Chapter 03
HTS Chapter 03
9 headings · 83 tariff lines · 79 duty-free lines · ad valorem rates from 3% to 6%
Headings in chapter 03
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Rate range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0301 | Live fish | 3 | 3 | Free |
| 0302 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | 14 | 13 | 3–3% |
| 0303 | Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | 12 | 10 | Free |
| 0304 | Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen | 21 | 20 | 6–6% |
| 0305 | Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | 7 | 7 | Free |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | Free |
| 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 | 12 | 12 | Free |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | Free |
| 0309 | Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption | 3 | 3 | Free |
How to read chapter 03
Chapter 03 is part of the international Harmonized System, not a US invention — the chapter and heading boundaries are shared with every country that uses HS 2022. The 83 tariff lines below them are where countries diverge: national suffixes, rate levels and quota notes are set locally.
79 of the 83 lines in this chapter carry a general rate of Free. That is a statement about the general column only — Section 301, AD/CVD and quota measures are applied on top and are not reflected here.