Analysis
HTS 1605.56.20 covers other: 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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
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.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 1605.56.30 | Clams: other | Free |
| 1605.56.60 | Other: other | Free |