Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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