Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1604.14

1604.14.22

1604.14.22: Prepared or preserved tuna: 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

Prepared or preserved tuna

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 4 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs:
  2. Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced:
  3. 1604.14 Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.):
  4. Tunas and skipjack:
  5. In airtight containers:
  6. Not in oil:
  7. 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

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 6% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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 schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—6%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus25%

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

  1. 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%
  2. 1604.14.22.51 In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each kg
  3. 1604.14.22.59 Other kg
  4. 1604.14.22.91 In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each kg
  5. 1604.14.22.99 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

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.

  • N355851 U.S. CBP 24 November 2025 · 1604.14.22.99

    The tariff classification of Yellowfin Tuna Fillets from Italy

  • N345343 U.S. CBP 6 February 2025 · 1604.14.22.91

    The Tariff Classification of Frozen Seared Tuna from Indonesia

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.

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HTS code 1604.14.22 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1604.14 (tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)).

The general duty is 6%.

4 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 1604.14.22?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 6%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1604.14.22 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.

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