Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0301

0301.99

0301.99: Live fish, other live fish, other

Official description Other

Subheading 0301.99 belongs to heading 0301 (live fish) in chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% – 16% standard rate · across 13 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 7
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0301 99 00 00 Other
  2. Freshwater fish
  3. 0301 99 11 00 Pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, oncorhynchus keta, oncorhynchus tschawytscha, oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus masou and oncorhynchus rhodurus), atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and danube salmon (hucho hucho) 2%
  4. 0301 99 11 40 Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) 2%
  5. 0301 99 11 80 Other 2%
  6. 0301 99 17 00 Other 8%
  7. 0301 99 85 00 Other 16%
  8. 0301 99 85 10 Sharks (squalus spp.) 16%
  9. 0301 99 85 22 European sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) 16%
  10. 0301 99 85 30 Porbeagle shark (lamna nasus) 16%
  11. 0301 99 85 40 Lesser or greenland halibut (reinhardtius hippoglossoides) 16%
  12. 0301 99 85 50 Atlantic halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus) 16%
  13. 0301 99 85 60 Gilt-head sea bream (sparus aurata) 16%
  14. 0301 99 85 70 Swordfish (xiphias gladius) 16%
  15. 0301 99 85 75 Bigeye tuna (thunnus obesus) 16%
  16. 0301 99 85 80 Sea bream (dentex dentex, pagellus spp.) 16%
  17. 0301 99 85 90 Other 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 1

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

Import requirements 7

  • 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. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/753
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
    • C039 ICCAT swordfish statistical document
    • C042 ICCAT swordfish re-export certificate
    • C040 ICCAT, IOTC or IATTC bigeye tuna statistical document
    • C043 ICCAT, IOTC or IATTC bigeye tuna re-export certificate
    • Y910 Bigeye tuna caught by purse seiners and bait boats and destined principally for further processing by tuna canneries
  • 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)
  • 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 3 of 13 lines
  • 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
    Tariff lines
    on 11 of 13 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2% – 16%
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 agreementQuota Albania Free – 4.8%
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 – 12.5%
UK–Israel agreement Israel 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–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–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland 2.4% – 4.8%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.1m-58% · previous 12 months
Average import price£43.73 per kg
Feb 2024: £20kMar 2024: £12kApr 2024: £18kMay 2024: £308kJun 2024: £1kJul 2024: £2kAug 2024: £622kSept 2024: £590kOct 2024: £223Nov 2024: £614kDec 2024: £310kJan 2025: £478kFeb 2025: £5kMar 2025: £489kApr 2025: £14kMay 2025: £5kJun 2025: £5kJul 2025: £43kAug 2025: £8kSept 2025: £358kOct 2025: £215kNov 2025: £2kDec 2025: £440kFeb 2026: £7kMar 2026: £20kApr 2026: £7kMay 2026: £13kJun 2026: £6kJul 2026: £7k 2025
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Ireland £435k 40.4% -31.2%
Iceland £358k 33.2% -76.8%
Norway £209k 19.4% -27.4%
Hungary £58k 5.4% -2.5%
United States £17k 1.6% —
France £0 0% -100%
Netherlands £0 0% -100%
Portugal £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0301.99 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$417kUS$417k+US$6m+US$25m+> US$101m

