Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates - SECTION I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS EXPLANATION

Chapter 3  Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

Notes.

1.- This Chapter does not cover:

(a) Mammals of heading 01.06;

(b) Meat of mammals of heading 01.06 (heading 02.08 or 02.10);

(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 23.01); or

(d) Caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 16.04).

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 03.05 to 03.08 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 03.09).

GENERAL

This Chapter covers all fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, whether live or dead, presented for direct consumption, or for industrial purposes (canning, etc.), for spawning, for aquaria, etc., with the exception of dead fish (including livers and roes thereof), crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates which are unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapter 5).

The term “chilled ” means that the temperature of a product has been reduced, generally to around 0 °C, without the product being frozen. The expression “frozen” means that the product has been cooled to below the product’s freezing point until it is frozen throughout.

This Chapter also covers edible fish roes and milt, not prepared or preserved, or prepared or preserved only by processes provided for in this Chapter. Otherwise prepared or preserved edible roes and milt, or those suitable for immediate consumption as caviar or caviar substitutes are classified in heading 16.04.

Distinction between goods of this Chapter and those of Chapter 16.

This Chapter is limited to fish (including livers and roes thereof) and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates in the states described in the headings. Subject to this proviso, they remain classified in the Chapter whether or not they have been cut, chopped, minced, ground, etc. In addition, mixtures or combinations of products of different headings of the Chapter (e.g., fish ofheadings 03.02 to 03.04 combined with crustaceans of heading 03.06) remain classified in this Chapter.

On the other hand, fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are classified in Chapter 16 if they have been cooked or otherwise prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in this Chapter (e.g., fish fillets merely covered with batter or bread crumbs, cooked fish). It should, however, be noted that smoked fish and smoked crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, which may have undergone cooking during or before the smoking process, and crustaceans in their shells simply steamed or boiled in water, remain classified in headings 03.05, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08, respectively. Molluscs that have been subjected only to scalding or other types of heat shock (which do not entail cooking as such), necessary to open the shell or stabilize the mollusc prior to transportation or freezing, also remain in this Chapter. Flours, meals and pellets obtained from cooked fish and cooked crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates remain classified in heading 03.09.

It should also be noted that fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates of this Chapter remain classified here even if put up in airtight containers (e.g., smoked salmon in cans). In most cases, however, products put up in these packings have been prepared or preserved otherwise than as provided for in the headings of this Chapter, and accordingly fall to be classified in Chapter 16.

Similarly, fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates of this Chapter remain classified here (e.g., fresh or chilled fish) when subjected to packaging by means of a Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP) process. In a MAP process the atmosphere surrounding the product is altered or controlled (e.g., by removing or reducing the oxygen content and replacing it with or increasing the nitrogen or carbon dioxide content).

In addition to the exclusions referred to above, the Chapter also excludes :

(a) Mammals of heading 01.06.

(b) Meat of mammals of heading 01.06 (heading 02.08 or 02.10).

(c) Fish waste and inedible roes (e.g., salted cod roes used as fishing bait) (heading 05.11).

(d) Flours, meals and pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 23.01).

03.01 – Live fish (+).

– Ornamental fish

0301.11 – – Freshwater

0301.19 – – Other

– Other live fish :

0301.91 – – Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache và Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)

0301.92 – – Eels (Anguilla spp.)

0301.93 – – Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)

0301.94 – – Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thunnus, Thunnus orientalis)

0301.95 – – Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii)

0301.99 – – Other

This heading covers all live fish, whatever their intended use (e.g., ornamental fish).

The fish of this heading are normally transported in suitable containers (aquaria, fish tanks, etc.) in which they can be kept alive in conditions similar to those found in their natural environment.

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Subheading Explanatory Note.

Subheadings 0301.11 and 0301.19

The expression “ ornamental fish ” means live fish which, because of their colours or shapes, are normally used for ornamental purposes, in particular, in aquaria.

