HS code 1604: Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared…

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs — heading 1604 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).

SectionIV

Chapter16

Subheadings (6 digits)12

Chapter 16: Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof

Subheadings of 1604 (6 digits)

Fish preparations; salmon, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; herrings, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; anchovies, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; eels, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; shark fins, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604
Fish preparations; fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved
Fish preparations; caviar
Fish preparations; caviar substitutes, prepared from fish eggs

Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.

Common products under 1604

Confirm the full code and the duty rate

The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.

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Other headings in chapter 16

1601 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these…
1602 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
1603 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
1605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved

← 1603 Chapter 16 1605 →

Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.

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Common questions

What is HS code 1604?

1604 is the HS 2022 heading for Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. It is in chapter 16 (Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof), section IV, and has 12 six-digit subheadings, from 1604.11 to 1604.32.

Can I write 1604 on a commercial invoice?

Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 1604.11), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.

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