Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 0303.54
0303.54.00.00: Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
Frozen mackerel
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04.
- 03035 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99:
- 0303.54.00 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
- 0303.54.00.00 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0303.54 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
UK 14% – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 18.5% 
EU 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Japan 7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 0303.54.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0303.54, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus).
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 14%–20%, the EU duty is 15%, the Türkiye duty is 30%, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 7%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 0303.54 worth US$23m in 2024; the largest supplier was Norway, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$6m.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 0303.54.00.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 0303.54 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Norway (US$7m), followed by the United Kingdom.