Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

HS v2022 Code: 030431

About fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (oreochromis spp.)

HS code 030431 covers the trade of fresh or chilled fish fillets from the tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) species. Tilapia is one of the most widely farmed and consumed freshwater fish globally, with production concentrated in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The tilapia industry plays a significant role in global food security, providing an affordable and nutritious protein source, particularly in developing regions. As a versatile and adaptable fish, tilapia production has expanded rapidly in recent decades, making it an important component of the broader 030400 (Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen) industry.

Production process

Tilapia fillets are typically produced through a process of fish farming, also known as aquaculture. This involves raising tilapia in controlled, often man-made, aquatic environments such as ponds, tanks, or cages. The fish are fed a specialized diet and monitored for optimal growth and health. Once the tilapia reach the desired size, they are harvested, cleaned, and the fillets are carefully removed from the bone structure.

Production inputs

The primary inputs for the tilapia fillet industry include the juvenile tilapia fish, which are typically sourced from hatcheries or other aquaculture facilities. Feed, consisting of a balanced mix of proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins, is another crucial input. Additionally, the industry requires specialized equipment such as tanks, pumps, and water treatment systems to maintain the optimal growing environment for the fish.

Production outputs

The main output of HS code 030431 is fresh or chilled tilapia fillets, which can be further processed, packaged, and distributed for retail or food service consumption. These fillets may be used as a key ingredient in a variety of dishes, such as 160420 Fish, prepared or preserved products, or as a standalone protein source. The tilapia fillet industry also generates byproducts, such as fish skin and bones, which can be used in 050800 Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape or 230120 Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates industries.

Revisions to 030431

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 030431. The most recent 1 version of this code (030431) is in the HS v2022 system (this version):

This page shows the most recent version of code 030431.

Family tree for fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (oreochromis spp.)

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/03'>03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0304'>0304: Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030431'>030431: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030432'>030432: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030433'>030433: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030439'>030439: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, carp (as specified by the WCO), eels (Anguilla spp.), and snakeheads (Channa spp.)</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030441'>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 --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030442'>030442: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030443'>030443: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030444'>030444: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030445'>030445: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030446'>030446: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030447'>030447: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030448'>030448: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030449'>030449: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030451'>030451: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads</a>"]
B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030452'>030452: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae</a>"]
B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030453'>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 --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030454'>030454: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030455'>030455: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030456'>030456: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks</a>"]
B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030457'>030457: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030459'>030459: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5</a>"]
B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030461'>030461: Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)</a>"]
B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030462'>030462: Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)</a>"]
B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030463'>030463: Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)</a>"]
B --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030469'>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/v2022/030471'>030471: Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)</a>"]
B --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030472'>030472: Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)</a>"]
B --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030473'>030473: Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)</a>"]
B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030474'>030474: Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)</a>"]
B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030475'>030475: Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"]
B --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030479'>030479: Fish fillets; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollock</a>"]
B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030481'>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/v2022/030482'>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/v2022/030483'>030483: Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)</a>"]
B --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030484'>030484: Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030485'>030485: Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030486'>030486: Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)</a>"]
B --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030487'>030487: Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)</a>"]
B --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030488'>030488: Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030489'>030489: Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8</a>"]
B --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030491'>030491: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030492'>030492: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> BS["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030493'>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/v2022/030494'>030494: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"]
B --> BU["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030495'>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 Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"]
B --> BV["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030496'>030496: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks</a>"]
B --> BW["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030497'>030497: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> BX["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030499'>030499: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9</a>"]

    

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