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U.S. imports of fresh or chilled toothfish (whole & dressed) (HS 030283) totaled $414K in April 2026, traded with 1 country.
Importers of Fresh or Chilled Toothfish (Whole & Dressed) paid $30K in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 7.3% on $414K in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataToothfish (Dissostichus spp.) — marketed commercially as Chilean sea bass — is one of the most tightly regulated fish in international trade due to its high value and history of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. Every shipment entering the US must be accompanied by a CCAMLR Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) certificate verifying legal harvest, and CBP and NOAA Fisheries both scrutinize these documents at entry. The single US tariff line (0302830000) covers fresh or chilled whole and dressed toothfish excluding fillets, livers, and roes; fresh whole toothfish is relatively rare in trade compared to frozen or fillet forms.
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The CCAMLR CDS is an international catch-tracking program requiring that all Dissostichus spp. shipments be accompanied by documentation certifying the fish was legally harvested under an authorized quota. US law (the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act) requires CDS certificates for toothfish entry; shipments without valid documentation are subject to refusal or seizure.
Most toothfish is harvested in remote Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters far from US ports, making the cold-chain logistics for fresh/chilled whole fish commercially challenging. The majority of US toothfish imports arrive frozen or as fillets, so fresh/chilled whole-fish entries under 0302830000 tend to be low-volume and often involve air-freight shipments from closer fishing grounds.
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Monthly import values over time
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Import Value | Effective Tariff % | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0302830000 | TOOTHFISH, FRESH/CHILLED,EXCEPT FILLETS/LIVERS/ROE | $414K | 7.27% | $30K |
TOOTHFISH, FRESH/CHILLED,EXCEPT FILLETS/LIVERS/ROE
SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS, FROZEN, NESOI
HS 030617
PACIFIC, ATLANTIC, DANUBE SALMON FILLET FRESH/CHLL
HS 030441
CRABS, INCLUDING IN SHELL, FROZEN
HS 030614
ATLANTIC SALMON AND DANUBE SALMON FRESH OR CHILLED
HS 030214
PACIFIC, ATLANTIC AND DANUBE SALMON FILLETS FROZEN
HS 030481
FISH FILLETS, FROZEN, NESOI
HS 030489
| State | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $414K | -- | -$414K |
| California | -- | -- | -- |
| Port | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA | $187K | -- | -$187K |
| MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL | $181K | -- | -$181K |
| ATLANTA, GA | $46K | -- | -$46K |