Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
HS v2017 Code: 030462
About fish fillets; frozen, catfish (pangasius spp., silurus spp., clarias spp., ictalurus spp.)
HS code 030462 covers the import and export of frozen fish fillets from the catfish family, which includes species such as Pangasius, Silurus, Clarias, and Ictalurus. Catfish is a popular and versatile type of whitefish that is widely consumed globally, particularly in Asia and North America. The catfish industry plays a significant role in the international food trade, providing a sustainable and affordable source of protein.
Production process
Catfish fillets are typically produced through a process that involves harvesting the live fish, cleaning and filleting them, and then freezing the fillets to preserve freshness and quality. The fillets may undergo additional processing steps such as skinning, portioning, or further trimming before being packaged and distributed for sale.
Production inputs
The main inputs required for the catfish fillet industry include live catfish, which are farmed or caught from natural waterways, as well as processing equipment such as filleting machines, freezers, and packaging materials. Skilled labor is also a crucial input, as the handling and processing of the fish requires specialized knowledge and techniques.
Production outputs
The primary output of HS code 030462 is frozen catfish fillets, which are widely used in a variety of culinary applications, including 160420 Fish, prepared or preserved and 160430 Caviar and caviar substitutes. Catfish fillets are also commonly used as an ingredient in 160414 Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces and 160419 Fish, prepared or preserved, n.e.c..
Revisions to 030462
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 030462. The most recent 1 version of this code (030462) is in the HS v2022 system:
This page shows a legacy version of code 030462 ( HS v2017).
Newer versions
- HS v2022 (Latest revision):
Older versions
Family tree for fish fillets; frozen, catfish (pangasius spp., silurus spp., clarias spp., ictalurus spp.)
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/v2017/0304'>0304: Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen</a>"] B --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030462'>030462: Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)</a>"] B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030431'>030431: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)</a>"] B --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030432'>030432: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)</a>"] B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030433'>030433: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)</a>"] B --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030439'>030439: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, carp (as specified by the WCO), eels (Anguilla spp.), and snakeheads (Channa spp.)</a>"] B --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030441'>030441: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho)</a>"] B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030442'>030442: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)</a>"] B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030443'>030443: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)</a>"] B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030444'>030444: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae</a>"] B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030445'>030445: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"] B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030446'>030446: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"] B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030447'>030447: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks</a>"] B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030448'>030448: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"] B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030449'>030449: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4</a>"] B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030451'>030451: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads</a>"] B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030452'>030452: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae</a>"] B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030453'>030453: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae</a>"] B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030454'>030454: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"] B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030455'>030455: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"] B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030456'>030456: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks</a>"] B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030457'>030457: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"] B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030459'>030459: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5</a>"] B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030461'>030461: Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)</a>"] B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030463'>030463: Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)</a>"] B --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030469'>030469: Fish fillets; frozen, carp (Cyprinus/Carassius/Ctenopharyngodon idellus/Hypophthalmichthys/Cirrhinus/Mylopharyngodon piceus/Catla catla/Labeo/Osteochilus hasselti/Leptobarbus hoeveni/Megalobrama), eels (Anguilla) and snakeheads (Channa)</a>"] B --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030471'>030471: Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)</a>"] B --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030472'>030472: Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)</a>"] B --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030473'>030473: Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)</a>"] B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030474'>030474: Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)</a>"] B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030475'>030475: Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"] B --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030479'>030479: Fish fillets; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollack</a>"] B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030481'>030481: Fish fillets; frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)</a>"] B --> BI["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030482'>030482: Fish fillets; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)</a>"] B --> BJ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030483'>030483: Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)</a>"] B --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030484'>030484: Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"] B --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030485'>030485: Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"] B --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030486'>030486: Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)</a>"] B --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030487'>030487: Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis)</a>"] B --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030488'>030488: Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"] B --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030489'>030489: Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8</a>"] B --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030491'>030491: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"] B --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030492'>030492: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"] B --> BS["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030493'>030493: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads</a>"] B --> BT["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030494'>030494: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"] B --> BU["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030495'>030495: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"] B --> BV["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030496'>030496: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks</a>"] B --> BW["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030497'>030497: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"] B --> BX["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030499'>030499: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9</a>"] %% Color coordination by level classDef level1 color:#000,fill:#a8f9ff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px classDef level2 color:#000,fill:#e0a458,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level3 color:#000,fill:#419d78,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level4 color:#000,fill:#c04abc,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level5 color:#000,fill:#f1c40f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level6 color:#000,fill:#f1c40f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef highlight color:#000,fill:#fff,stroke:#000,stroke-width:5px %% Apply classes class A level2 class B level4 class C level6 class D level6 class E level6 class F level6 class G level6 class H level6 class I level6 class J level6 class K level6 class L level6 class M level6 class N level6 class O level6 class P level6 class Q level6 class R level6 class S level6 class T level6 class U level6 class V level6 class W level6 class X level6 class Y level6 class Z level6 class BA level6 class BB level6 class BC level6 class BD level6 class BE level6 class BF level6 class BG level6 class BH level6 class BI level6 class BJ level6 class BK level6 class BL level6 class BM level6 class BN level6 class BO level6 class BP level6 class BQ level6 class BR level6 class BS level6 class BT level6 class BU level6 class BV level6 class BW level6 class BX level6 class C highlight %% class A level1 %% class B,C level2 %% class D,E,F,G,H,I level2 %% class J,K,L,M,N,O,P level3 %% class C highlight