Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0301

0301.19

0301.19: Live fish, ornamental fish, other

Official description Other

Subheading 0301.19 belongs to heading 0301 (live fish) in chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 6
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0301 19 00 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 833
    Documents
    • 9018

Import requirements 6

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2017/625
    Documents
    • C640 Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • Import controlImport control - IAS
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/223
    Documents
    • C065 Permit for invasive alien species in accordance with Art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 1143/2014
    • Y942 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.8m+13.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£12.09 per kg
Jan 2024: £173kFeb 2024: £122kMar 2024: £125kApr 2024: £148kMay 2024: £144kJun 2024: £199kJul 2024: £111kAug 2024: £140kSept 2024: £124kOct 2024: £153kNov 2024: £147kDec 2024: £126kJan 2025: £164kFeb 2025: £125kMar 2025: £129kApr 2025: £151kMay 2025: £124kJun 2025: £123kJul 2025: £100kAug 2025: £129kSept 2025: £159kOct 2025: £173kNov 2025: £126kDec 2025: £125kJan 2026: £150kFeb 2026: £160kMar 2026: £166kApr 2026: £180kMay 2026: £149kJun 2026: £147kJul 2026: £114kAug 2026: £165k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Indonesia £380k 20.9% +5.3%
Maldives £243k 13.4% +29.6%
United States £218k 12% +31.9%
Philippines £207k 11.4% +17.1%
Kenya £142k 7.8% +20.8%
Fiji £91k 5% +10.7%
Netherlands £60k 3.3% +12.6%
Sri Lanka £60k 3.3% -21.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0301.19 · US$76m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$102kUS$102k+US$409k+US$2m+> US$7m

Exports: 109
  1. Indonesia: US$13m
  2. Netherlands: US$9m
  3. Sri Lanka: US$7m
  4. Philippines: US$7m
  5. United States: US$4m
  6. Spain: US$4m
  7. Taiwan: US$3m
  8. France: US$2m
  9. Italy: US$2m
  10. Thailand: US$2m
  11. Australia: US$2m
  12. Portugal: US$1m
  13. Bulgaria: US$1m
  14. Maldives: US$1m
  15. Fiji: US$1m
  16. Singapore: US$1m
  17. Kenya: US$1m
  18. China: US$839k
  19. Kiribati: US$798k
  20. Marshall Islands: US$746k
  21. Greece: US$686k
  22. French Polynesia: US$651k
  23. Djibouti: US$634k
  24. India: US$572k
  25. Hong Kong SAR China: US$511k
  26. Malaysia: US$426k
  27. Pakistan: US$409k
  28. Japan: US$402k
  29. Brazil: US$369k
  30. Somalia: US$355k
  31. Egypt: US$327k
  32. Dominican Republic: US$321k
  33. Tonga: US$289k
  34. Ireland: US$281k
  35. Israel: US$222k
  36. Germany: US$211k
  37. Congo - Brazzaville: US$200k
  38. Vietnam: US$196k
  39. Colombia: US$190k
  40. Croatia: US$181k
  41. Lithuania: US$171k
  42. New Caledonia: US$168k
  43. United Kingdom: US$162k
  44. Czechia: US$156k
  45. Tanzania: US$134k
  46. Belgium: US$133k
  47. Madagascar: US$128k
  48. Palau: US$122k
  49. Solomon Islands: US$121k
  50. Denmark: US$118k
  51. Costa Rica: US$115k
  52. Peru: US$107k
  53. Oman: US$102k
  54. Micronesia: US$101k
  55. Ghana: US$89k
  56. Belize: US$88k
  57. Zimbabwe: US$87k
  58. Malawi: US$68k
  59. South Africa: US$64k
  60. Nigeria: US$54k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Indonesia US$13m 17.3%
2 Netherlands US$9m 11.6%
3 Sri Lanka US$7m 9.8%
4 Philippines US$7m 9.1%
5 United States US$4m 5.6%
6 Spain US$4m 4.9%
7 Taiwan US$3m 3.3%
8 France US$2m 3%
9 Italy US$2m 2.8%
10 Thailand US$2m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$16m 21.6%
2 China US$7m 9%
3 Spain US$4m 5.7%
4 Italy US$3m 4.4%
5 France US$3m 4.1%
6 Hong Kong SAR China US$3m 3.8%
7 Belgium US$2m 3.3%
8 Greece US$2m 3.1%
9 Germany US$2m 3%
10 Japan US$2m 2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 160

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 10%median duty
  • 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 65%highest: Türkiye, Sudan, Zambia

160

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 8% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 0% – 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 0% – 40% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 30% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 7.5% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Iran 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 6% 0% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 0% – 40% 2023
Japan 1.7% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 30% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.2%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 6% 0% – 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 10% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 20% 0% – 40% 2023
St Lucia 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 0% – 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Switzerland 0.1%* 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 65% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 18% 15% – 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 40% 2023
Zimbabwe 0% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
03411 Fish, live
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 713101
CPC 2.1 product
04111 Wild ornamental fish
04112 Farmed ornamental fish
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0311 Marine fishing
0312 Freshwater fishing
0321 Marine aquaculture
0322 Freshwater aquaculture

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170301.19unchanged
20120301.19unchanged
20070301.10changed
20020301.10changed
19960301.10changed
19920301.10changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. TR Tariff change · Applies from:

    İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11563)

    RG 31.07.2026 sayı 33326 · Karar 11563 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0301.19; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 0301.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 7.5%.

170 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 14% on the year before); Indonesia supplied 21%, followed by Maldives.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$76m (−12.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was Indonesia (US$13m), followed by the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for live fish, ornamental fish, other?

Live fish, ornamental fish, other fall under HS subheading 0301.19, part of heading 0301, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on live fish, ornamental fish, other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0301.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on live fish, ornamental fish, other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0301.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most live fish, ornamental fish, other?

Indonesia, with US$13m in 2024 (17.3% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

170 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Indonesia (21%), Maldives (13%) and United States (12%), out of total imports of £1.8m.

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