Fish; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

HS v2017 Code: 030510

About fish; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

HS code 030510 covers a diverse range of fish-based products that are fit for human consumption. This industry plays a crucial role in the global food supply chain, providing essential nutrients and protein sources. The production and trade of these fish-based commodities are integral to the broader economy, supporting livelihoods, food security, and international commerce.

Production process

The main production techniques for HS code 030510 involve the processing of various fish species into flours, meals, and pellets. This typically includes steps such as catching, cleaning, and drying the fish, followed by grinding or milling the dried material into fine powders or pellets. The specific methods may vary depending on the fish species, end-use requirements, and local processing capabilities.

Production inputs

The key inputs for the 030510 industry include a reliable supply of raw fish, as well as specialized equipment and facilities for processing, drying, and milling the fish into the desired forms. Depending on the scale and location of the operations, other inputs may include energy sources, packaging materials, and labor.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the 030510 industry are fish flours, meals, and pellets that are suitable for human consumption. These products are often used as ingredients in a wide range of food and feed applications, including 230120 Fish meal fit for human consumption, 230990 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, and 210690 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included.

Revisions to 030510

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 030510. The most recent 1 version of this code (030510) is in the HS v2022 system:

This page shows a legacy version of code 030510 ( HS v2017).

Family tree for fish; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

    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/v2017/0305'>0305: Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030510'>030510: Fish; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030520'>030520: Fish; livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030531'>030531: Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030532'>030532: Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030539'>030539: Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030541'>030541: Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, gorbuscha, keta, tschawytscha, kisutch, masou, rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar) and Danube (Hucho hucho), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030542'>030542: Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030543'>030543: Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss/clarki/aguabonita/gilae/apache/chrysogaster), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030544'>030544: Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal</a>"]
B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030549'>030549: Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030551'>030551: Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030552'>030552: Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads</a>"]
B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030553'>030553: Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030554'>030554: Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish</a>"]
B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030559'>030559: Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5</a>"]
B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030561'>030561: Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengas, Clupea pallasii)</a>"]
B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030562'>030562: Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)</a>"]
B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030563'>030563: Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, anchovies (Engrails spp.)</a>"]
B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030564'>030564: Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads</a>"]
B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030569'>030569: Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.6</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030571'>030571: Fish; edible offal, shark fins</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030572'>030572: Fish; edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws</a>"]
B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/030579'>030579: Fish; edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and maws</a>"]

    

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