Exports: 91
  1. China: US$274m
  2. Sweden: US$104m
  3. Japan: US$101m
  4. Philippines: US$88m
  5. Taiwan: US$73m
  6. South Korea: US$65m
  7. Vietnam: US$47m
  8. Italy: US$31m
  9. France: US$28m
  10. Bangladesh: US$25m
  11. Indonesia: US$24m
  12. Denmark: US$23m
  13. United States: US$23m
  14. Myanmar (Burma): US$23m
  15. Greece: US$17m
  16. Spain: US$14m
  17. Iceland: US$14m
  18. Netherlands: US$12m
  19. Norway: US$10m
  20. Australia: US$10m
  21. Thailand: US$9m
  22. Malaysia: US$7m
  23. Germany: US$6m
  24. Poland: US$5m
  25. Israel: US$4m
  26. Ecuador: US$4m
  27. Türkiye: US$3m
  28. Czechia: US$3m
  29. Hungary: US$3m
  30. Armenia: US$2m
  31. United Kingdom: US$2m
  32. Maldives: US$2m
  33. Finland: US$2m
  34. Belgium: US$2m
  35. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  36. Singapore: US$1m
  37. Canada: US$1m
  38. Ireland: US$945k
  39. Romania: US$871k
  40. Iran: US$847k
  41. Uzbekistan: US$824k
  42. Cambodia: US$573k
  43. Tanzania: US$562k
  44. Slovenia: US$432k
  45. Portugal: US$419k
  46. Saudi Arabia: US$418k
  47. Sri Lanka: US$378k
  48. Bulgaria: US$317k
  49. Cyprus: US$185k
  50. Serbia: US$161k
  51. Russia: US$155k
  52. Austria: US$153k
  53. Azerbaijan: US$127k
  54. Croatia: US$123k
  55. South Africa: US$117k
  56. Zimbabwe: US$114k
  57. Brazil: US$98k
  58. Peru: US$81k
  59. Mexico: US$80k
  60. Dominican Republic: US$72k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$274m 25.5%
2 Sweden US$104m 9.7%
3 Japan US$101m 9.4%
4 Philippines US$88m 8.2%
5 Taiwan US$73m 6.9%
6 South Korea US$65m 6.1%
7 Vietnam US$47m 4.4%
8 Italy US$31m 2.9%
9 France US$28m 2.6%
10 Bangladesh US$25m 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 South Korea US$199m 18.5%
2 Hong Kong SAR China US$189m 17.7%
3 China US$156m 14.5%
4 Spain US$122m 11.4%
5 Japan US$73m 6.8%
6 Cambodia US$40m 3.7%
7 Italy US$34m 3.1%
8 United States US$32m 3%
9 Vietnam US$29m 2.7%
10 Canada US$20m 1.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

  • 7.2%median duty
  • 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Kiribati, Sudan, Zambia

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 27% 5% – 30% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 0% – 30% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 7.2% 0% – 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 20% 0% – 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 7.2% 0% – 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 0% – 40% 2023
Benin 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 6.7% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 6.7% 0% – 10% 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 5.1% 0% – 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 4.5% 0% – 10% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 3% 0% – 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Ecuador 4% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 3.3% 0% – 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 8.7% 2% – 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 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Guinea 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Guyana 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Iran 22% 5% – 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 0% – 40% 2023
Japan 2.4% 0% – 10% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 2.6% 0% – 13% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 7.2% 0% – 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% 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 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2023
Mozambique 13% 0% – 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 3.3% 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 3.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5.1% 0% – 7% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 7.2% 0% – 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 9% 0% – 10% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 2.5% 0% – 5% 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
Suriname 20% 0% – 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 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 12% 0% – 37% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 13% 2% – 16% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 3.8% 0% – 15% 2023
Venezuela 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 14% 0% – 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 40% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 0% – 0.1% 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 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
20170301.99unchanged
20120301.99changed
20070301.93, 0301.99changed
20020301.93, 0301.99changed
19960301.93, 0301.99changed
19920301.93, 0301.99changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0301.99 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is between 2% and 16% (average 13.2%).

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0301.99 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 2% and 16%.

164 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 2% – 16%.

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 £1.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 58% on the year before); Ireland supplied 40%, followed by Iceland.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1bn (−10% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$274m), followed by Sweden.

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Questions and answers

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

Live fish, other live fish, other fall under HS subheading 0301.99, part of heading 0301, in section I of the Harmonized System.

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

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0301.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

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

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0301.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

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

China, with US$274m in 2024 (25.5% of world exports).

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

164 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 2% – 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 (40%), Iceland (33%) and Norway (19%), out of total imports of £1.1m.

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