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HTS 0305

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

68 lines US HTS, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2Source
0305.20Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brineUSITC
0305.20.20.00Sturgeon roekg7.5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)30%USITC
0305.20.40OtherFree44¢/kgUSITC
0305.20.40.20Salmon roekgFree44¢/kgUSITC
0305.20.40.40Herring roekgFree44¢/kgUSITC
0305.20.40.65OtherkgFree44¢/kgUSITC
Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
0305.31.01.00Tilapias (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.)kgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.32.00Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and MuraenolepididaeFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.32.00.10CodkgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.32.00.90OtherkgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.39OtherUSITC
0305.39.20.00Herrings, in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less eachkg4%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)25%USITC
0305.39.40.00Mackerel, in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less eachkg5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)25%USITC
0305.39.61OtherFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.39.61.10HerringkgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.39.61.80OtherkgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
0305.41.00.00Pacific 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)kg5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)25%USITC
0305.42.00Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)Free6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.42.00.20Whole or beheaded but not otherwise processedkgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
Other
0305.42.00.50BonelesskgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.42.00.60OtherkgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.43.00.00Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)kgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.44.01.00Tilapias (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.)kgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.49OtherUSITC
0305.49.20.00MackerelkgFree25%USITC
0305.49.40OtherFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.49.40.20Cod, cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollockkgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
0305.49.40.45OtherkgFree6.6¢/kgUSITC
Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked
0305.51.00.00Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)kgFree5.5¢/kgUSITC
0305.52.00.00Tilapias (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.)kgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.53.00.00Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae,Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus).kgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.54.00.00Herrings (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)kgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.59.00.01OtherkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal
0305.61Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)USITC
0305.61.20.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less eachkg4%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)25%USITC
0305.61.40.00OtherkgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)Free2.8¢/kgUSITC
Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed
0305.62.00.10Having a moisture content by weight over 50 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00.25Having a moisture content by weight over 45 percent but not over 50 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00.30Having a moisture content by weight over 43 percent but not over 45 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00.45Having a moisture content by weight not over 43 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
Other
0305.62.00.50Having a moisture content by weight over 50 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00.60Having a moisture content by weight over 45 percent but not over 50 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00.70Having a moisture content by weight over 43 percent but not over 45 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.62.00.80Having a moisture content by weight not over 43 percentkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.63Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)USITC
In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each
0305.63.20.00In airtight containerskg5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%USITC
0305.63.40.00OtherkgFree1%USITC
0305.63.60.00OtherkgFree2.5%USITC
0305.64Tilapias (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.)USITC
0305.64.10.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less eachkgFree25%USITC
0305.64.50.00Otherkg0.5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)1%USITC
0305.69OtherUSITC
0305.69.10Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollockFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed
0305.69.10.21HakekgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.69.10.22PollockkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.69.10.29Haddock and cuskkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
Other
0305.69.10.41HakekgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.69.10.42PollockkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.69.10.49Haddock and cuskkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
Mackerel
0305.69.20.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less eachkg5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%USITC
0305.69.30.00OtherkgFree2.2¢/kgUSITC
0305.69.40.00Salmonkg3%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%USITC
Other
0305.69.50.01In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less eachkgFree25%USITC
0305.69.60.01Otherkg0.5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)1%USITC
Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal
0305.71.00.00Shark finskgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.72.00.00Fish heads, tails and mawskgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC
0305.79.00.00OtherkgFree2.8¢/kgUSITC

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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 0305 at USITC

Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates