HTS heading 1604: Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
Heading 1604 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. Below: every rated tariff line in it with its general duty rate, Section 301 China status and exclusions, then a page per line with a free duty calculator.
Heading 1604 at a glance
- 48 rated tariff lines; 17 duty-free at the general (MFN) rate.
- Ad valorem general rates from 3% to 35%; 1 line(s) use a specific or compound rate (per kg, per unit…).
- Section 301 (products of China): 48 of 48 lines on a list in effect (List 3).
Goods named in this heading (official line texts): In oil, in airtight containers, In oil, in airtight containers, In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents …, Smoked sardines, neither skinned nor boned, valued $1 or more per kg in tin- plate containers,…, Neither skinned nor boned, Skinned or boned, In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams each, In oil, In containers .
Subheadings (6-digit)
- 1604.11: Salmon (2 lines)
- 1604.12: Herrings (3 lines)
- 1604.13: In oil, in airtight containers (5 lines)
- 1604.14: In airtight containers (7 lines)
- 1604.15: Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced (1 line)
- 1604.16: Anchovies (3 lines)
- 1604.17: Eels (5 lines)
- 1604.18: Shark fins (2 lines)
- 1604.19: Not in oil (8 lines)
- 1604.20: Other prepared or preserved fish (9 lines)
- 1604.31: Caviar and caviar substitutes (1 line)
- 1604.32: Caviar substitutes (2 lines)
All tariff lines in heading 1604
| Line | Description | General | Section 301 (China) | Exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1604.11.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.11.40 | Salmon: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.12.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | 4% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.12.40 | In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents … | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.12.60 | Other: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.13.10 | Smoked sardines, neither skinned nor boned, valued $1 or more per kg in tin- plate containers,… | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.13.20 | Other: Neither skinned nor boned | 15% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.13.30 | Other: Skinned or boned | 20% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.13.40 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams each | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.13.90 | Other: Other | 3.1% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.10 | In airtight containers: In oil | 35% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.22 | In containers weighing with their contents not over 7 kg each, and not the product of any insu… | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.30 | Not in oil: Other | 12.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.40 | In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil | 1.1¢/kg | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.50 | Not in airtight containers: Other | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.70 | Bonito (Sarda spp.): In oil | 4.9% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.14.80 | Bonito (Sarda spp.): Not in oil | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.15.00 | Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: Mackerel | 3% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.16.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.16.40 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | 5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.16.60 | Other: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.17.10 | Eels: In airtight containers | 4% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.17.40 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions…: Neither coo… | 10% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.17.50 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions…: Other | 7.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.17.60 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg each | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.17.80 | Other: Other | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.18.10 | Shark fins: In airtight containers | 4% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.18.90 | Shark fins: Other | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.10 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | 4% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.22 | Not in oil: Other | 4% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.25 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | 5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.32 | In oil: Other | 4% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.41 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions…: Neither coo… | 10% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.51 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions…: Other | 7.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.61 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 7 kg each | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.19.82 | Other: Other | 6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.05 | Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared mea… | 5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.10 | Other: Pastes | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.15 | Balls, cakes and puddings: In oil | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.20 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each: In airtight contain… | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.25 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.30 | Not in oil: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.40 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with b…: Neither coo… | 10% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.50 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with b…: Other | 7.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.20.60 | Other: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.31.00 | Caviar and caviar substitutes: Caviar | 15% | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.32.30 | Boiled and in airtight containers | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 1604.32.40 | Caviar substitutes: Other | Free | List 3 +25% |
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General information from the official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC) and USTR Section 301 notices in HTS Chapter 99; not legal or customs advice. Classification is decided by CBP; confirm with a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.
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