Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Anchovies
1604.16.90 — Other
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Unit: kg (kg)
HS code 16041690 covers other under heading 1604 (prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs), Chapter 16. The MFN import duty is 35%; the lowest FTA rate is 0% under ASEAN - China (ACFTA) (C/O form E required). VAT: 8/10%. Unit of quantity: kg.
MFN import duty
35%
Lowest FTA
0%
ASEAN - China (ACFTA)
VAT
8/10%
Excise / Env. tax
—
Not subject
Distinguish from heading:1603Extra…1902Pasta…2103Sauce…
Import duty comparison across FTA schedules
Full table with legal documents & effective dates
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferential import duty (MFN) | 35% | 26/2023/NĐ-CP | 15/07/2023 |
| Ordinary import duty | 52.5% | 15/2023/QĐ-TTg | 15/07/2023 |
| ASEAN (ATIGA)(2026) | 0% | 126/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - China (ACFTA) | 0% | 118/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Japan (AJCEP)(01/04/2026 - 31/3/2027) | 0% | 120/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Japan (VJEPA)(1/4/2026 - 31/3/2027) | 0% | 124/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Korea (AKFTA) | 0%excl. PH | 119/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Australia/New Zealand (AANZFTA) | 5% | 121/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - India (AIFTA)(01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026) | 5% | 122/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Korea (VKFTA)(2026) | 0% | 125/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Chile (VCFTA)(2026) | 17% | 112/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union (VN-EAEU)(2026) | * | 113/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| CPTPP Agreement(2026) | 0% | 115/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Hong Kong (AHKFTA)(2026) | * | 123/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - EU (EVFTA)(2026) | 4,3% | 116/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - UK (UKVFTA)(2026) | 4,3% | 117/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Laos | 0% | 206/2025/NĐ-CP | 15/07/2025 |
| Vietnam - Israel (VIFTA)(2026) | 35% | 131/2024/NĐ-CP | 15/10/2024 |
| RCEP - Group A (ASEAN)(2026) | 23,3% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group B (China)(2026) | 23,3% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group C (Korea)(2026) | 26,3% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group D (Japan)(2026) | 35% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group E (Australia)(2026) | 35% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group F (New Zealand)(2026) | 23,3% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
FTA schedules are cut annually: the rate shown applies to the period in brackets, per the decree's appendix.
FTA duty phase-down
Upcoming reductions for this code — the new rate takes effect on this site automatically on the effective date.
- Vietnam - EU (EVFTA)4,3% (2026)0%from 01/01/2027
- Vietnam - UK (UKVFTA)4,3% (2026)0%from 01/01/2027
- RCEP - Group A (ASEAN)23,3% (2026)21%from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
- RCEP - Group B (China)23,3% (2026)21%from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
- RCEP - Group C (Korea)26,3% (2026)24,5%from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
- RCEP - Group F (New Zealand)23,3% (2026)21%from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
Only the steps present in the data (each schedule's next period) are shown. A schedule not reaching 0% here does not mean it stops — the full schedule is in the decree annex.
VAT · Excise tax · Environmental protection tax
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value added tax (VAT) | 8/10% | 181/2025/NĐ-CP | 01/07/2025 |
Export duty
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export duty | 0% | 26/2023/NĐ-CP | 31/05/2023 |
Rules of origin by FTA
To claim an FTA rate the goods must meet the origin criterion below AND carry a valid C/O — the right HS code alone is not enough.
- - Anchovies:
RVC(40) or CC
RVC(40) hoặc CC
CCRVC40
Source: Circular No. 44/2025/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- - Anchovies:
CC except from Chapter 3
CC ngoại trừ từ chương 3
CC
Source: Circular No. 37/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2017 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- - Anchovies:
CC, provided that the materials of Chapter 3 satisfy WO-AK; or RVC 40%, provided that the materials of Chapter 3 satisfy WO-AK
CC, với điều kiện nguyên liệu từ Chương 3 đạt WO-AK; hoặc RVC 40%, với điều kiện nguyên liệu từ Chương 3 đạt WO-AK
WOCCRVC40
Source: Circular No. 49/2025/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- - Anchovies:
RVC40 or CC
RVC40 hoặc CC
CCRVC40
Source: Circular No. 03/2023/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- - Anchovies:
Đối với cá cơm thuộc loài punctifer (Buccaneer anchovy), heteroloba (Shorthead anchovy), commersonii (Commerson’s anchovy) hoặc andhraensis (Andhra anchovy) thuộc phân nhóm 1604.16: CC; Đối với hàng hóa khác thuộc phân nhóm 1604.16: CC, ngoại trừ từ Chương 3.
