HTS heading 0305 · Chapter 03
HTS 0305: Fish, dried, salted or in brine
HTS heading 0305 covers fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process. It has 35 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (25 lines), 5% (4 lines), 4% (2 lines) and others.
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0305.20 | Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine: | ||||
| 0305.20.20.00 | Sturgeon roe[kg] | 7.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | Estimate → |
| 0305.20.40 | Other | Free | 44¢/kg | ||
| 0305.20.40.20 | Salmon roe[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.20.40.40 | Herring roe[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.20.40.65 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked: | |||||
| 0305.31.01.00 | 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.)[kg] | Free | 2.2¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.32.00 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae | Free | 2.2¢/kg | ||
| 0305.32.00.10 | Cod[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.32.00.90 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.39 | Other: | ||||
| 0305.39.20.00 | Herrings, in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each[kg] | 4% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| 0305.39.40.00 | Mackerel, in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each[kg] | 5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| 0305.39.61 | Other | Free | 2.2¢/kg | ||
| 0305.39.61.10 | Herring[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.39.61.80 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: | |||||
| 0305.41.00.00 | 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)[kg] | 5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| 0305.42.00 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | Free | 6.6¢/kg | ||
| 0305.42.00.20 | Whole or beheaded but not otherwise processed[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 0305.42.00.50 | Boneless[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.42.00.60 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.43.00.00 | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)[kg] | Free | 6.6¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.44.01.00 | 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.)[kg] | Free | 6.6¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.49 | Other: | ||||
| 0305.49.20.00 | Mackerel[kg] | Free | 25% | Estimate → | |
| 0305.49.40 | Other | Free | 6.6¢/kg | ||
| 0305.49.40.20 | Cod, cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.49.40.45 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: | |||||
| 0305.51.00.00 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)[kg] | Free | 5.5¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.52.00.00 | 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.)[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.53.00.00 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae,Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus).[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.54.00.00 | 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)[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.59.00.01 | Other[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: | |||||
| 0305.61 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii): | ||||
| 0305.61.20.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each[kg] | 4% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| 0305.61.40.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 2.2¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.62.00 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | Free | 2.8¢/kg | ||
| Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: | |||||
| 0305.62.00.10 | Having a moisture content by weight over 50 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.62.00.25 | Having a moisture content by weight over 45 percent but not over 50 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.62.00.30 | Having a moisture content by weight over 43 percent but not over 45 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.62.00.45 | Having a moisture content by weight not over 43 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 0305.62.00.50 | Having a moisture content by weight over 50 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.62.00.60 | Having a moisture content by weight over 45 percent but not over 50 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.62.00.70 | Having a moisture content by weight over 43 percent but not over 45 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.62.00.80 | Having a moisture content by weight not over 43 percent[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.63 | Anchovies (Engraulis spp.): | ||||
| In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each: | |||||
| 0305.63.20.00 | In airtight containers[kg] | 5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| 0305.63.40.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 1% | Estimate → | |
| 0305.63.60.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 2.5% | Estimate → | |
| 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.): | ||||
| 0305.64.10.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each[kg] | Free | 25% | Estimate → | |
| 0305.64.50.00 | Other[kg] | 0.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 1% | Estimate → |
| 0305.69 | Other: | ||||
| 0305.69.10 | Cusk, haddock, hake (Urophycis spp.) and pollock | Free | 2.8¢/kg | ||
| Whole; or processed by removal of heads, fins, viscera, scales, vertebral columns or any combination thereof, but not otherwise processed: | |||||
| 0305.69.10.21 | Hake[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.69.10.22 | Pollock[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.69.10.29 | Haddock and cusk[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 0305.69.10.41 | Hake[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.69.10.42 | Pollock[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 0305.69.10.49 | Haddock and cusk[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Mackerel: | |||||
| 0305.69.20.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each[kg] | 5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| 0305.69.30.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 2.2¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.69.40.00 | Salmon[kg] | 3% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | Estimate → |
| Other: | |||||
| 0305.69.50.01 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each[kg] | Free | 25% | Estimate → | |
| 0305.69.60.01 | Other[kg] | 0.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 1% | Estimate → |
| Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: | |||||
| 0305.71.00.00 | Shark fins[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.72.00.00 | Fish heads, tails and maws[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → | |
| 0305.79.00.00 | Other[kg] | Free | 2.8¢/kg | Estimate → |
61 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 0305.20.20.00 at the general rate of 7.5%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (7.5%) | $750.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $797.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.
Frequently asked questions
What is the duty rate for HTS 0305?
Heading 0305 has 35 rate lines. The general (MFN) duty rates are Free (25 lines), 5% (4 lines), 4% (2 lines), 0.5% (2 lines). Products of free trade agreement partners may enter at the special rate, and Column 2 rates apply to countries without normal trade relations. Chapter 99 tariffs can be added on top: calculate the full amount.
Do Section 301, 232 or 201 tariffs apply to HTS 0305?
It depends on the 8- or 10-digit subheading, the country of origin, the entry date and, for Section 232, the metal content. These additional duties are listed in Chapter 99 of the HTS. The free duty calculator checks each program for a given code, origin and date and shows which apply and why.
What fees are added to an import under HTS 0305?
Formal entries pay the Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464% of value (minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86 in FY2027). Ocean shipments also pay the Harbor Maintenance Fee of 0.125% of value. See the import duty calculator for how they combine.