U.S. imports of Frozen Toothfish (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes) (HS 030383) totaled $25.4M in August 2026, imported from 15 countries.
Importers of Frozen Toothfish (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes) paid $277K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 1.09% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataToothfish (Dissostichus spp.) — marketed commercially as Chilean sea bass — is one of the most tightly regulated frozen fish commodities in US trade, governed by the CCAMLR catch documentation scheme and NOAA's Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). Every shipment must be accompanied by a CCAMLR Dissostichus Catch Document (DCD) to demonstrate legal harvest, and SIMP requires electronic reporting of harvest and chain-of-custody data at entry. South Korea and Argentina are the leading suppliers under this heading, with Australia and Chile also significant sources. The single 10-digit line (0303830000) covers both Patagonian toothfish (D. eleginoides) and Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) in whole or dressed frozen form.
AI-written summary of the official U.S. Census Bureau trade figures on this page — verify before relying on it.
39 import shipments a month
The CCAMLR Dissostichus Catch Document (DCD) is an internationally recognized traceability instrument that certifies toothfish was harvested legally within CCAMLR-managed waters. US Customs and Border Protection requires a valid DCD for all toothfish entries; shipments lacking one are subject to refusal. This requirement exists because toothfish has historically been a target of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Toothfish is one of the priority species under SIMP, meaning importers must file harvest and chain-of-custody data — including vessel, fishing area, and gear type — through ACE at the time of entry. Failure to provide complete SIMP data can result in holds or refusal of entry regardless of CCAMLR documentation status.
Subheading 2 of 43 in heading 0303
Subheading 030383 · $25.4M of $85.8M
ImportsExports
Imports
$25.4MYoY · free account
Exports
$82KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $269.7M of Frozen Toothfish (Whole/Dressed, Excluding Fillets, Livers & Roes) and exported $4.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
origin
South Korea and Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) together supply 58% of it.
customs district
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entry
rate provision · imports
21.4% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 1.09% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0303830000 | Toothfish, Frozen, Except Fillets, Livers and Roes | $25.4M | 1.09% | 78.64% | $277K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0303830000 | Toothfish, Frozen, Except Fillets, Livers and Roes | $82K |
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.
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