Heading 1604: Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
Every line of heading 1604 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
Chapter 16: Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, mollusks or insects. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →
Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1604.11 | Salmon: | |
| 1604.11.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | 6% |
| 1604.11.20.20 | Pink (humpie) | |
| 1604.11.20.30 | Sockeye | |
| 1604.11.20.90 | Other | |
| 1604.11.40 | Other | Free |
| 1604.11.40.10 | Chum (dog) | |
| 1604.11.40.20 | Pink (humpie) | |
| 1604.11.40.30 | Sockeye | |
| 1604.11.40.40 | Other | |
| 1604.11.40.50 | Other | |
| 1604.12 | Herrings: | |
| 1604.12.20.00 | In oil, in airtight containers | 4% |
| 1604.12.40.00 | In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 0.45 kg each | Free |
| 1604.12.60 | Other | Free |
| 1604.12.60.10 | Fillets | |
| 1604.12.60.30 | Other | |
| 1604.12.60.50 | Kipper snacks | |
| 1604.12.60.90 | Other | |
| 1604.13 | Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats: | |
| 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 | Free |
| 1604.13.20.00 | Neither skinned nor boned | 15% |
| 1604.13.30.00 | Skinned or boned | 20% |
| 1604.13.40.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams each | Free |
| 1604.13.90.00 | Other | 3.1% |
| 1604.14 | Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): | |
| 1604.14.10 | In oil | 35% |
| 1604.14.10.10 | In foil or other flexible containers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | |
| 1604.14.10.91 | Albacore | |
| 1604.14.10.99 | Other | |
| 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% |
| 1604.14.22.51 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | |
| 1604.14.22.59 | Other | |
| 1604.14.22.91 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | |
| 1604.14.22.99 | Other | |
| 1604.14.30 | Other | 12.5% |
| 1604.14.30.51 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | |
| 1604.14.30.59 | Other | |
| 1604.14.30.91 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | |
| 1604.14.30.99 | Other | |
| 1604.14.40.00 | In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil | 1.1¢/kg |
| 1604.14.50.00 | Other | 6% |
| 1604.14.70.00 | In oil | 4.9% |
| 1604.14.80.00 | Not in oil | 6% |
| 1604.15.00.00 | Mackerel | 3% |
| 1604.16 | Anchovies: | |
| 1604.16.20.00 | In oil, in airtight containers | Free |
| 1604.16.40.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | 5% |
| 1604.16.60.00 | Other | Free |
| 1604.17 | Eels: | |
| 1604.17.10.00 | In airtight containers | 4% |
| 1604.17.40.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | 10% |
| 1604.17.50.00 | Other | 7.5% |
| 1604.17.60.00 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg each | Free |
| 1604.17.80.00 | Other | 6% |
| 1604.18 | Shark fins: | |
| 1604.18.10.00 | In airtight containers | 4% |
| 1604.18.90.00 | Other | 6% |
| 1604.19 | Other (including yellowtail): | |
| 1604.19.10.00 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | 4% |
| 1604.19.22.00 | Other | 4% |
| 1604.19.25.00 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | 5% |
| 1604.19.32.00 | Other | 4% |
| 1604.19.41.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | 10% |
| 1604.19.51.00 | Other | 7.5% |
| 1604.19.61.00 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 7 kg each | Free |
| 1604.19.82.00 | Other | 6% |
| 1604.20 | Other prepared or preserved fish: | |
| 1604.20.05 | Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals | 5% |
| 1604.20.05.10 | Prepared meals | |
| 1604.20.05.90 | Other | |
| 1604.20.10.00 | Pastes | Free |
| 1604.20.15.00 | In oil | Free |
| 1604.20.20.00 | In airtight containers | Free |
| 1604.20.25.00 | Other | Free |
| 1604.20.30.00 | Other | Free |
| 1604.20.40.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | 10% |
| 1604.20.50 | Other | 7.5% |
| 1604.20.50.10 | Pre-cooked and frozen | |
| 1604.20.50.90 | Other | |
| 1604.20.60 | Other | Free |
| 1604.20.60.10 | Pre-cooked and frozen | |
| 1604.20.60.90 | Other | |
| 1604.31.00.00 | Caviar | 15% |
| 1604.32 | Caviar substitutes: | |
| 1604.32.30.00 | Boiled and in airtight containers | Free |
| 1604.32.40.00 | Other | Free |
Exporting this product from the U.S.?
Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 1604 has 21 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →
- 1604.11.2000SALMON, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, IN OIL, IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS
- 1604.11.4010CHUM (DOG) SALMON, NOT IN OIL, CANNED
- 1604.11.4020PINK (HUMPIE) SALMON, NOT IN OIL, CANNED
- 1604.11.4030SOCKEYE SALMON, NOT IN OIL, CANNED
- 1604.11.4040SALMON, NESOI, NOT IN OIL, CANNED
- 1604.11.4050SALMON, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, NESOI
- 1604.12.0000HERRINGS, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED
- 1604.13.0000SARDINES, SARDINELLA AND BRISLING OR SPRATS, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED
- 1604.14.0000TUNAS, SKIPJACK AND ATLANTIC BONITO (SARDA SPP), WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED
- 1604.15.0000MACKEREL, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED
- 1604.16.0000ANCHOVIES, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED
- 1604.17.0000EELS, WHOLE OR IN PIECES, BUT NOT MINCED, PREPARED OR PRESERVED
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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