Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Fish, dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, not elsewhere specified

In short

  • The US imported $10.4M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 22% on the year before.
  • Japan is the largest supplier, with 26.1% of US imports; Malaysia is next, with 17.0%.
  • Spain is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $4.09/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 12.6% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 1.7 points on a year earlier.
  • Honduras is gaining share: 8.6% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
  • 1 Federal Register notice named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$574K

↓ −63% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$10.4M

↓ −22% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

12.6%

↓ −1.7 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Japan

26.1% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$1.5M
September 2025$494K
October 2025$997K
November 2025$621K
December 2025$1.6M
January 2026$1.2M
February 2026$529K
March 2026$854K
April 2026$825K
May 2026$1.2M
June 2026$903K
July 2026$594K
August 2026$574K

What changed

  • US imports were $574K in August 2026, down 3.4% from July 2026 and down 63% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $10.4M, down 22% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Malaysia up from 0.0% to 17.0%, Japan down from 50.3% to 26.1%.
  • Average price from Japan rose 29% since July 2026, to $18.64/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from China rose from 35.0% to 37.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $10.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 20% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $483K, down 32%. In January 2017 the HS 2017 revision moved some goods between this code and 0305.52, 0305.53 and 0305.54, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026HS 2017China ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$12.9M
12 months to Aug 2018$12.0M
12 months to Aug 2019$12.4M
12 months to Aug 2020$15.0M
12 months to Aug 2021$16.9M
12 months to Aug 2022$17.7M
12 months to Aug 2023$17.1M
12 months to Aug 2024$12.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$13.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$10.4M
  • Japan
  • Korea, South
  • Norway
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodJapanKorea, SouthNorwayChina
12 months to Aug 201715.7%14.7%6.2%18.9%
12 months to Aug 201816.0%13.2%6.1%19.7%
12 months to Aug 201919.2%12.4%4.9%14.7%
12 months to Aug 202019.3%10.6%4.9%13.0%
12 months to Aug 202117.6%16.3%4.4%8.1%
12 months to Aug 202214.1%12.4%4.6%12.7%
12 months to Aug 202311.4%11.6%7.6%13.7%
12 months to Aug 202418.8%11.6%4.8%7.6%
12 months to Aug 202521.9%14.6%11.5%4.0%
12 months to Aug 202623.9%15.4%11.6%9.1%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodJapanKorea, SouthNorwayChinaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%9.5%1.4%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%3.3%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%24.3%2.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%3.2%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%24.9%3.4%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%1.9%
12 months to Aug 20254.3%3.8%4.3%66.8%5.8%
12 months to Aug 202612.0%10.0%11.1%44.8%14.1%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$10.4M−22%14.1%+8.3 pts$483K−8.7%
12 months to Aug 2025$13.2M+9.1%5.8%+3.9 pts$528K+11%
12 months to Aug 2024$12.1M−29%1.9%−1.5 pts$478K−37%
12 months to Aug 2023$17.1M−3.6%3.4%+0.3 pts$761K+281%
12 months to Aug 2022$17.7M+5.0%3.2%+1.2 pts$200K−57%
12 months to Aug 2021$16.9M+13%2.0%−1.3 pts$464K+41%
12 months to Aug 2020$15.0M+21%3.3%+1.9 pts$328K−36%
12 months to Aug 2019$12.4M+3.3%1.4%+1.4 pts$509K+1.1%
12 months to Aug 2018$12.0M−7.5%0.0%0.0 pts$503K−29%
12 months to Aug 2017HS 2017 revision$12.9M0.0%$713K

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Japan$150K26.1%+2.5 pts$18.64/kg+15%11.7%−0.2 pts
Malaysia$98K17.0%new$8.54/kg10.0%
Korea, South$81K14.1%−4.2 pts$7.99/kg−31%12.5%+3.8 pts
Kazakhstan$70K12.2%new$7.92/kg12.5%
China$46K8.0%−1.5 pts$11.65/kg+141%37.5%−15.9 pts
Iceland$21K3.7%new$11.66/kg0.0%
Ukraine$20K3.5%new$8.57/kg0.0%
Egypt$20K3.4%new$6.75/kg12.5%
Other countries (7)$69K12.1%−9.7 pts$6.03/kg−73%9.4%−0.9 pts
All countries$574K100.0%$9.43/kg−20%12.6%−1.7 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 50.9% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Spain$3.51/kg$0.23/kg6.6% of price$0.35/kg10.0% of price$4.09/kg
China$5.73/kg$0.36/kg6.2% of price$2.05/kg35.8% of price$8.13/kg+4.8%
Kazakhstan$7.92/kg$0.00/kg0.0% of price$0.99/kg12.5% of price$8.91/kg
Malaysia$8.54/kg$0.38/kg4.5% of price$0.85/kg10.0% of price$9.78/kg+11%
Iceland$11.45/kg$0.05/kg0.4% of price$0.78/kg6.8% of price$12.28/kg+63%
Korea, South$12.71/kg$0.44/kg3.4% of price$1.33/kg10.5% of price$14.48/kg+4.8%
Japan$15.95/kg$1.04/kg6.5% of price$1.68/kg10.5% of price$18.67/kg+3.5%
All countries$8.98/kg$0.48/kg5.4% of price$1.06/kg11.8% of price$10.53/kg−16%

Landed at a US port, Spain was cheapest, at $4.09/kg: 49.7% below China.

