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Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Excluding Livers and Roes)

Name: Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Excluding Livers and Roes) (SITC 03428) -- U.S. Import Data
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/about/policies/open-gov/open-data.html

SITC 03428Basic heading5-digit

U.S. imports · July 2026: $63.3M; YTD $428.6M

U.S. exports · July 2026: $74.7M

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U.S. imports of frozen fish, not elsewhere specified (excluding livers and roes) (SITC 03428) totaled $63.3M in July 2026, traded with 68 countries.

Importers of Frozen Fish, Not Elsewhere Specified (Excluding Livers and Roes) paid $4.4M in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 7.8% on $55.7M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.

Last updated: July 2026 data

Frozen fish species that do not fit the named headings for flatfish, tuna, herring, cod, mackerel, or hake are captured here as a residual category, making precise species identification on entry documents especially important for classification accuracy. This catch-all grouping can include commercially significant species such as pollock, snapper, grouper, and various tropical reef fish, each of which may carry distinct duty rates at the HTS 10-digit level. FDA admissibility and, for certain species, NOAA Seafood Import Monitoring Program requirements apply regardless of the residual classification.

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1.1K shipments/mo

12-month trend

ImportsExports

Imports

$63.3MYoY · Pro

Exports

$74.7MYoY · Pro

12-mo low · imports

YoY · Pro

$76.7M$0

June 2025December 2025July 2026

Through July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Basic heading 58 of 337 in section 0

Share of section 0 imports0.44%

Basic heading 03428 · $63.3M of $14.4B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should an importer determine whether a frozen fish species belongs in the NES category or a named heading?

Classification starts with the named headings — flatfish, tuna/skipjack, herring/sardines, cod, mackerel, and hake. Only species that genuinely do not fit any of those descriptions default to the NES heading. A licensed customs broker or a binding ruling request to CBP can resolve ambiguous cases, particularly for commercially important species like pollock or snapper that appear frequently in trade.

Does the NES classification affect NOAA Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) obligations?

SIMP obligations are determined by species, not by SITC or HTS heading. Several species commonly classified as NES — including grouper and certain snappers — are covered by SIMP and require harvest and chain-of-custody reporting at entry regardless of their residual classification. Importers should check the current SIMP species list against the scientific name of each fish in the shipment.