Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0309.90

0309.90.10

0309.90.10: Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: other, of crustaceans, frozen

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 0309 Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption:
  2. 0309.90 Other:
  3. Of crustaceans:
  4. 0309.90.10 Frozen

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

Subdivisions

  1. 0309.90.10 Frozen Free
  2. 0309.90.10.10 Freshwater crawfish kg
  3. 0309.90.10.30 Antarctic krill kg
  4. 0309.90.10.61 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

0309.90 Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: other

UK 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines EU 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.6% Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% Japan 2% – 15% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 7.8% Taiwan 20% – 23% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 21.8% GCC Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

USA lines: 0309.90

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) mammals of heading 0106;

  2. (b) meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210);

  3. (c) fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 2301); or

  4. (d) caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604).

2. In this chapter, the term ‘pellets’ means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder.

3. Headings 0305 to 0308 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 0309).

Chapter notes: Chapter 03 →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 0306.19, 0306.39, 0306.99, 0307.91, 0307.92, 0307.99, 0308.90.

HTS code 0309.90.10 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 0309.90 (flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: other).

The general duty is free.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 11%, the Türkiye duty is 37.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–5%, 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 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 2%–15%, the Taiwan duty is 20%–23%, the GCC duty is 0%–5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 0309.90 worth US$3.4m in 2024; the largest supplier was New Zealand.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0309.90.10?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. 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 0309.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was New Zealand (US$1.9m), followed by Thailand.

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