Frozen Coalfish (Pollock) Fillets

The distinction is species-based: heading 030473 covers Pollachius virens (Atlantic pollock, coalfish, or saithe), a North Atlantic species, while heading 030475 covers Theragra chalcogramma (Alaska pollock), a North Pacific species. Commercial invoices and packing lists should identify the species by scientific name. Misclassification between these two headings is a known audit risk because both are commonly sold under the generic trade name 'pollock.'

Iceland sits within the primary North Atlantic range of Pollachius virens and has a well-developed seafood processing infrastructure with direct cold-chain access to US ports. Icelandic processors have long-standing relationships with US food-service distributors and benefit from high-quality, quota-managed harvests. Iceland is not a US free-trade-agreement partner, so standard MFN duty rates apply.