Landed cost from Iceland rose 63% on a year earlier, to $12.28/kg, mostly on price: $6.82/kg then, $11.45/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Honduras gained the most share: 8.6% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. El Salvador lost the most: 3.1%, down from 11.3%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Japan
  • Korea, South
  • Norway
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthJapanKorea, SouthNorwayChina
September 202410.3%6.0%47.8%0.0%
October 202419.9%2.9%2.9%3.6%
November 202421.6%20.6%5.3%1.6%
December 202417.2%14.4%8.7%4.9%
January 202520.5%11.9%1.5%4.4%
February 202513.4%14.6%2.8%0.7%
March 202526.6%20.4%2.4%0.0%
April 202532.2%20.1%0.9%6.7%
May 202527.4%16.3%0.8%14.5%
June 202526.5%18.6%23.7%0.0%
July 202529.1%14.5%3.4%1.5%
August 202523.7%18.2%19.6%9.5%
September 202524.8%18.9%0.4%21.6%
October 202519.8%19.9%0.8%11.3%
November 202518.3%23.7%2.4%0.7%
December 202518.0%15.2%29.8%1.5%
January 20267.7%9.9%0.7%37.6%
February 202636.3%2.2%1.5%0.0%
March 202628.8%5.9%5.0%2.3%
April 202637.2%16.6%22.2%9.8%
May 202619.8%4.8%33.7%0.0%
June 202626.8%38.7%2.9%2.9%
July 202650.3%18.1%2.9%12.9%
August 202626.1%14.1%2.6%8.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthJapanKorea, SouthNorwayChinaAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
October 20240.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.9%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.4%
December 20240.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%1.2%
January 20250.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%1.1%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.2%
March 20250.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.1%
April 20253.0%3.4%10.0%46.4%5.7%
May 20259.2%10.0%10.0%164.4%30.6%
June 20259.6%9.8%10.0%n/a9.0%
July 20258.8%5.8%10.0%55.0%11.1%
August 202511.8%8.7%10.3%53.4%14.3%
September 202513.4%15.0%15.0%55.0%24.0%
October 202515.0%12.5%15.0%55.0%18.6%
November 202515.0%8.7%15.0%45.0%11.4%
December 202515.0%4.4%15.0%45.0%13.1%
January 202615.0%11.4%15.0%45.0%24.4%
February 202614.4%15.0%15.0%n/a10.8%
March 20269.8%10.0%10.0%35.0%10.0%
April 202610.0%10.0%10.0%35.0%12.2%
May 202610.0%10.0%6.7%n/a8.3%
June 202610.0%10.0%10.0%35.0%10.5%
July 202610.4%10.6%10.9%35.0%13.1%
August 202611.7%12.5%12.5%37.5%12.6%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. February 2026 · Duty paid: all countries 15.8% → 10.4%.
  2. May 2025 · Duty paid: Japan 0.0% → 9.4%, Korea, South 0.0% → 9.2%, all countries 0.5% → 12.4%.
  3. October 2019 · Duty paid: China 11.3% → 25.0%.

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 0305.59

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Los Angeles, CA$3.5M · 33.7%
  2. Newark, NJ$2.2M · 21.6%
  3. Freeport, TX$658K · 6.4%
  4. San Juan, PR$531K · 5.1%
  5. Calais, ME$527K · 5.1%

Where US exports go

US exports were $15K in August 2026, down 74% from August 2025, and $483K over the last 12 months, down 8.7% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Mexico, up 21%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Australia$252K52.3%+6.9%
Mexico$111K22.9%+21%
Canada$97K20.2%−19%
Cayman Islands$10K2.2%+8.8%
Aruba$8K1.6%−71%
Ecuador$4K0.8%new
All countries$483K100.0%−8.7%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 103 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$107.5Min 2025−5.2%$00.0%
Malaysia$35.0Min 2025+12%$00.0%
Congo$30.0Min 2024−16%$00.0%
Rwanda$29.9Min 2025+92%$00.0%
Jamaica$23.7Min 2025+40%$00.0%
Portugal$14.4Min 2025+9.0%$00.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo$12.1Min 2024+48%$00.0%
Sri Lanka$9.7Min 2025+37%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $107.5M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Rwanda grew fastest: up 92% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 0305: fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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