03.02 – Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 (+).

– – Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 :

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 và Oncorhynchus rhodurus)

0302.14 – – Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)

0302.19 – – Other

– Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae và Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 :

0302.21 – – Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)

0302.22 – – Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

0302.23 – – Sole (Solea spp)

0302.24 – – Turbots (Psetta maxima)

0302.29 – – Other

– Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe- bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99:

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

– Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engrauhs 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, erevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron Canadian), 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, spearlish (Isliophoridae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 :

0302.41 – – Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

0302.42 – – Anchovies (Engraulis sp)

0302.43 – – Sardines (Sordina 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

– Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 :

0302.51 – – Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

0302.52 – – Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

0302 53 – – Coal fish (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

– 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 :

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

– Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 :

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

– Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal:

0302.91 – – Livers, roes and milt

0302.92 – – Shark fins

0302.99 – – Other

This heading covers fish, fresh or chilled, whether whole, headless, gutted, or in cuts containing bones or cartilage. However, the heading does not include fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04. The fish may be packed with salt or ice or sprinkled with salt water as a temporary preservative during transport.

Fish slightly sugared or packed with a few bay leaves remains in this heading.

Edible fish offal separated from the rest of the body of the fish (e.g., skins, tails, maws (swim bladders), heads and halves of heads (with or without the brains, cheeks, tongues, eyes, jaws, or lips), stomachs, fins, tongues), as well as livers, roes and milt, fresh or chilled, are also classified in this heading.

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Subheading Explanatory Note 

Subheading 0302.92

For the purposes of subheading 0302.92, the term “shark fins” covers dorsal, pectoral, ventral, anal fins and the lower lobe of the tail (caudal fin) of sharks. However, the upper parts of shark tails are not regarded as shark tins.

03.03 – Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 (+).

– Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 :

0303.11 – – Sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka)

0303.12 – – Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou và 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

– 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.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 :

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

– Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae và Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 :

0303.31 – – Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)

0303.32 – – Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

0303.33 – – Sole (Solea spp.)

0303.34 – – Turbots (Psetta maxima)

0303.39 – – Other

– Tunas (of the genus Thunnus),skipjack tuna (stripe- bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99:

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

– 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),excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99:

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

– Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 :

0303.63 – – Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

0303.64 – – Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

0303.65 – – Coal fish (Pollachius virens)

0303.66 – – Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)

0303.67 – – Alaska Pollock (Pollack Alaska) (Theragra chalcogramma)

0303.68 – – Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)

0303.69 – – Other

– Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99:

0303.81 – – Dogfish and other sharks

0303.82 – – Rays and skates (Rajidae)

0303.83 – – Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)

0303.84 – – Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.)

0303.89 – – Other

– Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal :

0303.91 – – Livers, roes and milt

0303.92 – – Shark fins

0303.99 – – Other

The provisions of the Explanatory Note to heading 03.02 apply, mutatis mutandis, to the products of this heading.

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Subheading Explanatory Note 

Subheading 0303.92

The provisions of the Subheading Explanatory Note to subheading 0302.92 apply, mutatis mutandis, to the products of this subheading.”.

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

– Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), cattish (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.):

0304.31 – – Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

0304.32 – – Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)

0304.33 – – Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)

0304.39 – – Other

– Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish :

0304.41 – – Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou và 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 và Citharidae)

0304.44 – – Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae và 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

– Other, fresh or chilled :

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 và 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

– Frozen fillets of 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.):

0304.61 – – Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

0304.62 – – Cattish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)

0304.63 – – Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)

0304.69 – – Other

– Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae và Muraenolepididae:

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

– Frozen fillets of other fish :

0304.81 – – Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou và 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 or stripe- bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis)

0304.88 – – Dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)

0304.89 – – Other

– Other, frozen :

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 (Pollack Alaska) (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

This heading covers:

(1) Fish fillets.

