HTS chapter 16

HTS chapter 16: prepared meat and fish codes and duty rates

Chapter 16 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 5 headings and 117 rate lines, split into 179 ten-digit statistical codes. Each heading below lists its rate lines with the official description and the general (Column 1) rate of duty. The general rate is only the starting point: Section 301, Section 232 and other programs can add to it depending on the country of origin, and the calculator applies them for any line.

1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
1601.00.20Pork1601.00.20.100.8¢/kg
1601.00.40Beef in airtight containers3.4%
1601.00.60Other › Other3.2%

1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
1602.10.10Homogenized preparations › Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes1.9%
1602.10.50Homogenized preparations › Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children6.4%
1602.20.20Of liver of any animal › Of goose4.9¢/kg
1602.20.40Of liver of any animal3.2%
1602.31.00Of poultry of heading 0105 › Of turkeys6.4%
1602.32.00Of poultry of heading 0105 › Of chickens6.4%
1602.39.00Of poultry of heading 01056.4%
1602.41.10Of swine › Hams and cuts thereof › Containing cereals or vegetables6.4%
1602.41.20Of swine › Hams and cuts thereof › Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers5.3¢/kg
1602.41.90Of swine › Hams and cuts thereof1.4¢/kg
1602.42.20Of swine › Shoulders and cuts thereof › Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers4.2¢/kg
1602.42.40Of swine › Shoulders and cuts thereof1.4¢/kg
1602.49.10Of swine › Other, including mixtures › Offal3.2%
1602.49.20Of swine › Other, including mixtures › Not containing cereals or vegetables › Boned and cooked and packed in air- tight containers4.2¢/kg
1602.49.40Of swine › Other, including mixtures › Not containing cereals or vegetables1.4¢/kg
1602.49.60Of swine › Other, including mixtures › Mixtures of pork and beef3.2%
1602.49.90Of swine › Other, including mixtures6.4%
1602.50.05Of bovine animals › Offal2.3%
1602.50.07Of bovine animals › Not containing cereals or vegetables › Cured or pickled › Corned beef in airtight containersFree
1602.50.08Of bovine animals › Not containing cereals or vegetables › Cured or pickled4.5%
1602.50.21Of bovine animals › Not containing cereals or vegetables › In airtight containers1.4%
1602.50.60Of bovine animals › Not containing cereals or vegetables1.8%
1602.50.90Of bovine animals2.5%
1602.90.10Other, including preparations of blood of any animal › Frog meat2.7%
1602.90.91Other, including preparations of blood of any animal6.4%

1603Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
1603.00.10Clam juice8.5%
1603.00.90OtherFree

1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
1604.11.20Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Salmon › In oil, in airtight containers6%
1604.11.40Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › SalmonFree
1604.12.20Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Herrings › In oil, in airtight containers4%
1604.12.40Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Herrings › In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 0.45 kg eachFree
1604.12.60Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › HerringsFree
1604.13.10Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats › In oil, in airtight containers › 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 containersFree
1604.13.20Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats › In oil, in airtight containers › Neither skinned nor boned15%
1604.13.30Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats › In oil, in airtight containers › Skinned or boned20%
1604.13.40Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats › In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams eachFree
1604.13.90Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats3.1%
1604.14.10Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Tunas and skipjack › In airtight containers › In oil35%
1604.14.22Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Tunas and skipjack › In airtight containers › Not in oil › 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 Service6%
1604.14.30Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Tunas and skipjack › In airtight containers › Not in oil12.5%
1604.14.40Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Tunas and skipjack › Not in airtight containers › In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil1.1¢/kg
1604.14.50Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Tunas and skipjack › Not in airtight containers6%
1604.14.70Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Bonito (Sarda spp.) › In oil4.9%
1604.14.80Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) › Bonito (Sarda spp.) › Not in oil6%
1604.15.00Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Mackerel3%
1604.16.20Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Anchovies › In oil, in airtight containersFree
1604.16.40Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Anchovies › In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each5%
1604.16.60Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › AnchoviesFree
1604.17.10Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Eels › In airtight containers4%
1604.17.40Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Eels › Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared › Neither cooked nor in oil10%
1604.17.50Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Eels › Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared7.5%
1604.17.60Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Eels › In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg eachFree
1604.17.80Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Eels6%
1604.18.10Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Shark fins › In airtight containers4%
1604.18.90Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Shark fins6%
1604.19.10Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › In airtight containers › Not in oil › Bonito, yellowtail and pollock4%
1604.19.22Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › In airtight containers › Not in oil4%
1604.19.25Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › In airtight containers › In oil › Bonito, yellowtail and pollock5%
1604.19.32Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › In airtight containers › In oil4%
1604.19.41Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared › Neither cooked nor in oil10%
1604.19.51Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared7.5%
1604.19.61Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail) › In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 7 kg eachFree
1604.19.82Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Other (including yellowtail)6%
1604.20.05Other prepared or preserved fish › Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals5%
1604.20.10Other prepared or preserved fish › PastesFree
1604.20.15Other prepared or preserved fish › Balls, cakes and puddings › In oilFree
1604.20.20Other prepared or preserved fish › Balls, cakes and puddings › Not in oil › In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each › In airtight containersFree
1604.20.25Other prepared or preserved fish › Balls, cakes and puddings › Not in oil › In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg eachFree
1604.20.30Other prepared or preserved fish › Balls, cakes and puddings › Not in oilFree
1604.20.40Other prepared or preserved fish › Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared › Neither cooked nor in oil10%
1604.20.50Other prepared or preserved fish › Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared7.5%
1604.20.60Other prepared or preserved fishFree
1604.31.00Caviar and caviar substitutes › Caviar15%
1604.32.30Caviar and caviar substitutes › Caviar substitutes › Boiled and in airtight containersFree
1604.32.40Caviar and caviar substitutes › Caviar substitutesFree

