Analysis
HTS 1605.51.50 covers other: other under heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to duty-free. Compared with 1605.51.40 (other: smoked), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.7 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 4.7%. 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 4.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 16 (65th percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $470 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 1605.51.05 (products containing fish meat; prepared meals, duty-free) and 1605.51.40 (other: smoked, 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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1605.51.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.51.40 | Other: smoked | Free |