For the purposes of this heading the term fish fillets means the strips of meat cut parallel to the backbone of the fish and constituting the right or left side of a fish insofar as the head, guts, fins (dorsal, anal, caudal, ventral, pectoral) and bones (spinal column or main backbone, ventral or costal bones, branchial bone or stapes, etc.) have been removed and the two sides are not joined together, for example by the back or belly.

The classification of these products is not affected by the possible presence of the skin, sometimes left attached to the fillet to hold it together or to facilitate subsequent slicing. Classification is similarly unaffected by the presence of pin bones or other minor bones which may not have been completely removed.

Fillets cut in pieces are also classified as fillets in this heading.

Cooked fillets, and fillets merely covered with batter or bread crumbs, whether or not frozen, are classified in heading 16.04.

(2) Other fish meat (whether or not minced), i.e., fish meat from which the bones have been removed. As in the case of fish fillets, classification of fish meat is unaffected by the presence of minor bones which may not have been completely removed.

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This heading covers fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced) in the follow ing states only :

(i) Fresh or chilled, whether or not packed with salt or ice or sprinkled with salt water as a temporary preservative during transport.

(ii) Frozen, often presented in the form of frozen blocks.

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced) slightly sugared or packed with a few bay leaves remain in this heading.

03.05 – 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

– Fish filets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked :

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:

– Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal :

0305.41 – – Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou và 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

– Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked :

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 và 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, sailtlshes, spearfish (Istiophoridae)

0305.59 – – Other

– Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal :

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

– Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal :

0305.71 – – Shark fins

0305.72 – – Fish heads, tails and maws

0305.79 – – Other

This heading covers fish (whole, headless, in pieces, in fillets or minced) and edible fish offal which are :

(1) dried;

(2) salted or in brine; or

(3) smoked.

The salt used in the preparation of fish, salted or in brine, may contain added sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate. Small quantities of sugar may be used in the preparation of salted fish without affecting the classification of the fish in this heading.

Fish having undergone two or more of these processes, fit for human consumption, remain classified in this heading.

Smoked fish is sometimes submitted, either before smoking or during smoking (hot smoking), to a heat treatment which partly or wholly cooks the meat; this does not affect its classification in this heading provided that it has not undergone any other processing which deprives it of the character of smoked fish.

The principal varieties of fish prepared in the manner covered by this heading are sardines, anchovies, pilchards, sprats, tunas, mackerel, salmon, herring, cod, haddock and halibut.

Edible fish offal separated from the rest of the body of the fish (e.g., skins, tails, maws (swim bladders), heads and halves of heads (with or without the brains, checks, tongues, eyes, jaws or lips), stomachs, fins, tongues), as well as livers, roes and milt, dried, salted, in brine or smoked, are also classified in this heading.

The heading does not cover :

(a) Inedible fish offal (e.g., of a kind used in industrial applications) and fish waste (heading 05.11).

(b) Cooked fish (subject to the above provisions regarding smoked fish) and fish prepared in any other way, for example preserved in oil or vinegar or in a marinade, and caviar and caviar substitutes (heading 16.04).

(c) Fish soups (heading 21.04).

Subheading Explanatory Note.

Subheading 0305.71

The provisions of the Subheading Explanatory Note to subheading 0302.92 apply, mutatis mutandis, to the products of this subheading.

This subheading includes, inter alia, unskinned sharks’ fins, simply dried, and parts of sharks’ fins which have been immersed in hot water, skinned or shredded before drying.

0.3.06 – 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 stearning or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine.

– Frozen :

0306.11 – – Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)

0306.12 – – Lobsters (Homarus spp.)

0306.14 – – Crabs

0306.15 – – Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)

0306.16 – – Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)

0306.17 – – Other shrimps and prawns

0306.19 – – Other

– Live, fresh or chilled:

0306.31 – – Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)

0306.32 – – Lobsters (Homarus spp.)

0306.33 – – Crabs

0306.34 – – Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)

0306.35 – – Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)

0306.36 – – Other shrimps and prawns

0306.39 – – Other

– Other :

0306.91 – – Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)

0306.92 – – Lobsters (Homarus spp.)

