Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)

HS v2022 Code: 030497

About fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (rajidae)

HS code 030497 covers the trade of frozen fish meat, excluding fillets, from rays and skates (Rajidae). This industry plays a crucial role in the global seafood supply chain, providing a versatile and nutritious protein source. As a key component of the broader fishing and aquaculture sector, the production and trade of these frozen fish products contribute significantly to international food security and economic development.

Production process

The production of frozen ray and skate fish meat typically involves a multi-step process. First, the fish are caught using specialized fishing methods, such as trawling or longlining. The fish are then processed onboard or at shore-based facilities, where the meat is separated from the bones and skin. The meat is then frozen, often using blast freezing or cryogenic techniques, to preserve its freshness and quality. Finally, the frozen fish meat is packaged and prepared for distribution and sale.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 030497 products include the raw fish material (rays and skates), specialized fishing equipment, processing machinery (for meat separation and freezing), and packaging materials. Additionally, the industry relies on a skilled workforce, transportation infrastructure, and access to cold storage facilities to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of the frozen fish meat to domestic and international markets.

Production outputs

The primary output of HS code 030497 is frozen ray and skate fish meat, which can be used in a variety of culinary applications, such as 030499 Fish meat, whether or not minced, frozen, 030489 Other fish, frozen, excluding fillets, and 160420 Fish, prepared or preserved. This frozen fish meat is a valuable ingredient for the production of various seafood dishes, as well as for further processing into value-added products.

Revisions to 030497

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 030497. The most recent 1 version of this code (030497) is in the HS v2022 system (this version):

This page shows the most recent version of code 030497.

Family tree for fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (rajidae)

    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/v2022/030497'>030497: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030431'>030431: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030432'>030432: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030433'>030433: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)</a>"]
B --> G["<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 --> H["<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 --> I["<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 --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030443'>030443: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)</a>"]
B --> K["<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 --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030445'>030445: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030446'>030446: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030447'>030447: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks</a>"]
B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030448'>030448: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030449'>030449: Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4</a>"]
B --> Q["<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 --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030452'>030452: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae</a>"]
B --> S["<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 --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030454'>030454: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030455'>030455: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030456'>030456: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030457'>030457: Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> X["<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 --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030461'>030461: Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)</a>"]
B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030462'>030462: Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)</a>"]
B --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030463'>030463: Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)</a>"]
B --> BB["<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 --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030471'>030471: Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)</a>"]
B --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030472'>030472: Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)</a>"]
B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030473'>030473: Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)</a>"]
B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030474'>030474: Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)</a>"]
B --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030475'>030475: Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"]
B --> BH["<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 --> BI["<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 --> BJ["<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 --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030483'>030483: Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)</a>"]
B --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030484'>030484: Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030485'>030485: Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030486'>030486: Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)</a>"]
B --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030487'>030487: Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)</a>"]
B --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030488'>030488: Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)</a>"]
B --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030489'>030489: Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8</a>"]
B --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030491'>030491: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)</a>"]
B --> BS["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030492'>030492: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)</a>"]
B --> BT["<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 --> BU["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030494'>030494: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)</a>"]
B --> BV["<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 --> BW["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030496'>030496: Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks</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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