Analysis
HTS 1605.53.60 covers mussels: other under heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 1605.56.15 (boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not…) at 10%, a difference of 10 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 46% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 16 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.
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.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1605.10.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10% |
| 1605.10.20 | In airtight containers | Free |
| 1605.10.40 | Crabmeat: other | 5% |
| 1605.10.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.21.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 5% |
| 1605.21.10 | Not in airtight containers: other | Free |
| 1605.29.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 5% |
| 1605.29.10 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.30.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10% |
| 1605.30.10 | Lobster: other | Free |
| 1605.40.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.40.10 | Other crustaceans: other | Free |
| 1605.51.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.51.40 | Other: smoked | Free |
| 1605.51.50 | Other: other | 4.7% |
| 1605.52.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.52.60 | Scallops, including queen scallops: other | Free |
| 1605.53.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.54.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.54.60 | Cuttle fish and squid: other | Free |
| 1605.55.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.55.60 | Octopus: other | Free |
| 1605.56.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.56.10 | Razor clams (Siliqua patula) | Free |
| 1605.56.15 | Boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not salted, but not otherwise prepared or preserved, in immediate containers, the contents of each container not exceeding 680 grams gross weight | 10% |
| 1605.56.20 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.56.30 | Clams: other | Free |
| 1605.56.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.57.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.57.60 | Abalone: other | Free |
| 1605.58.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.58.55 | Snails, other than sea snails: other | 5% |
| 1605.59.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | Free |
| 1605.59.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 1605.61.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers | Free |
| 1605.62.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: sea urchins | Free |
| 1605.63.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: jellyfish | Free |
| 1605.69.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: other | Free |