Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0301

0301.92

0301.92: Live fish, other live fish, eels (Anguilla spp.)

Official description Eels (Anguilla spp.)

0301.92 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0301, live fish, chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 6
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0301 92 00 00 Eels (anguilla spp.)
  2. 0301 92 10 00 Of a length of less than 12 cm Free
  3. 0301 92 30 00 Of a length of 12 cm or more but less than 20 cm Free
  4. 0301 92 90 00 Of a length of 20 cm or more 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
    Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, St Vincent & the Grenadines
    Legal act
    2014 No. 170, S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    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))
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B 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 controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
    Documents
    • C673 Importer Declaration or Re-export Certificate, as foreseen in Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1005/2008 or Annex IV of Regulation (EC) 1010/2009
    • Y927 The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008
  • 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–Switzerland agreement Switzerland 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–India agreement India Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein 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–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–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£46k-87.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£10.95 per kg
Jan 2024: £21kFeb 2024: £40kMar 2024: £40kApr 2024: £40kMay 2024: £61kJun 2024: £40kJul 2024: £30kAug 2024: £50kSept 2024: £45kOct 2024: £30kNov 2024: £47kJan 2025: £40kFeb 2025: £20kMar 2025: £39kApr 2025: £49kMay 2025: £10kJun 2025: £28kJul 2025: £30kAug 2025: £19kSept 2025: £5kOct 2025: £31kNov 2025: £10k 20242025
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
New Zealand £36k 78.1% -90.1%
Australia £10k 21.9% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0301.92 · US$672m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$416kUS$416k+US$4m+US$21m+> US$220m

Exports: 57
  1. China: US$267m
  2. Hong Kong SAR China: US$220m
  3. United States: US$36m
  4. Canada: US$25m
  5. Taiwan: US$23m
  6. France: US$21m
  7. Dominican Republic: US$16m
  8. Cuba: US$11m
  9. Netherlands: US$7m
  10. Germany: US$7m
  11. Myanmar (Burma): US$6m
  12. Philippines: US$6m
  13. Indonesia: US$4m
  14. Morocco: US$4m
  15. Jamaica: US$3m
  16. Spain: US$2m
  17. Bangladesh: US$2m
  18. Japan: US$2m
  19. New Zealand: US$2m
  20. Haiti: US$2m
  21. Greece: US$2m
  22. United Kingdom: US$1m
  23. Singapore: US$1m
  24. Malaysia: US$947k
  25. Egypt: US$792k
  26. Denmark: US$592k
  27. Mauritania: US$417k
  28. Italy: US$416k
  29. Portugal: US$297k
  30. Belgium: US$203k
  31. Australia: US$193k
  32. Estonia: US$88k
  33. Hungary: US$81k
  34. Vietnam: US$76k
  35. India: US$65k
  36. Sweden: US$55k
  37. Madagascar: US$48k
  38. Malta: US$33k
  39. Czechia: US$31k
  40. Bulgaria: US$21k
  41. Lithuania: US$20k
  42. Tunisia: US$16k
  43. Poland: US$12k
  44. Latvia: US$11k
  45. Peru: US$11k
  46. Laos: US$5k
  47. Thailand: US$3k
  48. Ireland: US$2k
  49. Luxembourg: US$2k
  50. South Korea: US$1k
  51. Croatia: US$300
  52. South Africa: US$300
  53. Austria: US$100
  54. Kenya: US$100
  55. Nigeria: US$100
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$0
  57. Chile: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$267m 39.7%
2 Hong Kong SAR China US$220m 32.8%
3 United States US$36m 5.4%
4 Canada US$25m 3.7%
5 Taiwan US$23m 3.3%
6 France US$21m 3.1%
7 Dominican Republic US$16m 2.4%
8 Cuba US$11m 1.6%
9 Netherlands US$7m 1%
10 Germany US$7m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$341m 50.7%
2 South Korea US$149m 22.2%
3 Hong Kong SAR China US$72m 10.6%
4 Canada US$28m 4.1%
5 Vietnam US$18m 2.7%
6 China US$11m 1.7%
7 Netherlands US$11m 1.6%
8 Spain US$8m 1.2%
9 Italy US$7m 1%
10 United States US$7m 1%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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.

  • 7.3%median duty
  • 46number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Kiribati, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 35% 2022
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 13% 0% – 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 3.5% 0% – 7% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 4.5% 0% – 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Ecuador 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 5% 0% – 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Guinea 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 26% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 1.8% 0% – 3.5% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.1%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Mauritania 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 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 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Niger 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Nigeria 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 6.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0.1%* 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 40% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 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
04191 Other wild live fish, not for human consumption, including seeds and feeds for aquaculture
04192 Other farmed live fish, not for human consumption, including seeds and feeds for aquaculture
04211 Wild freshwater fish, live, fresh or chilled
04212 Farmed freshwater fish, live, fresh or chilled
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0311 Marine fishing
0312 Freshwater fishing
0321 Marine aquaculture
0322 Freshwater aquaculture

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170301.92unchanged
20120301.92unchanged
20070301.92unchanged
20020301.92unchanged
19960301.92unchanged
19920301.92unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0301.92 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0301.92 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 168 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

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

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £45.5k (down 87% on the year before), at an average of £10.95 per kg; New Zealand supplied 78%, followed by Australia.

World trade in these goods reached US$672m in 2024, down 28.4% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 39.7% of the total, ahead of Hong Kong SAR China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for live fish, other live fish, eels (Anguilla spp.)?

Live fish, other live fish, eels (Anguilla spp.) fall under HS subheading 0301.92, part of heading 0301, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on live fish, other live fish, eels (Anguilla spp.) in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0301.92 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, other live fish, eels (Anguilla spp.) in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0301.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most live fish, other live fish, eels (Anguilla spp.)?

China, with US$267m in 2024 (39.7% of world exports).

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

168 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 New Zealand (78%) and Australia (22%), out of total imports of £45.5k.

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