HS 2022 · 6-digit international code

HS Code 981500

6-digit classification for Fish (except Cod, Cusk, Haddock,…, with duty lookup and 1688 checks before payment

Official description: Fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel, pollock and swordfish), the product of American fisheries, landed in a foreign country and there processed by removal of heads, viscera or fins, or by chilling or freezing, or by any combination of these processes, but not otherwise processed

Also searched as: processed fish, frozen fish, headed and gutted fish, American fishery fish

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Classification

How 981500 breaks down

HS 2022

98Chapter

Special classification provisions

9815Heading

Fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel, pollock and swordfish), the product of American fisheries, landed in a foreign country and there processed by removal of heads, viscera or fins, or by chilling or freezing, or by any combination of these processes, but not otherwise processed

981500Subheading

Short answer

What HS code 981500 means before paying a 1688 supplier

HS code 981500 is the 6-digit HS 2022 starting point for fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake,…; often searched as processed fish, frozen fish, headed and gutted fish. Before using it in a landed-cost estimate, confirm the product material, function, destination market, and the official tariff source. Treat any 1688 supplier code as a clue, not the final import classification.

Use

Start with this 6-digit HS code and compare the product's material, function, and use.

Verify

Check the destination market's official HTS, TARIC, commodity-code, duty, VAT, or GST source.

Decide

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Covered products

What products fall under HS code 981500?

Buyers sourcing fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel,… from 1688 commonly describe it in these ways. If your product matches, 981500 is likely the right 6-digit starting point — confirm material and intended use against the official tariff.

processed fishfrozen fishheaded and gutted fishAmerican fishery fish

US import duty · China origin

US import duty for HS 981500

Published USITC HTS rates for fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel,… (981500), aggregated at the 6-digit level. A research estimate — the final rate depends on your full 8-10 digit HTS line.

Base MFN rate

Average across 3 US national tariff lines under 981500.

Section 301 (China)

—

No 301 surcharge in our current data — some lines may still be covered; verify on USITC.

Effective China-origin

≈0%

Base rate with applicable 301 surcharges — before MPF/HMF and any trade-action changes.

Source: USITC HTS (base MFN) + Section 301 overlay · data as of 2026-07-05 · rates change with trade actions — always confirm your full 10-digit line on hts.usitc.gov before pricing a product. Other markets (EU/UK/CA/AU/SG) below.

Import duty by market

Where to check the import duty for HS 981500

The 6-digit code is universal, but duty, VAT and GST are set by the destination country and depend on the full national tariff line with China as the country of origin. Start from the official source for your market.

United States

USITC / CBP · Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)

European Union

TARIC · Access2Markets

United Kingdom

HMRC · UK Integrated Online Tariff

Canada

CBSA · Canadian Customs Tariff

Australia

ABF · Australian customs tariff

Singapore

Singapore Customs · Singapore Trade Classification (HS)

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Questions

HS code 981500: common questions

What is the US import duty for HS code 981500 from China?

As published in the USITC HTS (data as of 2026-07-05), the base MFN rate for 981500 averages about 0% (averaged across 3 national tariff lines). This is a research estimate — the final rate depends on your full 8-10 digit HTS line; verify on hts.usitc.gov.

What is HS code 981500?

HS code 981500 is the World Customs Organization 6-digit HS 2022 subheading for "Fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel, pollock and swordfish), the product of American fisheries, landed in a foreign country and there processed by removal of heads, viscera or fins, or by chilling or freezing, or by any combination of these processes, but not otherwise processed". The first two digits (98) are the chapter — Special classification provisions — and digits 3-4 (9815) are the heading. Countries add further digits (8-10) for their national tariff line.

What products fall under HS 981500?

Common products classified under 981500 include processed fish, frozen fish, headed and gutted fish, American fishery fish and similar items matching fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel,…. The correct code still depends on the product's material, function and intended use.

How do I find the import duty for HS code 981500?