CC
Source: Circular No. 03/2019/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2012 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
Nguyên liệu thuộc Chương 2, Chương 3 và Chương 16 có xuất xứ thuần túy.
WO
Source: Circular No. 14/2026/TT-BCT
- - Anchovies:
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 32/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
Nguyên liệu thuộc Chương 2, Chương 3 và Chương 16 có xuất xứ thuần túy.
WO
Source: Circular No. 02/2021/TT-BCT
Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 31/2013/TT-BCT
Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 11/2024/TT-BCT
- - Anchovies:
CC except from Chapter 3.
CC ngoại trừ từ Chương 3.
CC
Source: Circular No. 10/2009/TT-BCT
- - Anchovies:
CC or RVC(40)
CC hoặc RVC(40)
CCRVC40
Source: Circular No. 09/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2017 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- - Anchovies:
CC, except from Chapter 3
CC, ngoại trừ từ Chương 3
CC
Source: Circular No. 01/2024/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Agreements with no rule specific to this code
This code carries a preferential rate under the agreements below but has no line of its own in the product-specific rules annex. The goods must still meet an origin requirement.
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. The goods referred to in Clause 3, Article 5 of this Circular, other than the goods provided in Clause 2 of this Article, are considered originating if they have an RVC of not less than 40% calculated in accordance with Article 8 of this Circular.
Source: Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BCT · Article 7(1)
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. Products referred to in Clause 2, Article 2 are considered originating if:
a) The AIFTA content is not less than thirty-five per cent (35%) of the FOB value; and
b) The non-originating materials used in the production of that product have undergone a change in tariff classification at the six (6)-digit level (CTSH) of the Harmonized System.
provided that the last production process is carried out in the territory of the exporting Member State.
CTSH
Source: Circular No. 15/2010/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix 1
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. General origin criterion
a) Goods specified in Clause 2 of Article 2 shall be considered as originating in the Member State where the working or processing of those goods has taken place if:
- The goods have a regional value content (hereinafter referred to as the “Viet Nam - Laos value content” or the “regional value content (LVC)”) of not less than forty percent (40%), calculated in accordance with the formula provided in Article 5; or
- All non-originating materials used in the production of those goods have undergone a change in tariff classification (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”) at the four (4)-digit level (meaning a change of heading) of the Harmonized System.
b) Each Member State shall allow the exporter of the goods to decide to use either of the two criteria “LVC of not less than forty percent (40%)” or “change in tariff classification at the four (04)-digit level” referred to at point a of Clause 1 in order to determine the origin of the goods.
CTCLVC
Source: Circular No. 04/2010/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix 1
Criteria are quoted verbatim from the Vietnamese circular, not paraphrased.
Commodity policy for this HS code
Unofficial English rendering of the Vietnamese source; the document numbers link to the full text.
Managing authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
- Aquatic animals and aquatic animal products subject to quarantine (01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT M5)Quarantine· Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
Related documents (full text)
Notes for Section IV — PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES; PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING NICOTINE, INTENDED FOR INHALATION WITHOUT COMBUSTION; OTHER NICOTINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE INTAKE OF NICOTINE INTO THE HUMAN BODY
1. In this Section the term “pellets” means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3% by weight.
Notes for Chapter 16 — Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
Notes
1. This Chapter does not cover meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, as well as insects, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in Chapter 2 or 3, Note 6 to Chapter 4 or in heading 05.04.
2. Food preparations fall in this Chapter provided that they contain more than 20% by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof. In cases where the preparation contains two or more of the products mentioned above, it is classified in the heading of Chapter 16 corresponding to the component or components which predominate by weight. These provisions do not apply to the stuffed products of heading 19.02 or to the preparations of heading 21.03 or 21.04.
