HS code 030579: Fish Fins

What 030579 covers and what it doesn’t

Official text: Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process › Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal › Other.

This is the “other” line of heading 0305 (fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process). It takes goods of that heading that no more specific subheading names. These go elsewhere:

• 030520 Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
• 030531 Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked — Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
• 030532 Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
• 030539 Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked — Other
• 030541 Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
• 030542 Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal — Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
• 030543 Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal — Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
• 030544 Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal — Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
• 030549 Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal — Other
• 030551 Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked — Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
• 030552 Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked — Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
• 030553 Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
• 030554 Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked — Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae)
• 030559 Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked — Other
• 030561 Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal — Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
• 030562 Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal — Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
• 030563 Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal — Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)
• 030564 Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal — Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
• 030569 Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal — Other
• 030571 Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal — Shark fins
• 030572 Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal — Fish heads, tails and maws

Nearby codes to check

• Heading 0305 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process: every subheading side by side.

US duty rate

0%

General (MFN) rate in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 edition. A range means the rate depends on the 8-digit US line your product falls under. Extra duties such as Section 301, Section 232 or anti-dumping orders can apply on top, depending on origin. Check the lines on hts.usitc.gov. Not legal advice.

Common questions

What is HS code 030579?

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process : Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal : Other

What duty rates apply to 030579?

Listed duty rates range from 0% across 1 country rate.