Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0301
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 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
- Import controlImport control - IAS
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/223
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$102kUS$102k+US$409k+US$2m+> US$7m
Exports: 109
- Indonesia: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Sri Lanka: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- United States: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- France: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Maldives: US$1m
- Fiji: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- China: US$839k
- Kiribati: US$798k
- Marshall Islands: US$746k
- Greece: US$686k
- French Polynesia: US$651k
- Djibouti: US$634k
- India: US$572k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$511k
- Malaysia: US$426k
- Pakistan: US$409k
- Japan: US$402k
- Brazil: US$369k
- Somalia: US$355k
- Egypt: US$327k
- Dominican Republic: US$321k
- Tonga: US$289k
- Ireland: US$281k
- Israel: US$222k
- Germany: US$211k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$200k
- Vietnam: US$196k
- Colombia: US$190k
- Croatia: US$181k
- Lithuania: US$171k
- New Caledonia: US$168k
- United Kingdom: US$162k
- Czechia: US$156k
- Tanzania: US$134k
- Belgium: US$133k
- Madagascar: US$128k
- Palau: US$122k
- Solomon Islands: US$121k
- Denmark: US$118k
- Costa Rica: US$115k
- Peru: US$107k
- Oman: US$102k
- Micronesia: US$101k
- Ghana: US$89k
- Belize: US$88k
- Zimbabwe: US$87k
- Malawi: US$68k
- South Africa: US$64k
- Nigeria: US$54k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$69kUS$69k+US$501k+US$2m+> US$3m
Imports: 129
- United States: US$16m
- China: US$7m
- Spain: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$795k
- United Arab Emirates: US$764k
- South Korea: US$655k
- Portugal: US$617k
- Bulgaria: US$608k
- Hungary: US$596k
- Taiwan: US$550k
- Croatia: US$522k
- Ireland: US$502k
- Israel: US$501k
- Austria: US$415k
- Switzerland: US$372k
- Thailand: US$371k
- Russia: US$364k
- Indonesia: US$312k
- Romania: US$308k
- Brazil: US$276k
- Czechia: US$258k
- New Zealand: US$214k
- Bahrain: US$205k
- Morocco: US$197k
- Georgia: US$180k
- Mexico: US$180k
- Sweden: US$177k
- Finland: US$176k
- Lithuania: US$155k
- Kenya: US$151k
- Malta: US$141k
- Brunei: US$133k
- Latvia: US$129k
- Slovakia: US$127k
- Jordan: US$118k
- Norway: US$115k
- Cyprus: US$114k
- Bermuda: US$92k
- Libya: US$89k
- Zambia: US$88k
- Argentina: US$86k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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.
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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
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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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.