# United States tariff line 1605.21.05.00: Products containing fish meat; prepared meals > In the United States tariff, line 1605.21.05.00 covers shrimps and prawns, not in airtight containers, products containing fish meat; prepared meals. The general (MFN) duty rate is 5%. It falls under HS subheading 1605.21 in heading 16.05 (chapter 16). Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605210500 Last updated: 9 October 2026 [Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 16](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/16) / [1605.21](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/160521) / [1605.21.05.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605210500) ## Key facts - Tariff line: 1605.21.05.00 - Covers: Shrimps and prawns, not in airtight containers, products containing fish meat; prepared meals - Duty (MFN): 5% - Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins) - Additional duties: None recorded - Restrictions: None recorded - Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) - HS subheading: [1605.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/160521) ## What this line covers In the United States tariff, line 1605.21.05.00 covers shrimps and prawns, not in airtight containers, products containing fish meat; prepared meals. Its legal text is “Products containing fish meat; prepared meals”, read under “Shrimps and prawns” and “Not in airtight containers”. ## How it is structured It falls under HS subheading 1605.21 in heading 16.05 (chapter 16). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff. - Chapter 16: Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects - Heading 16.05: Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved - Subheading 1605.21: Shrimps and prawns - Within the subheading: Not in airtight containers - Line 1605.21.05.00: Products containing fish meat; prepared meals ## Duty The general (MFN) duty rate is 5%. Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*). - Free: a group of origins (origin group A*) (A*) - Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU) - Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH) - Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL) - Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO) - Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D) - Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E) - Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL) - Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO) - Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR) - Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA) - Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM) - Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P) - Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA) - Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE) - Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S) - Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG) ## In other countries No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 1605.21 yet. - [The Harmonized System text for 1605.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/160521) ## Other lines under 1605.21 - [1605.21.10.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605211020) Breaded - [1605.21.10.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605211030) Other - [1605.21.10.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605211050) Other, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter - Previous line: [1605.10.60.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605106090) Other - Next line: [1605.21.10.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605211020) Breaded ## Frequently asked questions ### What does tariff line 1605.21.05.00 cover in the United States tariff? In the United States tariff, line 1605.21.05.00 covers shrimps and prawns, not in airtight containers, products containing fish meat; prepared meals. ### What is the general (MFN) duty on 1605.21.05.00 in the United States? The general (MFN) duty rate is 5%. ### Which preferential rates apply to 1605.21.05.00? Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*). ## Sources and updates The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. This page was last updated on 9 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Official source files: - https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1605210500.json