Harmonized System
U.S. exports of Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes) (HS 030389) totaled $50.2M in August 2026.
Importers of Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes) paid $3.1M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 12.11% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataA broad residual heading, 030389 captures frozen whole or dressed fish that do not fit any of the species-specific headings earlier in Chapter 03 — spanning commercially significant species such as sablefish, monkfish, grouper, snapper, tilapia, capelin, and mullet, among others. The US schedule subdivides this heading into more than twenty 10-digit lines by species, including dedicated lines for sablefish (0303890061), grouper (0303890070), snapper (0303890067), and monkfish (0303890052), as well as catch-all lines for freshwater fish and unspecified frozen fish. Brazil leads US supply under this heading, followed by Japan, China, Mexico, and Vietnam — a diverse origin mix reflecting the heading's wide species scope. USDA FSIS reinspection applies to all human-food entries.
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663 import shipments a month
Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: if a species has its own named heading (e.g., salmon, cod, tuna, toothfish, sea bass), it must be classified there. Only species with no dedicated heading — or species not specifically named in any earlier heading — fall into 030389. When the species is ambiguous or uncommon, a binding ruling from CBP is the most reliable path to correct classification.
SIMP applies to specific priority species regardless of which HTS line they enter under. Several species that may appear in 030389 — including grouper and snapper — are SIMP-designated, requiring importers to file harvest and chain-of-custody data electronically at entry. Importers should check the current SIMP species list against the specific fish being imported.
Subheading 3 of 43 in heading 0303
Subheading 030389 · $50.2M of $339.8M
Trade Directory
List your company under HS 030389 — Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes), so the companies trading it can find you. Be the first supplier listed.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
ImportsExports
Imports
$25.7MYoY · free account
Exports
$50.2MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $279.9M of Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes) and exported $396.7M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · August 2026
destination
Japan and China together take 86% of it.
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rate provision · imports
20.1% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 12.11% of imports for consumption.