0306.93 – – Crabs

0306.94 – – Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)

0306.95 – – Shrimps and prawns

0306.99 – – Other

This heading covers:

(1) Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine.

(2) Smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.

(3) Crustaceans, in their shells, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (whether or not small quantities of provisional chemical preserving agents have been added); they may also be chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine.

The main kinds of crustaceans are lobsters, sea crawfish, crayfish, crabs, shrimps and prawns.

The heading also covers parts of crustaceans (e.g., “ tails” of lobsters or crayfish, crabs’ claws), provided those not in shell have been subjected to no other processes than those specified in (1) above.

The heading does not cover :

(a) Sea-urchins and other aquatic invertebrates of heading 0.3.08.

(b) Crustaceans (including parts thereof) prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in this heading (e.g., shelled crustaceans boiled in water) (heading 16.05).

03.07 – 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.

– Oysters :

0307.11 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.12 – – Frozen

0307.10 – – Other

– Scallops and other molluscs Pectinidae:

0307.21 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.22 – – Frozen

0307.29 – – Other

– Mussels (Mytilus spp. Perna spp )

0307.31 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.32 – – Frozen

0307.39 – – Other

– Cuttle fish and squid :

0307.42 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.43 – – Frozen

0307.49 – – Other

– Octopus (Octopus spp.)

0307.51 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.52 – – Frozen

0307.59 – – Other

0307.60 – Snails, other than sea snails

– Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae và Veneridae):

0307.71 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.72 – – Frozen

0307.79 – – Other

– Abalone (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.):

0307.81 – – Live, fresh or chilled abalone (Haliotis spp.)

0307.82 – – Live, fresh or chilled stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.)

0307.83 – – Frozen abalone (Haliotis spp.)

0307.84 – – Frozen stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.)

0307.87 – – Other abalone (Haliotis spp.)

0307.88 – – Other stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.)

– Other

0307.91 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0307.92 – – Frozen

0307.99 – – Other

This heading covers :

(1) Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine.

(2) Smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.

The main kinds of molluscs are oysters, scallops, mussels, cuttle fish, squid, octopus, snails, clams, cockles, ark shells, abalone and stromboid conchs.

This heading also covers molluscs that have been subjected only to scalding or other types of heat shock (which do not entail cooking as such), necessary to open the shell or stabilize the mollusc prior to transportation or freezing.

This heading also covers parts of molluscs, provided they have been subjected to no other processes than those specified in (1) or (2) above.

The heading also includes oyster spat (small oysters intended for cultivation), fit or suitable for human consumption.

The heading does not cover molluscs prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in this heading (e.g., molluscs cooked in boiling in water or preserved in vinegar) (heading 16.05).

03.08 – 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.

– Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroide):

0308.11 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0308.12 – – Frozen

0308.19 – – Other

– Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus):

0308.21 – – Live, fresh or chilled

0308.22 – – Frozen

0308.29 – – Other

0308.30 – – Jellyfish (Rhopilema spp.)

0308.90 – Other

This heading covers:

(1) Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine.

(2) Smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.

The principal varieties of aquatic invertebrates are sea-urchins, sea cucumbers (beches-de-mer) and jellyfish.

This heading also covers parts of aquatic invertebrates (e.g., gonads of sea-urchins), provided they have been subjected to no other processes than those specified in (1) or (2) above.

The heading does not cover aquatic invertebrates prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in this heading (e.g., aquatic invertebrates boiled in water or preserved in vinegar) (heading 16.05).

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

0309.10 – Of fish

0309.90 – Other

This heading covers flours, meals and pellets obtained from fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, whether or not cooked.

Fish flour and fish meal, defatted (for example by a solvent-extract method) or subjected to heat treatment, fit for human consumption, remain classified here.

The heading does not cover flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 23.01).