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  "summary": "HS code 1604.16 covers fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, anchovies. It sits in heading 16.04 (prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs) in chapter 16 (preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects). Other goods of heading 16.04 are classified under 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 or bonito (Sarda spp.)) and 7 others. National tariff lines under 1604.16 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS code 1604.16 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 1604.16 covers fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, anchovies."
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    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 1604.16 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 1604.16 is in heading 16.04 (prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs) in chapter 16 (preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects)."
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      "question": "Where are goods of heading 16.04 classified when 1604.16 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 16.04 are classified under 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 or bonito (Sarda spp.)) and 7 others."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1604.16?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 1604.16 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS code 1604.16 covers fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, anchovies.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: Anchovies”, read under “Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced”, in HS2022."
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        "Other goods of heading 16.04 are classified under 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 or bonito (Sarda spp.)) and 7 others."
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      "text": [
        "1604.16 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 16, are the chapter; the first four, 1604, are heading 16.04; the last two, 16, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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        "National tariff lines under 1604.16 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "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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