Code 1604 17 · Heading 1604

Prepared or preserved eel, whole or in pieces, not minced

This code covers eel that is prepared or preserved and sold whole or in pieces. It does not cover minced eel.

For example

Whole preserved eel
Prepared eel pieces, not minced

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (excl. minced)

How we got to this code

IV
16
1604
1604 17

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, moll… 1 of 9 chapters in section IV
Which type of product is it: a sausage or similar product; another prepared or preserved product of meat, meat by-products, blood or insects; a meat, fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate extract or juice; prepared or preserved fish or fish roe; or prepared or preserved crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates?
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Step 3 · Heading 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar subst… 4 of 5 headings under chapter 16
Is it prepared or preserved fish—whole or in pieces, or in another form—or is it caviar or a fish-roe caviar substitute; and, for fish, which named species does it contain?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1604 17 Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (exc… 7 of 12 subheadings under heading 1604
Which prepared or preserved fish product is it: eel; salmon; herring; sardine, sardinel or sprat; tuna, striped bonito or bonito of the Sarda species; mackerel; anchovy; shark fins; another fish whole or in pieces; fish other than whole or in pieces; caviar; or a caviar substitute made from fish roe?

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Import duty on the codes below: 20.0%

Only one code below

1604 17 00

Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (excl. minced)

20.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 5.5% to 25.0%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

16.04.1700 Eels

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

20.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

1604 17 00 00 Eels

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines5 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1604.17.10.00 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Fish

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

16.04.1700

Eels

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

1604 17 00 00

Eels

Ordinary duty

20.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 5 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

1604.17.10.00

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, Eels, In airtight containers

General rate

4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1604.17.40.00

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, Eels, Other, Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared, Neither cooked nor in oil

General rate

10%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1604.17.50.00

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, Eels, Other, Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, fillets or other portions of fish, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared, Other

General rate

7.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1604.17.60.00

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, Eels, Other, In oil and in bulk or in immediate containers over 7 kg each

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1604.17.80.00

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, Eels, Other

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.