Analysis
HTS 0305.63.60 covers anchovies (Engraulis spp.): other under heading 0305 (fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 0305.63.20 (in airtight containers) at 5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 86% of the 272 tariff lines in chapter 03 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 0305.63.20 (in airtight containers, 5%) and 0305.63.40 (in immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311710 (Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging), an industry of 516 US establishments employing 29,132 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 2.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 2.5% duty.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0305.63.20 | In airtight containers | 5% |
| 0305.63.40 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each: other | Free |