HTS heading 1604 · Chapter 16

HTS 1604: Prepared or preserved fish

HTS heading 1604 covers prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. It has 48 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (17 lines), 6% (7 lines), 4% (6 lines) and others.

Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.

Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.

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Tariff lines and duty rates

HTS code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Estimate
	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]				Estimate →
1604.11.20.30	Sockeye[kg]				Estimate →
1604.11.20.90	Other[kg]				Estimate →
1604.11.40	Other	Free		25%
	Canned:
1604.11.40.10	Chum (dog)[kg]				Estimate →
1604.11.40.20	Pink (humpie)[kg]				Estimate →
1604.11.40.30	Sockeye[kg]				Estimate →
1604.11.40.40	Other[kg]				Estimate →
1604.11.40.50	Other[kg]				Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
1604.12.60	Other	Free		25%
	Pickled:
1604.12.60.10	Fillets[kg]				Estimate →
1604.12.60.30	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	Other:
1604.12.60.50	Kipper snacks[kg]				Estimate →
1604.12.60.90	Other[kg]				Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	Other:
1604.13.40.00	In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams each[kg]	Free		25%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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]				Estimate →
	Other:
1604.14.10.91	Albacore[kg]				Estimate →
1604.14.10.99	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	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]				Estimate →
1604.14.22.59	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	Other:
1604.14.22.91	In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each[kg]				Estimate →
1604.14.22.99	Other[kg]				Estimate →
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]				Estimate →
1604.14.30.59	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	Other:
1604.14.30.91	In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each[kg]				Estimate →
1604.14.30.99	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	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	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
1604.16	Anchovies:
1604.16.20.00	In oil, in airtight containers[kg]	Free		30%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
1604.16.60.00	Other[kg]	Free		2.5%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	Other:
1604.17.60.00	In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg each[kg]	Free		2.8¢/kg	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
	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	Estimate →
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%	Estimate →
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]				Estimate →
1604.20.05.90	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	Other:
1604.20.10.00	Pastes[kg]	Free		30%	Estimate →
	Balls, cakes and puddings:
1604.20.15.00	In oil[kg]	Free		30%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
1604.20.25.00	Other[kg]	Free		25%	Estimate →
1604.20.30.00	Other[kg]	Free		2%	Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
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]				Estimate →
1604.20.50.90	Other[kg]				Estimate →
1604.20.60	Other	Free		25%
1604.20.60.10	Pre-cooked and frozen[kg]				Estimate →
1604.20.60.90	Other[kg]				Estimate →
	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%	Estimate →
1604.32	Caviar substitutes:
1604.32.30.00	Boiled and in airtight containers[kg]	Free		30%	Estimate →
1604.32.40.00	Other[kg]	Free		44¢/kg	Estimate →

77 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.

Example: base duty and fees on $10000

For HTS 1604.11.20 at the general rate of 6%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:

Base duty (6%)	$600.00
Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58)	$34.64
Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%)	$12.50
Duty and fees	$647.14

Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.

Special program codes in this heading

A, A*, A+: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
AU: U.S.–Australia FTA
BH: U.S.–Bahrain FTA
CL: U.S.–Chile FTA
CO: U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
D: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
E, E*: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
IL: U.S.–Israel FTA
JO: U.S.–Jordan FTA
KR: U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
MA: U.S.–Morocco FTA
OM: U.S.–Oman FTA
P, P+: CAFTA-DR
PA: U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
PE: U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
R: Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
S, S+: USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
SG: U.S.–Singapore FTA

A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.

Duty by country of origin

Canned tuna (1604.14.10) · China · Mexico · Vietnam · Canada · Germany · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · India · Italy

Frequently asked questions

What is the duty rate for HTS 1604?

Heading 1604 has 48 rate lines. The general (MFN) duty rates are Free (17 lines), 6% (7 lines), 4% (6 lines), 5% (3 lines). Products of free trade agreement partners may enter at the special rate, and Column 2 rates apply to countries without normal trade relations. Chapter 99 tariffs can be added on top: calculate the full amount.

Do Section 301, 232 or 201 tariffs apply to HTS 1604?

It depends on the 8- or 10-digit subheading, the country of origin, the entry date and, for Section 232, the metal content. These additional duties are listed in Chapter 99 of the HTS. The free duty calculator checks each program for a given code, origin and date and shows which apply and why.

What fees are added to an import under HTS 1604?

Formal entries pay the Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464% of value (minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86 in FY2027). Ocean shipments also pay the Harbor Maintenance Fee of 0.125% of value. See the import duty calculator for how they combine.