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Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Chapter 16: Meat/Fish Preparations

HTS Chapter 16 covers meat/fish preparations imported into the United States. Use this page to review tariff classifications, MFN duty rates, and special program rates by code.

HTS Codes in Chapter 16

248 codes
CodeDescriptionGeneral RateSpecial RateFlags
1601.00Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products:Free-
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1601.00.20Pork0.8¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1601.00.20.10CannedFree-
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1601.00.20.90OtherFree-
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1601.00.40Beef in airtight containers3.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1601.00.40.10CannedFree-
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1601.00.40.90OtherFree-
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1601.00.60Other3.2%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1601.00.60.20BeefFree-
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1601.00.60.60CannedFree-
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1601.00.60.80OtherFree-
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1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects:Free-
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1602.10Homogenized preparations:Free-
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1602.10.10.00Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes1.9%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1602.10.50Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.10.50.60CannedFree-
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1602.10.50.80OtherFree-
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1602.20Of liver of any animal:Free-
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1602.20.20.00Of goose4.9¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.20.40.00Other3.2%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.31.00Of turkeys6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.31.00.20Prepared mealsFree-
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1602.31.00.40OtherFree-
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1602.32.00Of chickens6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.32.00.10In airtight containersFree-
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1602.32.00.30OtherFree-
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1602.32.00.40OtherFree-
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1602.39.00Other6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.39.00.15In airtight containersFree-
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1602.39.00.35OtherFree-
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1602.39.00.45OtherFree-
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1602.41Hams and cuts thereof:Free-
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1602.41.10.00Containing cereals or vegetables6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.41.20Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers5.3¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.41.20.20In containers holding less than 1 kgFree-
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1602.41.20.40OtherFree-
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1602.41.90.00Other1.4¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1602.42Shoulders and cuts thereof:Free-
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1602.42.20Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers4.2¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.42.20.20In containers holding less than 1 kgFree-
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1602.42.20.40OtherFree-
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1602.42.40.00Other1.4¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1602.49Other, including mixtures:Free-
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1602.49.10.00Offal3.2%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.49.20.00Boned and cooked and packed in air- tight containers4.2¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.49.40.00Other1.4¢/kgFree (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.49.60.00Mixtures of pork and beef3.2%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.49.90.00Other6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.50Of bovine animals :Free-
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1602.50.05.00Offal2.3%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.50.07Corned beef in airtight containersFree-
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1602.50.07.20In containers holding less than 1 kgFree-
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1602.50.07.40OtherFree-
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1602.50.08.00Other4.5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.50.21In airtight containers1.4%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.50.21.20In containers holding less than 1 kgFree-
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1602.50.21.40OtherFree-
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1602.50.60.00Other1.8%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1602.50.90Other2.5%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.50.90.20Prepared mealsFree-
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1602.50.90.40OtherFree-
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1602.90Other, including preparations of blood of any animal:Free-
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1602.90.10.00Frog meat2.7%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.90.91Other6.4%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1602.90.91.60CannedFree-
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1602.90.91.80OtherFree-
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1603.00Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates:Free-
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1603.00.10.00Clam juice8.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1603.00.90OtherFree-
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1603.00.90.10Of meatFree-
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1603.00.90.90OtherFree-
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1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs:Free-
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1604.11Salmon:Free-
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1604.11.20In oil, in airtight containers6%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.11.20.20Pink (humpie)Free-
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1604.11.20.30SockeyeFree-
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1604.11.20.90OtherFree-
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1604.11.40OtherFree-
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1604.11.40.10Chum (dog)Free-
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1604.11.40.20Pink (humpie)Free-
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1604.11.40.30SockeyeFree-
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1604.11.40.40OtherFree-
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1604.11.40.50OtherFree-
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1604.12Herrings:Free-
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1604.12.20.00In oil, in airtight containers4%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1604.12.40.00In tomato sauce, smoked or kippered, and in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 0.45 kg eachFree-
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1604.12.60OtherFree-
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1604.12.60.10FilletsFree-
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1604.12.60.30OtherFree-
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1604.12.60.50Kipper snacksFree-
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1604.12.60.90OtherFree-
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1604.13Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats:Free-
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1604.13.10.00Smoked sardines, neither skinned nor boned, valued $1 or more per kg in tin- plate containers, or $1.10 or more per kg in other containersFree-
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1604.13.20.00Neither skinned nor boned15%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.13.30.00Skinned or boned20%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.13.40.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents under 225 grams eachFree-
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1604.13.90.00Other3.1%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.14Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.):Free-
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1604.14.10In oil35%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)
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1604.14.10.10In foil or other flexible containers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg eachFree-
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1604.14.10.91AlbacoreFree-
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1604.14.10.99OtherFree-
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1604.14.22In 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 Service6%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)
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1604.14.22.51In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg eachFree-
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1604.14.22.59OtherFree-
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1604.14.22.91In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg eachFree-
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1604.14.22.99OtherFree-
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1604.14.30Other12.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,R,S,SG)
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1604.14.30.51In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg eachFree-
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1604.14.30.59OtherFree-
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1604.14.30.91In foil or other flexible con- tainers weighing with their contents not more than 6.8 kg eachFree-
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1604.14.30.99OtherFree-
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1604.14.40.00In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each, not in oil1.1¢/kgFree (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.14.50.00Other6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.14.70.00In oil4.9%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.14.80.00Not in oil6%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.15.00.00Mackerel3%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.16Anchovies:Free-