Duty is set by the destination country, not by the 6-digit HS code alone. Start from the official tariff of your market — USITC HTS (US), TARIC / Access2Markets (EU), GOV.UK Trade Tariff (UK), CBSA (Canada), ABF (Australia) or Singapore Customs — and look up the full national code with China as the country of origin.

Is HS code 981500 the same in every country?

The first 6 digits (981500) are the same worldwide under the WCO Harmonized System. Beyond that, each country extends the code (HTS in the US, TARIC in the EU, etc.) and sets its own duty and tax rates.

Can I trust the HS code a 1688 supplier gives me?

Treat a supplier-provided code as a clue, not a final classification. It can be incomplete, China-export-specific, or mismatched to your destination's rules. Verify against the official tariff and your product's actual material and use.

Is HSN code 981500 the same as HS code 981500?

Yes at the 6-digit level. India's HSN (Harmonized System of Nomenclature) uses the same WCO base, so HSN 981500 covers the same "fish (except cod, cusk, haddock, hake, mackerel,…" scope; India then extends it to 8 digits for GST and customs. Check the Indian Customs tariff (CBIC) for the full national line.

Chapter 98

Explore Special classification provisions

980100Articles, previously imported, with respect to which the duty was paid upon such previous importation, if: (1) exported within 3 years after the date of such previous importation; (2) sold for exportation and exported to individuals for personal use; (3) reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad; (4) reimported as personal returns from those individuals, whether or not consolidated with other personal returns prior to reimportation; and (5) reimported by or for the account of the person who exported them from the United States within 1 year of such exportation 980200Textile and apparel goods, assembled in Mexico in which all fabric components, excluding visible lining fabrics, were wholly formed and cut in the United States, provided that such fabric components, in whole or in part, (a) were exported in condition ready for assembly without further fabrication, (b) have not lost their physical identity in such articles by change in form, shape or otherwise, and (c) have not been advanced in value or improved in condition abroad except by being assembled and except by operations incidental to the assembly process; provided that the goods classifiable in chapters 61, 62 or 63 may have been subject to bleaching, garment dyeing, stone-washing, acid-washing or perma-pressing after assembly 980300Substantial containers and holders, if products of the United States (including shooks and staves of United States production when returned as boxes or barrels containing merchandise), or if of foreign production and previously imported and duty (if any) thereon paid, or if of a class specified by the Secretary of the Treasury as instruments of international traffic, repair components for containers of foreign production which are instruments of international traffic, and accessories and equipment for such containers, whether the accessories and equipment are imported with a container to be reexported separately or with another container, or imported separately to be reexported with a container 980400Articles whether or not accompanying a person, not over $1600 in aggregate fair market value in the country of acquisition, including:(a) but only in the case of an individual who has attained the age of 21, not more than 5 liters of alcoholic beverages, not more than 1 liter of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States, and not more than 4 liters of which shall have been produced elsewhere than in such insular possessions, and (b) not more than 1,000 cigarettes, not more than 200 of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions, and not more than 100 cigars, if such person arrives directly or indirectly from such insular possessions, not more than $800 of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions (but this subheading does not permit the entry of articles not accompanying a person which were acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions)980500The personal and household effects (with such limitation on the importation of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe) of any person in the service of the United States who returns to the United States upon the termination of assignment to extended duty (as defined in regulations issued in connection with this provision) at a post or station outside the customs territory of the United States, or of returning members of his family who have resided with him at such post or station, or of any person evacuated to the United States under Government orders or instructions 980600Upon the request of the Department of State, representatives of foreign governments in or to, and officers and employees of, organizations designated by the President of the United States as public international organizations pursuant to section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and their immediate families, suites and servants 980700Articles of metal (including medals, trophies and prizes), for bestowal on persons in the United States, as honorary distinctions, by foreign countries or citizens of foreign countries 980800Goods certified by it to the Commissioner of Customs to be imported for the use of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or for the implementation of an international program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including articles to be launched into space and parts thereof, ground support equipment and uniquely associated equipment for use in connection with an international program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including launch services agreements

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