Fish; frozen, carp (as specified by the WCO), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99

HS v2017 Code: 030325

About fish; frozen, carp (as specified by the wco), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99

HS code 030325 covers the classification of frozen carp fish, excluding fillets, fish meat, and edible fish offal. Carp is a widely cultivated freshwater fish species that is an important source of protein and a staple food in many regions, particularly in Asia. The global trade in frozen carp plays a significant role in the international food supply chain, catering to the dietary preferences and culinary traditions of diverse markets.

Production process

Frozen carp production typically involves several key steps. First, live carp are harvested from aquaculture farms or natural water bodies. The fish are then cleaned, gutted, and prepared for freezing. Depending on the specific market requirements, the carp may be frozen whole, in portions, or as fillets. The freezing process, often using blast freezers or cryogenic techniques, ensures the fish is preserved while maintaining its quality and nutritional value.

Production inputs

The production of frozen carp under HS code 030325 requires several key inputs. Foremost are the live carp, which are sourced from aquaculture farms or captured from natural water bodies. Specialized equipment, such as fish processing machinery, freezing units, and packaging materials, are also essential inputs. Additionally, the industry relies on a skilled workforce, including fishermen, processing plant workers, and logistics personnel, to ensure the efficient and safe handling of the carp throughout the supply chain.

Production outputs

The primary output of HS code 030325 is frozen carp fish. This product is widely consumed in various culinary preparations, such as 030499 (Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen), 160420 Fish, prepared or preserved; except whole or in pieces, and 160519 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved. The frozen carp may also be used as an ingredient in the production of 030610 Crustaceans, frozen, 030749 Molluscs, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, and other seafood-based products.

Revisions to 030325

Classification codes are adjusted frequently. The code may have been revised or replaced between system versions. The table below shows the history (newest to oldest) of the code 030325. The most recent 1 version of this code (030325) is in the HS v2022 system:

This page shows a legacy version of code 030325 ( HS v2017).

Family tree for fish; frozen, carp (as specified by the wco), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/03'>03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0303'>0303: Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030325'>030325: Fish; frozen, carp  (as specified by the WCO), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030311'>030311: Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030312'>030312: Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030313'>030313: Fish; frozen, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030314'>030314: Fish; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030319'>030319: Fish; frozen, salmonidae, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.1, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030323'>030323: Fish; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030324'>030324: Fish; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030326'>030326: Fish; frozen, eels (Anguilla spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030329'>030329: Fish; frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030331'>030331: Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030332'>030332: Fish; frozen, plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030333'>030333: Fish; frozen, sole (Solea spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030334'>030334: Fish; frozen, turbots (Psetta maxima, Scophthalmidae), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030339'>030339: Fish; frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030341'>030341: Fish; frozen, albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030342'>030342: Fish; frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030343'>030343: Fish; frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030344'>030344: Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030345'>030345: Fish; frozen, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030346'>030346: Fish; frozen, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030349'>030349: Fish; frozen, tuna, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030351'>030351: Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030353'>030353: Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030354'>030354: Fish; frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030355'>030355: Fish; frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030356'>030356: Fish; frozen, cobia (Rachycentron canadum), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030357'>030357: Fish; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030359'>030359: Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030363'>030363: Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030364'>030364: Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030365'>030365: Fish; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BI["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030366'>030366: Fish; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BJ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030367'>030367: Fish; frozen, Alaska pollack (Theraga chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030368'>030368: Fish; frozen, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030369'>030369: Fish; frozen, of Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, Muraenolepididae, other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, Alaska pollack, blue whitings, not fillets, meat of 0304, and edible offal of 0303.9</a>"]
B --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030381'>030381: Fish; frozen, dogfish and other sharks, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030382'>030382: Fish; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030383'>030383: Fish; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030384'>030384: Fish; frozen, seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030389'>030389: Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"]
B --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030391'>030391: Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt</a>"]
B --> BS["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030392'>030392: Fish; frozen, shark fins</a>"]
B --> BT["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030399'>030399: Fish; frozen, fish fins (other than shark fins), heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal</a>"]

    

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