Chapter 16
Preparations of Meat, Fish, Crustaceans or Molluscs
248 tariff lines · 179 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 16
Chapter 16 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers preparations of Meat, Fish, Crustaceans or Molluscs. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 16. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.
Codes in Chapter 16
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1601.00.20 | Pork | 8-digit subheading | 0.8¢/kg |
| 1601.00.20.10 | Canned | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1601.00.20.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1601.00.40 | Beef in airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | 3.4% |
| 1601.00.40.10 | Canned | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1601.00.40.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1601.00.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 3.2% |
| 1601.00.60.20 | Beef | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1601.00.60.60 | Canned | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1601.00.60.80 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1602.10 | Homogenized preparations | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.10.10.00 | Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes | 10-digit statistical code | 1.9% |
| 1602.10.50 | Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children | 8-digit subheading | 6.4% |
| 1602.10.50.60 | Canned | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.10.50.80 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.20 | Of liver of any animal | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.20.20.00 | Of goose | 10-digit statistical code | 4.9¢/kg |
| 1602.20.40.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.2% |
| 1602.31.00 | Of turkeys | 8-digit subheading | 6.4% |
| 1602.31.00.20 | Prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.31.00.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.32.00 | Of chickens | 8-digit subheading | 6.4% |
| 1602.32.00.10 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.32.00.30 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.32.00.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.39.00 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 6.4% |
| 1602.39.00.15 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.39.00.35 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.39.00.45 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.41 | Hams and cuts thereof | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.41.10.00 | Containing cereals or vegetables | 10-digit statistical code | 6.4% |
| 1602.41.20 | Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | 5.3¢/kg |
| 1602.41.20.20 | In containers holding less than 1 kg | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.41.20.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.41.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 1.4¢/kg |
| 1602.42 | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.42.20 | Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | 4.2¢/kg |
| 1602.42.20.20 | In containers holding less than 1 kg | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.42.20.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.42.40.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 1.4¢/kg |
| 1602.49 | Other, including mixtures | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.49.10.00 | Offal | 10-digit statistical code | 3.2% |
| 1602.49.20.00 | Boned and cooked and packed in air- tight containers | 10-digit statistical code | 4.2¢/kg |
| 1602.49.40.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 1.4¢/kg |
| 1602.49.60.00 | Mixtures of pork and beef | 10-digit statistical code | 3.2% |
| 1602.49.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6.4% |
| 1602.50 | Of bovine animals | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.50.05.00 | Offal | 10-digit statistical code | 2.3% |
| 1602.50.07 | Corned beef in airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1602.50.07.20 | In containers holding less than 1 kg | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.50.07.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.50.08.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 4.5% |
| 1602.50.21 | In airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | 1.4% |
| 1602.50.21.20 | In containers holding less than 1 kg | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.50.21.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.50.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 1.8% |
| 1602.50.90 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 2.5% |
| 1602.50.90.20 | Prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.50.90.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.90 | Other, including preparations of blood of any animal | 6-digit heading | |
| 1602.90.10.00 | Frog meat | 10-digit statistical code | 2.7% |
| 1602.90.91 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 6.4% |
| 1602.90.91.60 | Canned | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1602.90.91.80 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1603.00.10.00 | Clam juice | 10-digit statistical code | 8.5% |
| 1603.00.90 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1603.00.90.10 | Of meat | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1603.00.90.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1604.11 | Salmon | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.11.20 | In oil, in airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | 6% |
| 1604.11.20.20 | Pink (humpie) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.20.30 | Sockeye | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.20.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.40 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1604.11.40.10 | Chum (dog) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.40.20 | Pink (humpie) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.40.30 | Sockeye | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.40.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.11.40.50 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.12 | Herrings | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.12.20.00 | In oil, in airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 1604.12.40.00 | In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 0.45 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.12.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1604.12.60.10 | Fillets | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.12.60.30 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.12.60.50 | Kipper snacks | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.12.60.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.13 | Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.13.10.00 | Smoked sardines, neither skinned nor boned, valued $1 or more per kg in tin- plate containers, or $1.10 or more per kg in other containers | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.13.20.00 | Neither skinned nor boned | 10-digit statistical code | 15% |
| 1604.13.30.00 | Skinned or boned | 10-digit statistical code | 20% |
| 1604.13.40.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams each | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.13.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.1% |
| 1604.14 | Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.14.10 | In oil | 8-digit subheading | 35% |
| 1604.14.10.10 | In foil or other flexible containers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.10.91 | Albacore | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.10.99 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.22 | In containers weighing with their contents not over 7 kg each, and not the product of any insular possession of the United States, for an aggregate quantity entered in any calendar year not to exceed 4.8 percent of apparent United States consumption of tuna in airtight containers during the immediately preceding year, as reported by the National Marine Fisheries Service | 8-digit subheading | 6% |
| 1604.14.22.51 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.22.59 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.22.91 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.22.99 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.30 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 12.5% |
| 1604.14.30.51 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.30.59 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.30.91 | In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.30.99 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.14.40.00 | In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil | 10-digit statistical code | 1.1¢/kg |
| 1604.14.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6% |
| 1604.14.70.00 | In oil | 10-digit statistical code | 4.9% |
| 1604.14.80.00 | Not in oil | 10-digit statistical code | 6% |
| 1604.15.00.00 | Mackerel | 10-digit statistical code | 3% |