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1604.16.20.00In oil, in airtight containersFree-
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1604.16.40.00In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.16.60.00OtherFree-
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1604.17Eels:Free-
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1604.17.10.00In airtight containers4%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.17.40.00Neither cooked nor in oil10%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.17.50.00Other7.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.17.60.00In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg eachFree-
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1604.17.80.00Other6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.18Shark fins:Free-
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1604.18.10.00In airtight containers4%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.18.90.00Other6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19Other (including yellowtail):Free-
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1604.19.10.00Bonito, yellowtail and pollock4%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19.22.00Other4%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19.25.00Bonito, yellowtail and pollock5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19.32.00Other4%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19.41.00Neither cooked nor in oil10%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19.51.00Other7.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.19.61.00In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 7 kg eachFree-
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1604.19.82.00Other6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.20Other prepared or preserved fish:Free-
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1604.20.05Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.20.05.10Prepared mealsFree-
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1604.20.05.90OtherFree-
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1604.20.10.00PastesFree-
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1604.20.15.00In oilFree-
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1604.20.20.00In airtight containersFree-
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1604.20.25.00OtherFree-
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1604.20.30.00OtherFree-
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1604.20.40.00Neither cooked nor in oil10%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1604.20.50Other7.5%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)
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1604.20.50.10Pre-cooked and frozenFree-
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1604.20.50.90OtherFree-
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1604.20.60OtherFree-
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1604.20.60.10Pre-cooked and frozenFree-
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1604.20.60.90OtherFree-
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1604.31.00.00Caviar15%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1604.32Caviar substitutes:Free-
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1604.32.30.00Boiled and in airtight containersFree-
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1604.32.40.00OtherFree-
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1605Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:Free-
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1605.10Crab:Free-
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1605.10.05Products containing fish meat; prepared meals10%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.10.05.10In airtight containersFree-
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1605.10.05.90OtherFree-
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1605.10.20In airtight containersFree-
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1605.10.20.10King crabFree-
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1605.10.20.22C. opilio (small)Free-
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1605.10.20.25OtherFree-
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1605.10.20.30DungenessFree-
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1605.10.20.51Callinectes spp., including blue crabs (C. sapidus)Free-
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1605.10.20.59OtherFree-
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1605.10.20.90OtherFree-
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1605.10.40Other5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.10.40.02King crabFree-
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1605.10.40.05C. opilio (small)Free-
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1605.10.40.10OtherFree-
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1605.10.40.15DungenessFree-
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1605.10.40.25Callinectes spp., including blue crabs (C. sapidus)Free-
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1605.10.40.30OtherFree-
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1605.10.40.35OtherFree-
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1605.10.40.40OtherFree-
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1605.10.60OtherFree-
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1605.10.60.10In airtight containersFree-
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1605.10.60.90OtherFree-
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1605.21Not in airtight containers:Free-
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1605.21.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared meals5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.21.10OtherFree-
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1605.21.10.20BreadedFree-
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1605.21.10.30OtherFree-
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1605.21.10.50Other, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree-
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1605.29Other:Free-
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1605.29.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared meals5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.29.10OtherFree-
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1605.29.10.10Frozen, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree-
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1605.29.10.40Other, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree-
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1605.30Lobster:Free-
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1605.30.05Products containing fish meat; prepared meals10%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.30.05.10In airtight containersFree-
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1605.30.05.90OtherFree-
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1605.30.10OtherFree-
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1605.30.10.10FrozenFree-
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1605.30.10.30Not frozenFree-
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1605.30.10.50In airtight containersFree-
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1605.30.10.90OtherFree-
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1605.40Other crustaceans:Free-
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1605.40.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.40.10OtherFree-
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1605.40.10.10Peeled freshwater crawfish tail meatFree-
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1605.40.10.90OtherFree-
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1605.51Oysters:Free-
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1605.51.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.51.40.00SmokedFree-
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1605.51.50.00Other4.7%Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.52Scallops, including queen scallops:Free-
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1605.52.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.52.60.00OtherFree-
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1605.53Mussels:Free-
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1605.53.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.53.60.00OtherFree-
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1605.54Cuttle fish and squid:Free-
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1605.54.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.54.60OtherFree-
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1605.54.60.10Cuttle fishFree-
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1605.54.60.20LoligoFree-
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1605.54.60.30OtherFree-
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1605.55Octopus:Free-
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1605.55.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.55.60.00OtherFree-
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1605.56Clams, cockles and arkshells:Free-
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1605.56.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.56.10.00Razor clams (Siliqua patula)Free-
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1605.56.15.00Boiled 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 weight10%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.56.20.00OtherFree-
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1605.56.30.00OtherFree-
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1605.56.60.00OtherFree-
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1605.57Abalone:Free-
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1605.57.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.57.60.00OtherFree-
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1605.58Snails, other than sea snails:Free-
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1605.58.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.58.55.00Other5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
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1605.59Other:Free-
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1605.59.05.00Products containing fish meat; prepared mealsFree-
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1605.59.60.00OtherFree-
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1605.61.00.00Sea cucumbersFree-
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1605.62.00.00Sea urchinsFree-
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1605.63.00.00JellyfishFree-
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1605.69.00.00OtherFree-
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