Analysis
HTS 1605.63.00 covers other aquatic invertebrates: jellyfish under heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 10%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 1605.56.15 (boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not…), at 10%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 10 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 46% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 16. 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. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
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 |
| 1605.53.60 | Mussels: other | 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 |
| 1605.69.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: other | Free |