0305.32.00.90 - Other

This HTS category, 0305.32.00.90, specifically addresses fish fillets that have been dried, salted, or preserved in brine, but crucially, have not undergone smoking. The scope of this classification is limited to fillets derived from fish belonging to the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae. This precise family listing ensures that only specific types of fish fillets fall under this designation.

The distinction from sibling categories is paramount. For instance, HTS code 0305.32.00.10 specifically enumerates "Cod" fillets. Therefore, while both fall under dried, salted, or brined fish fillets (not smoked), 0305.32.00.90 acts as a residual category for all other eligible fish families not individually listed. If a fish fillet is from a family outside of the enumerated list or has been smoked, it would be classified elsewhere.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification at this level depends on the accurate identification of the fish species and confirmation that the fillets are processed solely by drying, salting, or brining, with the absence of any smoking treatment.