1605Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
1605.10.05Crab › Products containing fish meat; prepared meals10%
1605.10.20Crab › Crabmeat › In airtight containersFree
1605.10.40Crab › Crabmeat5%
1605.10.60CrabFree
1605.21.05Shrimps and prawns › Not in airtight containers › Products containing fish meat; prepared meals5%
1605.21.10Shrimps and prawns › Not in airtight containersFree
1605.29.05Shrimps and prawns › Products containing fish meat; prepared meals5%
1605.29.10Shrimps and prawnsFree
1605.30.05Lobster › Products containing fish meat; prepared meals10%
1605.30.10LobsterFree
1605.40.05Other crustaceans › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.40.10Other crustaceansFree
1605.51.05Molluscs › Oysters › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.51.40Molluscs › Oysters › SmokedFree
1605.51.50Molluscs › Oysters4.7%
1605.52.05Molluscs › Scallops, including queen scallops › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.52.60Molluscs › Scallops, including queen scallopsFree
1605.53.05Molluscs › Mussels › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.53.60Molluscs › MusselsFree
1605.54.05Molluscs › Cuttle fish and squid › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.54.60Molluscs › Cuttle fish and squidFree
1605.55.05Molluscs › Octopus › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.55.60Molluscs › OctopusFree
1605.56.05Molluscs › Clams, cockles and arkshells › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.56.10Molluscs › Clams, cockles and arkshells › Clams › In airtight containers › Razor clams (Siliqua patula)Free
1605.56.15Molluscs › Clams, cockles and arkshells › Clams › In airtight containers › Boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not salted, but not otherwise prepared or preserved, in immediate containers, the contents of each container not exceeding 680 grams gross weight10%
1605.56.20Molluscs › Clams, cockles and arkshells › Clams › In airtight containersFree
1605.56.30Molluscs › Clams, cockles and arkshells › ClamsFree
1605.56.60Molluscs › Clams, cockles and arkshellsFree
1605.57.05Molluscs › Abalone › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.57.60Molluscs › AbaloneFree
1605.58.05Molluscs › Snails, other than sea snails › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.58.55Molluscs › Snails, other than sea snails5%
1605.59.05Molluscs › Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree
1605.59.60MolluscsFree
1605.61.00Other aquatic invertebrates › Sea cucumbersFree
1605.62.00Other aquatic invertebrates › Sea urchinsFree
1605.63.00Other aquatic invertebrates › JellyfishFree
1605.69.00Other aquatic invertebratesFree

Descriptions and general rates from the current USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general rate excludes additional duties such as Section 301, Section 232 and antidumping or countervailing duties, which depend on the country of origin.