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Smoked Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube Salmon

Name: Smoked Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube Salmon (HS 030541) -- U.S. Import Data
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/about/policies/open-gov/open-data.html

$19.4MU.S. imports · April 2026HS 030541

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Smoked Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube Salmon

$19.4MU.S. imports · April 2026HS 030541

U.S. imports of smoked pacific, atlantic, and danube salmon (HS 030541) totaled $19.4M in April 2026, traded with 16 countries.

Importers of Smoked Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube Salmon paid $2.7M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 14% on $19.4M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.

Last updated: April 2026 data

Smoked salmon — covering Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube species — is a high-value specialty seafood product with strong demand in foodservice and retail channels across the US. The Netherlands and Poland are the leading US suppliers under this heading, reflecting the concentration of European salmon smoking operations that process Norwegian-farmed Atlantic salmon for re-export. Chile also features as a supplier, drawing on its substantial Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry. All imports enter under a single tariff line (0305410000) and are subject to FDA admissibility review and seafood HACCP requirements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do the Netherlands and Poland appear as major suppliers of smoked salmon when neither country has significant salmon fisheries?

Both countries are major processing hubs that import raw or fresh Atlantic salmon — primarily from Norway — and smoke it domestically before exporting the finished product. For US customs purposes, the country of origin is determined by where the substantial transformation (smoking and processing) occurred, which in these cases is the Netherlands or Poland, not the country where the salmon was farmed or caught.

Does 'lox' or cold-smoked salmon fall under the same tariff line as hot-smoked salmon?

Yes. HTS line 0305410000 covers all smoked salmon of the specified species regardless of whether the smoking process is hot or cold. Both lox-style cold-smoked and hot-smoked salmon products are classified here, provided the species is Pacific, Atlantic, or Danube salmon. The smoking method affects labeling and product characteristics but does not create a separate tariff classification.

U.S. imports of smoked pacific, atlantic, and danube salmon (HS 030541) totaled $19.4M in April 2026, traded with 16 countries.

Importers of Smoked Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube Salmon paid $2.7M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 14% on $19.4M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.

Last updated: April 2026 data

Smoked salmon — covering Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube species — is a high-value specialty seafood product with strong demand in foodservice and retail channels across the US. The Netherlands and Poland are the leading US suppliers under this heading, reflecting the concentration of European salmon smoking operations that process Norwegian-farmed Atlantic salmon for re-export. Chile also features as a supplier, drawing on its substantial Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry. All imports enter under a single tariff line (0305410000) and are subject to FDA admissibility review and seafood HACCP requirements.

AI-written summary of the official U.S. Census Bureau trade figures on this page — verify before relying on it.

Imports: $19.4M; from 16 countries
Exports: $1.3M
Trade balance: Deficit of $18.2M; net importer

YTD $78.7M (April 2026) · 104 shipments/mo

Top trading partners

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Country	Imports	Exports	Balance
NETHERLANDS	$6.6M	$9K	-$6.6M
CHILE	$4.4M	--	-$4.4M
POLAND	$4.0M	--	-$4.0M
NORWAY	$1.4M	--	-$1.4M
UNITED KINGDOM	$1.0M	$17K	-$1.0M

NETHERLANDS

Imports$6.6M

Exports$9K

Balance-$6.6M

CHILE

Imports$4.4M

Exports--

Balance-$4.4M

POLAND

Imports$4.0M

Exports--

Balance-$4.0M

NORWAY

Imports$1.4M

Exports--

Balance-$1.4M

UNITED KINGDOM

Imports$1.0M

Exports$17K

Balance-$1.0M

Import Trend (12 months)

Monthly import values over time

HTS Import Breakdown (HS10)

HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Code	Description	Import Value	Effective Tariff %	Duty Collected	Quantity	Unit
0305410000	PACIFIC, ATLANTIC AND DANUBE SALMON, SMOKED	$19.4M	13.86%	$2.7M	852.1K	KG

0305410000$19.4M

PACIFIC, ATLANTIC AND DANUBE SALMON, SMOKED

Tariff 13.86%852.1K kg

Schedule B Export Breakdown (HS10)

HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.

Code	Description	Export Value	Quantity	Unit
0305410000	PACIFIC, ATLANTIC AND DANUBE SALMON, SMOKED	$1.3M	66.2K	KG

0305410000$1.3M

PACIFIC, ATLANTIC AND DANUBE SALMON, SMOKED

66.2K kg

SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS, FROZEN, NESOI

HS 030617

$378.7M

PACIFIC, ATLANTIC, DANUBE SALMON FILLET FRESH/CHLL

HS 030441

$196.1M

CRABS, INCLUDING IN SHELL, FROZEN

HS 030614

$186.2M

ATLANTIC SALMON AND DANUBE SALMON FRESH OR CHILLED

HS 030214

$112.0M

PACIFIC, ATLANTIC AND DANUBE SALMON FILLETS FROZEN

HS 030481

$101.6M

FISH FILLETS, FROZEN, NESOI

HS 030489

$79.6M

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do the Netherlands and Poland appear as major suppliers of smoked salmon when neither country has significant salmon fisheries?

Both countries are major processing hubs that import raw or fresh Atlantic salmon — primarily from Norway — and smoke it domestically before exporting the finished product. For US customs purposes, the country of origin is determined by where the substantial transformation (smoking and processing) occurred, which in these cases is the Netherlands or Poland, not the country where the salmon was farmed or caught.

Does 'lox' or cold-smoked salmon fall under the same tariff line as hot-smoked salmon?

Yes. HTS line 0305410000 covers all smoked salmon of the specified species regardless of whether the smoking process is hot or cold. Both lox-style cold-smoked and hot-smoked salmon products are classified here, provided the species is Pacific, Atlantic, or Danube salmon. The smoking method affects labeling and product characteristics but does not create a separate tariff classification.