Other — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
Classified under heading 0305 / subheading 0305.39 — chapter 03 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 0305.39.61.
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Where this rate sits
Heading 0305 contains 7 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is duty-free.
| Metric | This line | Heading 0305 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | Free | avg 0% |
| Duty-free lines | yes | 7 of 7 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
- 0305.39Other
- 0305.39.61Other
All 7 tariff lines under heading 0305
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0305.20.40 | Other | Free | 44¢/kg |
| 0305.32.00 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae | Free | 2.2¢/kg |
| 0305.39.61 | Otherthis page | Free | 2.2¢/kg |
| 0305.42.00 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | Free | 6.6¢/kg |
| 0305.49.40 | Other | Free | 6.6¢/kg |
| 0305.62.00 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | Free | 2.8¢/kg |
| 0305.69.10 | Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock | Free | 2.8¢/kg |
Using HTS 0305.39.61 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 0305.39.61 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.