HS Heading 0302 : Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
HEADING DEFINITION & DISAMBIGUATION
HS Heading 0302 encompasses fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304. It classifies 45 6-digit WCO subheadings within Chapter 03 under the Harmonized System [USITC HTS 2026].
Subheadings Under Heading 0302
| HS Code | WCO 6-Digit Subheading Description | Chapter | Operational Package |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0302.11 | Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) | 03 | View 0302.11 Package → |
| 0302.13 | Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) | 03 | View 0302.13 Package → |
| 0302.14 | Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) | 03 | View 0302.14 Package → |
| 0302.19 | Salmonidae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.19 Package → |
| 0302.21 | Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Halibut and Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis) | 03 | View 0302.21 Package → |
| 0302.22 | Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | 03 | View 0302.22 Package → |
| 0302.23 | Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Sole (Solea spp.) | 03 | View 0302.23 Package → |
| 0302.24 | Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Turbots (Psetta maxima) | 03 | View 0302.24 Package → |
| 0302.29 | Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.29 Package → |
| 0302.31 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga) | 03 | View 0302.31 Package → |
| 0302.32 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) | 03 | View 0302.32 Package → |
| 0302.33 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) | 03 | View 0302.33 Package → |
| 0302.34 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus) | 03 | View 0302.34 Package → |
| 0302.35 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) | 03 | View 0302.35 Package → |
| 0302.36 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) | 03 | View 0302.36 Package → |
| 0302.39 | Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito)(Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.39 Package → |
| 0302.41 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | 03 | View 0302.41 Package → |
| 0302.42 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) | 03 | View 0302.42 Package → |
| 0302.43 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) | 03 | View 0302.43 Package → |
| 0302.44 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) | 03 | View 0302.44 Package → |
| 0302.45 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp) | 03 | View 0302.45 Package → |
| 0302.46 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) | 03 | View 0302.46 Package → |
| 0302.47 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | 03 | View 0302.47 Package → |
| 0302.49 | 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.49 Package → |
| 0302.51 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 03 | View 0302.51 Package → |
| 0302.52 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 03 | View 0302.52 Package → |
| 0302.53 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Coalfish (Pollachius virens) | 03 | View 0302.53 Package → |
| 0302.54 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | 03 | View 0302.54 Package → |
| 0302.55 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | 03 | View 0302.55 Package → |
| 0302.56 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) | 03 | View 0302.56 Package → |
| 0302.59 | Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.59 Package → |
| 0302.71 | 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.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) | 03 | View 0302.71 Package → |
| 0302.72 | 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.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | 03 | View 0302.72 Package → |
| 0302.73 | 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.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) | 03 | View 0302.73 Package → |
| 0302.74 | 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.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Eels (Anguilla spp.) | 03 | View 0302.74 Package → |
| 0302.79 | 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.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.79 Package → |
| 0302.81 | Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Dogfish and other sharks | 03 | View 0302.81 Package → |
| 0302.82 | Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Rays and skates (Rajidae) | 03 | View 0302.82 Package → |
| 0302.83 | Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) | 03 | View 0302.83 Package → |
| 0302.84 | Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.) | 03 | View 0302.84 Package → |
| 0302.85 | Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Seabream (Sparidae) | 03 | View 0302.85 Package → |
| 0302.89 | Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99, Other | 03 | View 0302.89 Package → |
| 0302.91 | Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal, Livers, roes and milt | 03 | View 0302.91 Package → |
| 0302.92 | Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal, Shark fins | 03 | View 0302.92 Package → |
| 0302.99 | Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal, Other | 03 | View 0302.99 Package → |
DISAMBIGUATION & CLASSIFICATION GUIDE
How to Select the Correct Subheading Under Heading 0302
Commercial shipments must be declared under the exact 6-digit WCO subheading that matches physical, chemical, or processing characteristics. Review the subheading descriptions above and verify against binding CBP CROSS rulings prior to entry filing.
Official Primary Sources & Authority References
USITC HTS Heading 0302 ↗
United States International Trade Commission official Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
CBP CROSS Rulings ↗
CBP e-Rulings database for Heading 0302 precedent rulings.
WCO Nomenclature ↗
World Customs Organization Harmonized System 2022 nomenclature standard.
U.S. Census Foreign Trade ↗
U.S. Census Bureau HTS-to-NAICS concordance and Schedule B export database.
Heading 0302 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What commercial articles are grouped under HS Heading 0302?
HS Heading 0302 covers Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, grouping 45 6-digit WCO subheadings.
How are 6-digit subheadings structured under Heading 0302?
Subheadings under Heading 0302 range from 0302.11 to 0302.90, classifying goods by processing state, origin, or material composition.
What is the representative US import duty rate for Heading 0302?
US MFN general duty rates for Heading 0302 commodities range from Duty-Free up to representative ad valorem percentages under the 2026 US HTS.
Are Section 301 tariffs applicable to goods under Heading 0302?
Section 301 additional tariffs depend on the specific 8-digit or 10-digit US HTS code and country of origin (e.g. China Lists 1–4A).
What PGA message set flags apply to Heading 0302?
Partner Government Agency flags (FDA, USDA APHIS, EPA) apply depending on the specific commodity sub-classification.
How do I distinguish between subheadings under Heading 0302?
Review WCO subheading terms and candidate descriptions. For example, unroasted vs. roasted or decaffeinated vs. non-decaffeinated.
Can goods under Heading 0302 enter duty-free under USMCA?
Yes. Goods originating in USMCA territories (US, Mexico, Canada) enter duty-free under SPI code P with a valid Certificate of Origin.
What is the Section 321 de minimis limit for Heading 0302?
Eligible import shipments valued at $800 USD or less imported by one person on one day enter duty-free under 19 U.S.C. 1321.
What documents are required for formal customs entry of Heading 0302?
Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Bill of Lading, and CBP Form 7501 are mandatory for entries exceeding $2,500 USD.
How can an importer get a binding CBP classification ruling for Heading 0302?
Importers may apply for a binding ruling via CBP National Commodity Specialist Division under 19 CFR Part 177.