Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1604.14
1604.14.10: Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): tunas and skipjack, in airtight containers, in oil
Prepared or preserved tuna
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs:
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced:
- 1604.14 Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.):
- Tunas and skipjack:
- In airtight containers:
- 1604.14.10 In oil
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 35% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 45% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Subdivisions
- 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 kg
- 1604.14.10.91 Albacore kg
- 1604.14.10.99 Other kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
1604.14 Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)
UK 20% – 25% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 20.2% 
EU 24% – 25% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 24.1% 
Türkiye 80% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Canada 4.5% – 7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
Mexico Free – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 15% 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 9.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan 14% – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 14.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 1604.14
- 1604.14.10Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): tunas and skipjack, in airtight containers, in oil
- 1604.14.22In 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
- 1604.14.30Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): tunas and skipjack, in airtight containers, not in oil, other
- 1604.14.40In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil
- 1604.14.50Not in airtight containers: other
- 1604.14.70Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): bonito (Sarda spp.), in oil
- 1604.14.80Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.): bonito (Sarda spp.), not in oil
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.
- N364530 U.S. CBP
The Tariff Classification of Frozen Raw Yellowfin Tuna from Mexico
- N355851 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Yellowfin Tuna Fillets from Italy
- N345343 U.S. CBP
The Tariff Classification of Frozen Seared Tuna from Indonesia
- 600014537 HMRC
Cooked strips of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) loins in a tomato and basil sauce. For human consumption and ready to eat. Packaged in a 300g pouch.
- 600014538 HMRC
Cooked strips of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) loins in a curry sauce. For human consumption and ready to eat. Packaged in a 300g pouch.
- 600014244 HMRC
Tuna Salad Contains Tuna with soybeans, chickpeas, lentils, quinoa, grilled aubergines, with an extra virgin olive oil dressing The product is packed in a aluminium cup and then sealed
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.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1604.14.10 is one of 7 lines under subheading 1604.14, tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.).
The general duty is 35%.
3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20%–25%, the EU duty is 24%–25%, the Türkiye duty is 80%, the Canada duty is 4.5%–7%, the Mexico duty is 0%–20%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, 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 14%–15%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1604.14 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1604.14.10?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 35%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 1604.14.10 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,R,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1604.14 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Thailand (US$548m), followed by Vietnam.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.