Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0301
0301.94: Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)
0301.94 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0301, live fish, chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0301 94 00 00 Atlantic and pacific bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus, thunnus orientalis)
- 0301 94 10 00 Atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) 16%
- 0301 94 90 00 Pacific bluefin tuna (thunnus orientalis) 16%
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
Import requirements 5
- 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
- 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
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/1312, S.I. 2022/395
- 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
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 16% |
| 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, Japan, 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–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | 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–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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 4.8% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 4.8% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 12.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £62k | 100% | -30.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Argentina Free – 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 3.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Taiwan 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94kUS$94k+US$3m+US$11m+> US$37m
Exports: 40
- Tunisia: US$37m
- Italy: US$14m
- France: US$13m
- Libya: US$11m
- Algeria: US$7m
- Spain: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Malta: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$840k
- Netherlands: US$581k
- Portugal: US$419k
- Ireland: US$293k
- Germany: US$186k
- Greece: US$168k
- Thailand: US$123k
- Sweden: US$94k
- Denmark: US$44k
- Romania: US$36k
- Austria: US$32k
- Belgium: US$29k
- United States: US$28k
- Hungary: US$11k
- Japan: US$8k
- Canada: US$3k
- Switzerland: US$3k
- Estonia: US$1k
- Fiji: US$500
- Poland: US$400
- Vietnam: US$400
- China: US$300
- United Kingdom: US$100
- Russia: US$100
- Bulgaria: US$0
- Czechia: US$0
- Finland: US$0
- Croatia: US$0
- Kenya: US$0
- Lithuania: US$0
- Latvia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$71kUS$71k+US$319k+US$3m+> US$17m
Imports: 55
- Malta: US$48m
- Japan: US$17m
- Spain: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Italy: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Iran: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- France: US$870k
- Germany: US$459k
- Finland: US$397k
- Luxembourg: US$319k
- Belgium: US$247k
- United Kingdom: US$230k
- United States: US$183k
- Portugal: US$165k
- Netherlands: US$147k
- Romania: US$143k
- Greece: US$138k
- Sweden: US$104k
- Israel: US$103k
- Brunei: US$98k
- Ireland: US$85k
- Austria: US$72k
- Hungary: US$71k
- Slovenia: US$51k
- Poland: US$47k
- Switzerland: US$45k
- Oman: US$27k
- Czechia: US$26k
- Bahamas: US$24k
- Canada: US$21k
- Indonesia: US$18k
- Bulgaria: US$15k
- Denmark: US$14k
- French Polynesia: US$13k
- Cyprus: US$10k
- Bahrain: US$9k
- Singapore: US$8k
- Kuwait: US$5k
- Bermuda: US$4k
- Mauritius: US$4k
- Papua New Guinea: US$3k
- Lithuania: US$1k
- Latvia: US$1k
- Thailand: US$600
- Azerbaijan: US$400
- Malaysia: US$400
- Niger: US$300
- Kazakhstan: US$100
- Uganda: US$100
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$0
- Estonia: US$0
- South Africa: US$0
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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%median duty
- 52number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 6% | 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 | 6% | 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 | 0% | 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 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 4.7% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 16% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.8% | 0% – 3.5% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6% | 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% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6% | 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 | 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 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 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 | 16% | 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% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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 aquaculture04192 Other farmed live fish, not for human consumption, including seeds and feeds for aquaculture04251 Wild tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, live, fresh or chilled04252 Farmed tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, live, fresh or chilled
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0311 Marine fishing0312 Freshwater fishing0321 Marine aquaculture0322 Freshwater aquaculture
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0301.94 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0301.94 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0301.94, 0301.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 0301.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 0301.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 0301.99 | changed |
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.
- Tariff change
Update to Autonomous Tariff Suspensions – 28 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6499 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0301.94 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0301.94 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 16%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 166 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 £62.2k (down 30% on the year before), at an average of £4.80 per kg; Ireland supplied 100%.
World trade in these goods reached US$98m in 2024, down 38.9% on 2023.
Tunisia was the largest exporter with 37.3% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)?
Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) fall under HS subheading 0301.94, part of heading 0301, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0301.94 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0301.94 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna?
Tunisia, with US$37m in 2024 (37.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
166 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 16% 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 Ireland (100%), out of total imports of £62.2k.