Analysis
HTS 1604.20.40 covers neither cooked nor in oil under heading 1604 (prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 7.5%. Compared with 1604.20.60 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 10 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 10%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 10% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 16 (93rd percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 2.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 114111 (Finfish Fishing), an industry of 1,436 US establishments employing 2,739 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1604.20.05 | Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals | 5% |
| 1604.20.10 | Other: pastes | Free |
| 1604.20.15 | Balls, cakes and puddings: in oil | Free |
| 1604.20.20 | In airtight containers | Free |
| 1604.20.25 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each: other | Free |
| 1604.20.30 | Not in oil: other | Free |
| 1604.20.50 | Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared: other | 7.5% |
| 1604.20.60 | Other: other | Free |