Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1604.20

1604.20.20

1604.20.20: Other prepared fish (fish balls, minced): In immediate containers weighing with their contents: in airtight containers

Other prepared fish (fish balls, minced)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 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. 1604.20 Other prepared or preserved fish:
  3. Other:
  4. Balls, cakes and puddings:
  5. Not in oil:
  6. In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each:
  7. 1604.20.20 In airtight containers

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty Free 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

Same subheading in other tariffs

1604.20 Other prepared or preserved fish

UK 4% – 25% Third-country duty 36 tariff lines · average 17.1% EU 5.5% – 25% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 17.2% Türkiye 80% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines Canada 7% – 11% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 7.6% Mexico 20% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Argentina 16% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 1.8% Japan 6.4% – 11% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 9.4% Taiwan 17.5% – 20% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 18.9% 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 8 tariff lines North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 1604.20

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.

  • N344112 U.S. CBP 18 December 2024 · 1604.20.20.00

    The tariff classification of fish products from Japan.

  • N334397 U.S. CBP 25 August 2023 · 1604.20.20.00

    The tariff classification of fishcakes from Japan

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 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1604.20.20 is one of 9 lines under subheading 1604.20, other prepared or preserved fish.

The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%–25%, the EU duty is 5.5%–25%, the Türkiye duty is 80%, the Canada duty is 7%–11%, the Mexico duty is 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 6.4%–11%, the Taiwan duty is 17.5%–20%, 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 1604.20 worth US$270m in 2024; the largest supplier was India.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1604.20.20?

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

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1604.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was India (US$64m), followed by Thailand.

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