1604.20.60/Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce/Japan

Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce from Japan

Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) that are cleaned, headless, eviscerated, cooked, and packed in tomato sauce within sealed cans. This product falls under HTS 1604.20.60 as it is a prepared or preserved fish, excluding tuna, salmon, herring, sardines explicitly listed elsewhere, and other specific categories like anchovies or mackerel.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Verify species identification via scientific name on invoices to confirm classification outside specific 1604 subheadings like 1604.14 or 1604.16

• Provide processing details (e.g

• cooking method, sauce composition) in documentation to distinguish from fresh/frozen fish in Chapter 3

• Watch for antidumping duties on certain sardine products from specific countries; check Commerce Department notices