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HTS 1604Chapter 16

HTS 1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Preparations of Meat or Fish · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · $205.2M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$205.2M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

12 rulings — · 15 reg · 12 CIT, 3 CAFC (5 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 12 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $205M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.

Subheadings (87)

CodeDescriptionRate
1604.11Salmon:
1604.11.20In oil, in airtight containers6%
1604.11.20.20Pink (humpie)
1604.11.20.30Sockeye
1604.11.20.90Other
1604.11.40OtherFree
1604.11.40.10Chum (dog)
1604.11.40.20Pink (humpie)
1604.11.40.30Sockeye
1604.11.40.40Other
1604.11.40.50Other
1604.12Herrings:
1604.12.20.00In oil, in airtight containers4%
1604.12.40.00In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 0.45 kg eachFree
1604.12.60OtherFree
1604.12.60.10Fillets
1604.12.60.30Other
1604.12.60.50Kipper snacks
1604.12.60.90Other
1604.13Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats:
1604.13.10.00Smoked sardines, neither skinned nor boned, valued $1 or more per kg in tin- plate containers, or $1.10 or more per kg in other containersFree
1604.13.20.00Neither skinned nor boned15%
1604.13.30.00Skinned or boned20%
1604.13.40.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams eachFree
1604.13.90.00Other3.1%
1604.14Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (<i>Sarda spp</i>.):
1604.14.10In oil35%
1604.14.10.10In foil or other flexible containers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each
1604.14.10.91Albacore
1604.14.10.99Other
1604.14.22In 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 Service6%
1604.14.22.51In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than <il>6.8 kg each</il>
1604.14.22.59Other
1604.14.22.91In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each
1604.14.22.99Other
1604.14.30Other12.5%
1604.14.30.51In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each
1604.14.30.59Other
1604.14.30.91In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each
1604.14.30.99Other
1604.14.40.00In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over <il>6.8 kg</il> each, not in oil1.1¢/kg
1604.14.50.00Other6%
1604.14.70.00In oil4.9%
1604.14.80.00Not in oil6%
1604.15.00.00Mackerel3%
1604.16Anchovies:
1604.16.20.00In oil, in airtight containersFree
1604.16.40.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each5%
1604.16.60.00OtherFree
1604.17Eels:
1604.17.10.00In airtight containers4%
1604.17.40.00Neither cooked nor in oil10%
1604.17.50.00Other7.5%
1604.17.60.00In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg eachFree
1604.17.80.00Other6%
1604.18Shark fins:
1604.18.10.00In airtight containers4%
1604.18.90.00Other6%
1604.19Other (including yellowtail):
1604.19.10.00Bonito, yellowtail and pollock4%
1604.19.22.00Other4%
1604.19.25.00Bonito, yellowtail and pollock5%
1604.19.32.00Other4%
1604.19.41.00Neither cooked nor in oil10%
1604.19.51.00Other7.5%
1604.19.61.00In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over <il>7 kg</il> eachFree
1604.19.82.00Other6%
1604.20Other prepared or preserved fish:
1604.20.05Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals5%
1604.20.05.10Prepared meals
1604.20.05.90Other
1604.20.10.00PastesFree
1604.20.15.00In oilFree
1604.20.20.00In airtight containersFree
1604.20.25.00OtherFree
1604.20.30.00OtherFree
1604.20.40.00Neither cooked nor in oil10%
1604.20.50Other7.5%
1604.20.50.10Pre-cooked and frozen
1604.20.50.90Other
1604.20.60OtherFree
1604.20.60.10Pre-cooked and frozen
1604.20.60.90Other
1604.31.00.00Caviar15%
1604.32Caviar substitutes:
1604.32.30.00Boiled and in airtight containersFree
1604.32.40.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (12)

H293862Classification

Proposed Revocation of NY N290443; tariff classification of canned cod liver (in own oil)

N024144Classification

The tariff classification of fish fillets and preparations from China.

890196Classification

The tariff classification of five cheese spreads from Austria.

F80961Classification

The tariff classification of breaded fish from Argentina.

H328285Classification

Tariff classification of Frozen Cooked Seafood Protein Pasta Products

875636Classification

The tariff classification of four seafood salad spreads fromThailand.

L81046Classification

The tariff classification of Prepared Fish and Fish Roe from Italy. Correction to Customs Ruling Number R00884

R00884Classification

The tariff classification of Prepared Fish and Fish Roe from Italy

N341640Classification

The tariff classification of a Smoked Salmon Bagel Sandwich from Norway

L82600Classification

The tariff classification of canned tuna from Korea.

R03328Classification

The tariff classification of stuffed Yellowfin sole fillets from China.

M87185Classification

The tariff classification of food products from Canada.

Federal Register (15)

View all 15+ regulations on Federal Register →

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (15)

View all 15+ cases on PACER →

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

1604112000Schedule B

SALMON, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, IN OIL, IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

1601.00.60.801604.11