Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0303.23

0303.23.00

0303.23.00: Tilapias(Oreochromis spp.), catfish: tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304:
  2. Tilapias(Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp.,Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodonidellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp.,Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catlacatla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fishoffal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99:
  3. 0303.23.00 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Same subheading in other tariffs

0303.23 Tilapias: tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Japan 3.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 03 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 0303.23.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0303.23, tilapias: tilapias (Oreochromis spp.).

The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 30%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.5%, the Taiwan duty is 25%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 0303.23 worth US$141m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0303.23.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 0303.23 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$78m), followed by Taiwan.

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