Subheading Notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 1602.10, the expression “homogenised preparations” means preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat, meat offal or insects. This subheading takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 16.02.
2. The fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates specified in the subheadings of heading 16.04 or 16.05 under their common names only, are of the same species as those mentioned in Chapter 3 under the same name.
Vietnam trade in subheading 1604.16
Figures cover the whole 6-digit subheading 1604.16, not code 16041690 alone — UN Comtrade only publishes to 6 digits. Latest year available for Vietnam is 2023.
Imports
- 2021133,020 USD
- 202292,081 USD
- 2023107,907 USD
Top partners 2023
- Rep. of Korea32,458 USD
- China23,269 USD
- Spain21,070 USD
- Morocco13,718 USD
- Italy11,332 USD
- Japan6,061 USD
Exports
- 20213 mn USD
- 20225 mn USD
- 20235 mn USD
Top partners 2023
- Other Asia, nes2 mn USD
- Romania1 mn USD
- Japan608,415 USD
- Singapore325,920 USD
- Thailand324,037 USD
- Türkiye231,152 USD
- Lithuania217,466 USD
- Malaysia139,140 USD
2024: as reported by partner countries
Vietnam has not filed 2024 yet, so this is rebuilt from what its 19 largest trading partners reported about trade with Vietnam (85% of Vietnam's trade). Not the same measure as the figures above — compare it only with the 2023 row beside it.
| Flow | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 6 mn USD | 7 mn USD | +12% |
| Imports | 49,315 USD | 35,920 USD | -27% |
- Exports 2023: partners reported 6 mn USD where Vietnam reported 5 mn USD — 1.18× on this measure.
- Imports 2023: partners reported 49,315 USD where Vietnam reported 107,907 USD — 0.46× on this measure.
The gap is not a rounding difference: goods re-exported through Hong Kong or Singapore, a different heading chosen by the importing customs, and origin-based versus destination-based attribution all pull the two measures apart. Use the year-on-year change, not the level.
Source: UN Comtrade (preview API) — reported by Vietnam. Partner totals are as reported and may differ from partner-country statistics.
Corresponding US tariff lines
Six digits are identical worldwide under the HS Convention, so 1604.16 is the same subheading in both schedules. What differs is how each country splits it: below are the 3 US lines under 1604.16.
| US HTS code | Description | General duty |
|---|---|---|
| 1604.16.20.00 | Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Anchovies › In oil, in airtight containers(kg) | Free |
| 1604.16.40.00 | Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Anchovies › Other › In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each(kg) | 5% |
| 1604.16.60.00 | Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced › Anchovies › Other › Other(kg) | Free |
Additional Chapter 99 duties apply to goods of Vietnam
- 9903.02.69 +20% — The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 20%
- 9903.05.84 +12.5% — The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 12.5%
These are added to the General duty above, not in place of it. Whether a given article falls inside their scope — and the exclusion lists — is set out in the U.S. notes to Chapter 99, which are prose and not machine-readable, so this site does not assign them per code. Check the official schedule before quoting a landed cost.
Already terminated: 9903.01.72 +46%
The General column is the rate for Vietnam: the Special column lists US preference programmes (GSP, USMCA, KORUS…) and Vietnam is in none of them. Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 13. For reference only — classification on import is decided by US Customs, and anti-dumping, countervailing and Section 232/301 measures are not covered here.
Corresponding Japanese tariff lines
1604.16 is the same subheading in both schedules (six digits are identical worldwide under the HS Convention). Vietnamese goods can enter Japan under four parallel preference routes — the columns below — and the exporter picks whichever C/O gives the better rate.
| Line | Description | MFN | VJEPA | AJCEP | CPTPP | RCEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1604.16-000 | Anchovies(KG) | 9.6% | Free | 5% | Free | 6% |
MFN is the lowest of the schedule's General/Temporary/WTO columns (hover to see all three). The preference columns require the matching certificate of origin; an em dash means that agreement gives no preference for the line. Source: Japan's Tariff Schedule, Japan Customs (as of July 9, 2026). For reference only — classification on import is decided by Japan Customs.
Codes at the same level under 160416
Check neighbouring codes to make sure the classification fits best.
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