Other — Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
Classified under heading 1604 / subheading 1604.20 — chapter 16 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 1604.20.50.
Excludes merchandise processing fees, Section 301 duties, antidumping/countervailing duties and freight. Estimates only — not customs advice.
Where this rate sits
Heading 1604 contains 9 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is 7.5%, against an average of 12% across the heading (range 5%–35%).
| Metric | This line | Heading 1604 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | 7.5% | avg 12% |
| Duty-free lines | no | 3 of 9 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
- 1604.20Other prepared or preserved fish
- 1604.20.50Other
All 9 tariff lines under heading 1604
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1604.11.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | 6% | 30% |
| 1604.11.40 | Other | Free | 25% |
| 1604.12.60 | Other | Free | 25% |
| 1604.14.10 | In oil | 35% | 45% |
| 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% | 25% |
| 1604.14.30 | Other | 12.5% | 25% |
| 1604.20.05 | Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals | 5% | 20% |
| 1604.20.50 | Otherthis page | 7.5% | 30% |
| 1604.20.60 | Other | Free | 25% |
Using HTS 1604.20.50 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 1604.20.50 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.