Analysis
HTS 1605.69.00 covers other aquatic invertebrates: other under heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 10%. Compared with 1605.56.15 (boiled clams, whether whole, minced or chopped, and whether or not…), which pays 10%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 10 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 46% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 16, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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 |
| 1605.63.00 | Other aquatic invertebrates: jellyfish | Free |