Pacific Smoked Herring in Tomato Sauce Bulk Pack

Smoked Pacific herring steeped in tomato sauce in 1.2 kg metal cans over 0.45 kg. HTS 1604.12.40.00 covers such large-container, sauced, smoked/kippered herrings, excluding caviar or minced forms.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1602.90Lower: 16.4% vs 35%

If extract or juice, not whole/pieces

1602 for extracts; whole or piece fish explicitly excludes extracts in heading terms.

1902.20.00Higher: 41.4% vs 35%

If sold as stuffed pasta with herring

Sets or prepared meals with pasta base shift to Chapter 19; not pure fish product.

1604.16Lower: 10% vs 35%

If sardinella or other small herring-like fish

Related species have dedicated subheadings; precise taxonomy governs.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Specify herring subspecies (e.g

Pacific) in certs to align with Chapter 3 common name notes

Use ISF filing 24 hrs pre-loading for ocean imports of preserved fish

Watch for EU origin restrictions under trade agreements affecting duty rates