Section I · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

0302.56

Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis):

How this code is built
03

Chapter

Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

02

Heading

The product family within the chapter

56

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 03Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
  2. 0302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304:
  3. Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99:
  4. Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis):

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 0302.56.11.00Scaled (whether or not heads, viscera and/or fins have been removed, but not otherwise processed), in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or lesskg
    General
    3%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    25%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 0302.56.50.00Otherkg
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    2.2¢/kg

    Countries without normal trade relations.

Schedule footnotes

  • See 9903.88.03.

A reference to Chapter 99 means an additional action — a Section 232 or 301 measure, an exclusion, or a quota — applies on top of the rate above.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

Other subheadings in heading 0302

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.