0304.59 Other 0304.61 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) 0304.62 Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) 0304.63 Nile perch (Lates niloticus) 0304.69 Other 0304.71 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac,Gadus macrocephalus) 0304.72 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 0304.73 Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 0304.74 Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) 0304.75 Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) 0304.79 Other 0304.81 Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 0304.82 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 0304.83 Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae, and Citharidae) 0304.84 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 0304.85 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) 0304.86 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 0304.87 Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) 0304.88 Dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae) 0304.89 Other 0304.91 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) 0304.92 Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) 0304.93 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0304.94 Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) 0304.95 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) 0304.96 Dogfish and other sharks 0304.97 Rays and skates (Rajidae) 0304.99 Other

0305 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

0305.20 Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine 0305.31 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0305.32 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae 0305.39 Other 0305.41 Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus),Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 0305.42 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 0305.43 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) 0305.44 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0305.49 Other 0305.51 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0305.52 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0305.53 Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae,Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus). 0305.54 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae) 0305.59 Other 0305.61 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 0305.62 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0305.63 Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) 0305.64 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 0305.69 Other 0305.71 Shark fins 0305.72 Fish heads, tails and maws 0305.79 Other

0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine

0307 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

0308 Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

0309 Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption

Common questions

What does HS chapter 03 cover?

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. It contains 9 headings and 225 six-digit subheadings, and sits in Section I (live animals; animal products).

What is excluded from chapter 03?

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).

Are chapter 03's notes legally binding?

This chapter carries 8 binding note paragraph(s) — legal notes of the Harmonized System, plus any US-specific Additional U.S. Notes. They decide classification, and they outrank the wording of an individual subheading. A further 1 statistical note paragraph(s) govern US reporting only and are not classification law.