| 1604.16 | Anchovies | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.16.20.00 | In oil, in airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.16.40.00 | In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| 1604.16.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.17 | Eels | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.17.10.00 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 1604.17.40.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | 10-digit statistical code | 10% |
| 1604.17.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 7.5% |
| 1604.17.60.00 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.17.80.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6% |
| 1604.18 | Shark fins | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.18.10.00 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 1604.18.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6% |
| 1604.19 | Other (including yellowtail) | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.19.10.00 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 1604.19.22.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 1604.19.25.00 | Bonito, yellowtail and pollock | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| 1604.19.32.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 1604.19.41.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | 10-digit statistical code | 10% |
| 1604.19.51.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 7.5% |
| 1604.19.61.00 | In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 7 kg each | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.19.82.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6% |
| 1604.20 | Other prepared or preserved fish | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.20.05 | Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals | 8-digit subheading | 5% |
| 1604.20.05.10 | Prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.20.05.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.20.10.00 | Pastes | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.20.15.00 | In oil | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.20.20.00 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.20.25.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.20.30.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.20.40.00 | Neither cooked nor in oil | 10-digit statistical code | 10% |
| 1604.20.50 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 7.5% |
| 1604.20.50.10 | Pre-cooked and frozen | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.20.50.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.20.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1604.20.60.10 | Pre-cooked and frozen | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.20.60.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1604.31.00.00 | Caviar | 10-digit statistical code | 15% |
| 1604.32 | Caviar substitutes | 6-digit heading | |
| 1604.32.30.00 | Boiled and in airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1604.32.40.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1605.10 | Crab | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.10.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 8-digit subheading | 10% |
| 1605.10.05.10 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.05.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20 | In airtight containers | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.10.20.10 | King crab | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20.22 | C. opilio (small) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20.25 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20.30 | Dungeness | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20.51 | Callinectes spp., including blue crabs (C. sapidus) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20.59 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.20.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 5% |
| 1605.10.40.02 | King crab | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.05 | C. opilio (small) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.10 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.15 | Dungeness | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.25 | Callinectes spp., including blue crabs (C. sapidus) | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.30 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.35 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.40.40 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.10.60.10 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.10.60.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.21 | Not in airtight containers | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.21.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| 1605.21.10 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.21.10.20 | Breaded | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.21.10.30 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.21.10.50 | Other, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.29 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.29.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| 1605.29.10 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.29.10.10 | Frozen, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.29.10.40 | Other, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.30 | Lobster | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.30.05 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 8-digit subheading | 10% |
| 1605.30.05.10 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.30.05.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.30.10 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.30.10.10 | Frozen | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.30.10.30 | Not frozen | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.30.10.50 | In airtight containers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.30.10.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.40 | Other crustaceans | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.40.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.40.10 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.40.10.10 | Peeled freshwater crawfish tail meat | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.40.10.90 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.51 | Oysters | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.51.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.51.40.00 | Smoked | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.51.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 4.7% |
| 1605.52 | Scallops, including queen scallops | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.52.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.52.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.53 | Mussels | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.53.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.53.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.54 | Cuttle fish and squid | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.54.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.54.60 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 1605.54.60.10 | Cuttle fish | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.54.60.20 | Loligo | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.54.60.30 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 1605.55 | Octopus | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.55.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.55.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.56 | Clams, cockles and arkshells | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.56.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.56.10.00 | Razor clams (Siliqua patula) | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.56.15.00 | 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-digit statistical code | 10% |
| 1605.56.20.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.56.30.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.56.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.57 | Abalone | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.57.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.57.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.58 | Snails, other than sea snails | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.58.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.58.55.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 5% |
| 1605.59 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 1605.59.05.00 | Products containing fish meat; prepared meals | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.59.60.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.61.00.00 | Sea cucumbers | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.62.00.00 | Sea urchins | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.63.00.00 | Jellyfish | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 1605.69.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
Not sure which line applies?
Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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