Customs Tariff of Norway · commodity code · HS 1604.13

1604.13.01

1604.13.01: Prepared sardines and sprats: Smoked, preserved in oil or in tomato sauce

Prepared sardines and sprats

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Norway, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitues prepared from fish eggs.
  2. 1604.13 Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats :
  3. 1604.13.01 Smoked, preserved in oil or in tomato sauce

What you pay

Importing into Norway

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

1604.13 Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats

UK 12% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines EU 12.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 80% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA Free – 20% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 7.6% Canada Free – 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% Mexico 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Brazil 14.4% – 32% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 23.2% Argentina 16% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Japan 9.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan 30% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

Norway lines: 1604.13

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • 600013146 HMRC 21 May 2025 – 20 May 2028 · 1604 13 90 92

    Frozen coated sprat, whitebait For human consumption. Coated raw whitebait species (Sprattus sprattus), small fish with tail . Ingredients: Whitebait (fish) 60%, wheat flour, water, salt, yeast. Packed in 20 polythene bags weighing 454 gm inside cardboard carton.

Legal notes

Subheading notes

1. For the purposes of subheading 160210, the expression ‘homogenised preparations’ means preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat, meat offal or insects. This subheading takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 1602.

2. The fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates specified in the subheadings of heading 1604 or 1605 under their common names only, are of the same species as those mentioned in Chapter 3 under the same name.

Chapter notes: Chapter 16 →

In the Customs Tariff of Norway, 1604.13.01 is one of 2 lines under subheading 1604.13, sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats.

The ordinary duty is free, and quantities are declared in Kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 12%, the EU duty is 12.5%, the Türkiye duty is 80%, the US duty is 0%–20%, the Canada duty is 0%–9%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%–32%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 9.6%, the Taiwan duty is 30%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

Norway imported goods of subheading 1604.13 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was Poland.

Questions and answers

What is the Norway import duty for commodity code 1604.13.01?

The ordinary duty in the Customs Tariff of Norway is free; the supplementary unit is Kg. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Norway import these goods from?

For subheading 1604.13 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Poland (US$1m), followed by Sweden.

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