Norway
Duty free*
- Their lines8 Norwegian lines
16.04.2001 Fish balls, fish cakes and fish puddings
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
Code 1604 20 · Heading 1604
Prepared or preserved fish, not whole or in pieces
This covers prepared or preserved fish products that are not whole fish or pieces of fish. The product may include fish preparations such as fish paste.
For example
- Prepared fish paste, not whole or in pieces
- Preserved fish spread, not whole or in pieces
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Official tariff text
Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces)
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Import duty on the codes below: 5.5–25.0%*
7 codes below this one
- 1604 20 05 Preparations of surimi 20.0%* Save
- 1604 20 10 Prepared or preserved salmon (excl. whole or in pieces) 5.5%* Save
- 1604 20 30 Prepared or preserved salmonidae (excl. salmon and whole or in pieces) 7.0%* Save
- 1604 20 40 Prepared or preserved anchovies (excl. whole or in pieces) 25.0%* Save
- 1604 20 50 Prepared or preserved sardines, bonito, mackerel of species Scomber scombrus and japonicus and fish of species Orcynopsis unicolor (excl. whole or in pieces) 25.0%* Save
- 1604 20 70 Prepared or preserved tunas, skipjack or other fish of genus Euthynnus (excl. whole or in pieces) 24.0%* Save
- 1604 20 90 Fish, prepared or preserved (excl. fish whole or in pieces, preparations of surimi and salmonidae, anchovies, sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and of the species Scomber japonicus and fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor, tunas, skipjack and other fish of the species Euthynnus) 14.0%* Save
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See all 12 codes at this levelClassification decides the rate here: from 5.5% to 25.0%.
- 1604 11 Prepared or preserved salmon, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 5.5%*
- 1604 12 Prepared or preserved herrings, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 15.0–20.0%*
- 1604 13 Prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 12.5%*
- 1604 14 Prepared or preserved tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 24.0–25.0%*
- 1604 15 Prepared or preserved mackerel, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 20.0–25.0%*
- 1604 16 Prepared or preserved anchovies, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 25.0%*
- 1604 17 Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 20.0%*
- 1604 18 Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) 20.0%*
- 1604 19 Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excl. minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies, eels and shark fins) 7.0–24.0%*
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1604 20 Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces) you are here 5.5–25.0%*
- 1604 31 Caviar 20.0%*
- 1604 32 Caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs 20.0%*
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.
Great Britain
From 4.0% to 25.0%*
- Their lines36 British lines
- EU originDuty free*
1604 20 05 00 Preparations of surimi
Northern Ireland follows other rules.
UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
United States
10.0%†
Estimated from published US measures
- Their lines12 US lines
- Entry dateSept. 17, 2026
1604.20.05.10 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
The US importer of record files the entry.
US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.
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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.
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16.04.2001
Fish balls, fish cakes and fish puddings
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2002
Preparations of surimi
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2004
Other products
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2005
Fish balls, fish cakes and fish puddings
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2006
Sweet and salt cured roes
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2007
Other roes (excluding caviar and caviar substitutes)
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2008
Livers of cod, in airtight containers
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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16.04.2009
Other products
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
See the 36 British lines
Selling to Great Britain
What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.
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1604 20 05 00
Preparations of surimi
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 10 05
Curry fish balls made of fish meat, curry, wheat starch, salt, sugar, and compound condiments; Four colour rolls made of fish meat, crab stick, seaweed, beancurd skin, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, potato starch, monosodium glutamate and seasonings
- Ordinary duty
- 4.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 10 30
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
- Ordinary duty
- 4.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 10 90
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 4.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 30 05
Curry fish balls made of fish meat, curry, wheat starch, salt, sugar, and compound condiments; Four colour rolls made of fish meat, crab stick, seaweed, beancurd skin, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, potato starch, monosodium glutamate and seasonings
- Ordinary duty
- 6.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 30 10
Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Ordinary duty
- 6.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 30 90
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 6.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 40 05
Curry fish balls made of fish meat, curry, wheat starch, salt, sugar, and compound condiments; Four colour rolls made of fish meat, crab stick, seaweed, beancurd skin, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, potato starch, monosodium glutamate and seasonings
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 40 90
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 05
Curry fish balls made of fish meat, curry, wheat starch, salt, sugar, and compound condiments; Four colour rolls made of fish meat, crab stick, seaweed, beancurd skin, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, potato starch, monosodium glutamate and seasonings
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 10
Of the species Sardina pilchardus
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 19
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 30
Of bonito (Sarda s.p.p.)
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 40
Of mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 50
Of mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 50 90
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 25.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 30
Preserved
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 35
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 40
Preserved
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 45
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 50
Preserved
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 55
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 92
Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 94
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 97
Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 70 99
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 05
Curry fish balls made of fish meat, curry, wheat starch, salt, sugar, and compound condiments; Four colour rolls made of fish meat, crab stick, seaweed, beancurd skin, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, potato starch, monosodium glutamate and seasonings
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 11
Of the species Clupea harengus
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 19
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 20
Preserved smoked coalfish
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 30
In airtight cans
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 35
Οther
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 40
of mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 50
Lamprey
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 60
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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1604 20 90 90
Other
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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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.
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1604.20.05.10
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals, Prepared meals
- General rate
- 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
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1604.20.05.90
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Products containing meat of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; prepared meals, Other
- General rate
- 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
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1604.20.10.00
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Pastes
- 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
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1604.20.15.00
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Balls, cakes and puddings, In oil
- 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
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1604.20.20.00
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Balls, cakes and puddings, Not in oil, In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each, In airtight containers
- 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
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1604.20.25.00
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Balls, cakes and puddings, Not in oil, In immediate containers weighing with their contents not over 6.8 kg each, Other
- 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
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1604.20.30.00
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Balls, cakes and puddings, Not in oil, Other
- 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
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1604.20.40.00
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, 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
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1604.20.50.10
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, if breaded, coated with batter or similarly prepared, Other, Pre-cooked and frozen
- 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
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1604.20.50.90
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Fish sticks and similar products of any size or shape, 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
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1604.20.60.10
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other, Pre-cooked and frozen
- 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
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1604.20.60.90
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, Other prepared or preserved fish, Other
- 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
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.
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