Chapter 16: Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
HTS heading 1604: Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
88 numbered lines under heading 1604, including 68 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1604 | Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: | ||||
| Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: | |||||
| 1604.11 | Salmon: | ||||
| 1604.11.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | 6% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 1604.11.20.20 | Pink (humpie) | kg | |||
| 1604.11.20.30 | Sockeye | kg | |||
| 1604.11.20.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 1604.11.40 | Other | Free | 25% | ||
| Canned: | |||||
| 1604.11.40.10 | Chum (dog) | kg | |||
| 1604.11.40.20 | Pink (humpie) | kg | |||
| 1604.11.40.30 | Sockeye | kg | |||
| 1604.11.40.40 | Other | kg | |||
| 1604.11.40.50 | Other | kg | |||
| 1604.12 | Herrings: | ||||
| 1604.12.20.00 | In oil, in airtight containers | kg | 4% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 30% |
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.12.40.00 | In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 0.45 kg each | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 1604.12.60 | Other | Free | 25% | ||
| Pickled: | |||||
| 1604.12.60.10 | Fillets | kg | |||
| 1604.12.60.30 | Other | kg | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.12.60.50 | Kipper snacks | kg | |||
| 1604.12.60.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 1604.13 | Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats: | ||||
| In oil, in airtight containers: | |||||
| 1604.13.10.00 | Smoked sardines, neither skinned nor boned, valued $1 or more per kg in tin- plate containers, or $1.10 or more per kg in other containers | kg | Free | 30% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.13.20.00 | Neither skinned nor boned | kg | 15% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 1604.13.30.00 | Skinned or boned | kg | 20% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.13.40.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams each | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 1604.13.90.00 | Other | kg | 3.1% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.14 | Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): | ||||
| Tunas and skipjack: | |||||
| In airtight containers: | |||||
| 1604.14.10 | In oil | 35% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 45% | |
| 1604.14.10.10 | In foil or other flexible containers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | kg | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.14.10.91 | Albacore | kg | |||
| 1604.14.10.99 | Other | kg | |||
| Not in oil: | |||||
| 1604.14.22 | In containers weighing with their contents not over 7 kg each, and not the product of any insular possession of the United States, for an aggregate quantity entered in any calendar year not to exceed 4.8 percent of apparent United States consumption of tuna in airtight containers during the immediately preceding year, as reported by the National Marine Fisheries Service | 6% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 25% | |
| Albacore (Thunnus alalunga): | |||||
| 1604.14.22.51 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | kg | |||
| 1604.14.22.59 | Other | kg | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.14.22.91 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | kg | |||
| 1604.14.22.99 | Other | kg | |||
| 1604.14.30 | Other | 12.5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG) | 25% | |
| Albacore (Thunnus alalunga): | |||||
| 1604.14.30.51 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | kg | |||
| 1604.14.30.59 | Other | kg | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.14.30.91 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | kg | |||
| 1604.14.30.99 | Other | kg | |||
| Not in airtight containers: | |||||
| 1604.14.40.00 | In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil | kg | 1.1¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 2.8¢/kg |
| 1604.14.50.00 | Other | kg | 6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| Bonito (Sarda spp.): | |||||
| 1604.14.70.00 | In oil | kg | 4.9% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 1604.14.80.00 | Not in oil | kg | 6% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.15.00.00 | Mackerel | kg | 3% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.16 | Anchovies: | ||||
| 1604.16.20.00 | In oil, in airtight containers | kg | Free | 30% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.16.40.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | kg | 5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.16.60.00 | Other | kg | Free | 2.5% | |
| 1604.17 | Eels: | ||||
| 1604.17.10.00 | In airtight containers | kg | 4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| Other: | |||||
| Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared: | |||||
| 1604.17.40.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | kg | 10% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 20% |
| 1604.17.50.00 | Other | kg | 7.5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.17.60.00 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg each | kg | Free | 2.8¢/kg | |
| 1604.17.80.00 | Other | kg | 6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.18 | Shark fins: | ||||
| 1604.18.10.00 | In airtight containers | kg | 4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 1604.18.90.00 | Other | kg | 6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.19 | Other (including yellowtail): | ||||
| In airtight containers: | |||||
| Not in oil: | |||||
| 1604.19.10.00 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | kg | 4% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.19.22.00 | Other | kg | 4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| In oil: | |||||
| 1604.19.25.00 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | kg | 5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 1604.19.32.00 | Other | kg | 4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| Other: | |||||
| Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared: | |||||
| 1604.19.41.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | kg | 10% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 20% |
| 1604.19.51.00 | Other | kg | 7.5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.19.61.00 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 7 kg each | kg | Free | 2.8¢/kg | |
| 1604.19.82.00 | Other | kg | 6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 1604.20 | Other prepared or preserved fish: | ||||
| 1604.20.05 | Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals | 5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 20% | |
| 1604.20.05.10 | Prepared meals | kg | |||
| 1604.20.05.90 | Other | kg | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1604.20.10.00 | Pastes | kg | Free | 30% | |
| Balls, cakes and puddings: | |||||
| 1604.20.15.00 | In oil | kg | Free | 30% | |
| Not in oil: | |||||
| In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each: | |||||
| 1604.20.20.00 | In airtight containers | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 1604.20.25.00 | Other | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 1604.20.30.00 | Other | kg | Free | 2% | |
| Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared: | |||||
| 1604.20.40.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | kg | 10% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 20% |
| 1604.20.50 | Other | 7.5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 30% | |
| 1604.20.50.10 | Pre-cooked and frozen | kg | |||
| 1604.20.50.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 1604.20.60 | Other | Free | 25% | ||
| 1604.20.60.10 | Pre-cooked and frozen | kg | |||
| 1604.20.60.90 | Other | kg | |||
| Caviar and caviar substitutes: | |||||
| 1604.31.00.00 | Caviar | kg | 15% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 1604.32 | Caviar substitutes: | ||||
| 1604.32.30.00 | Boiled and in airtight containers | kg | Free | 30% | |
| 1604.32.40.00 | Other | kg | Free | 44¢/kg |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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