Frozen Sockeye (Red) Salmon

Salmon is a SIMP-covered species. Importers must hold a valid SIMP permit and report vessel, harvest area, and chain-of-custody information at the time of CBP entry filing through ACE. Foreign suppliers must be able to provide harvest event data traceable back to the catching vessel; gaps in this chain can result in entry holds or refusal.

Whole and dressed frozen sockeye (excluding fillets, livers, and roes) falls under 0303110000 in this heading. Frozen sockeye fillets are classified separately under the frozen fish fillet headings in Chapter 3. The distinction turns on whether the fish has been reduced to separated flesh portions; headed and gutted product with the backbone intact remains in this heading.