Chapter 16

HTS Chapter 16

3 headings · 33 tariff lines · 12 duty-free lines · ad valorem rates from 1.4% to 35%

Headings in chapter 16

Heading	Description	Lines	Free	Rate range
1602	Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects	10	1	1.4–6.4%
1604	Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs	9	3	5–35%
1605	Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved	10	7	5–10%

How to read chapter 16

Chapter 16 is part of the international Harmonized System, not a US invention — the chapter and heading boundaries are shared with every country that uses HS 2022. The 33 tariff lines below them are where countries diverge: national suffixes, rate levels and quota notes are set locally.

12 of the 33 lines in this chapter carry a general rate of Free. That is a statement about the general column only — Section 301, AD/CVD and quota measures are applied on top and are not reflected here.