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  "summary": "HS heading 16.04 covers prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. It is in chapter 16 (preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects). It is split into 12 subheadings: 1604.11 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, salmon), 1604.12 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, herring), 1604.13 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats), 1604.14 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)), 1604.15 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, mackerel), 1604.16 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, anchovies) and 6 others. National tariff lines under heading 16.04 are live on border.bot for the United States (68 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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    {
      "question": "What does HS heading 16.04 cover?",
      "answer": "HS heading 16.04 covers prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which chapter is HS heading 16.04 in?",
      "answer": "HS heading 16.04 is in chapter 16 (preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects)."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many subheadings does HS heading 16.04 have?",
      "answer": "HS heading 16.04 has 12 subheadings: 1604.11 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, salmon), 1604.12 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, herring), 1604.13 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats), 1604.14 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)), 1604.15 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, mackerel), 1604.16 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, anchovies) and 6 others."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 16.04?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under heading 16.04 are live on border.bot for the United States (68 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "title": "What this code covers",
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        "HS heading 16.04 covers prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs.",
        "It is split into 12 subheadings: 1604.11 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, salmon), 1604.12 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, herring), 1604.13 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats), 1604.14 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)), 1604.15 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, mackerel), 1604.16 (fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, anchovies) and 6 others."
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      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
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        "Other goods of chapter 16 are classified in its other 4 headings, listed below."
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      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Heading 16.04 is one of 5 headings in chapter 16. Its first two digits, 16, are the chapter; the next two, 04, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1604.11, 1604.12, 1604.13)."
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      "id": "other-countries",
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        "National tariff lines under heading 16.04 are live on border.bot for the United States (68 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "text": [
        "The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.",
        "This page was last updated on 11 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."
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