Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303
0303.12: Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus)
Frozen Pacific salmon (other)
0303.12 is the HS subheading for frozen Pacific salmon (other), under heading 0303 in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0303 12 00 00 Other pacific salmon (oncorhynchus gorbuscha, oncorhynchus keta, oncorhynchus tschawytscha, oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus masou and oncorhynchus rhodurus) 2%
- 0303 12 00 20 Oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus keta and oncorhynchus tschawytscha, headed and gutted, for processing 2%
- 0303 12 00 80 Other 2%
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 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
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- 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))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- 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) | — | 2% |
| 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–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| 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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.7m | 99.9% | +34.3% | |
| £2k | 0.1% | -96.5% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$112kUS$112k+US$1m+US$22m+> US$114m
Exports: 70
- Chile: US$887m
- United States: US$223m
- Russia: US$114m
- Japan: US$30m
- Canada: US$24m
- France: US$22m
- Sweden: US$22m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Spain: US$8m
- China: US$8m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Germany: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Poland: US$762k
- Estonia: US$574k
- Taiwan: US$489k
- Armenia: US$479k
- Vietnam: US$471k
- Lithuania: US$411k
- Italy: US$396k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$371k
- United Kingdom: US$355k
- United Arab Emirates: US$343k
- Thailand: US$297k
- Türkiye: US$244k
- Singapore: US$242k
- Peru: US$179k
- Czechia: US$133k
- Ecuador: US$118k
- Belgium: US$112k
- Australia: US$103k
- Iceland: US$85k
- Switzerland: US$72k
- Oman: US$70k
- South Africa: US$61k
- Romania: US$61k
- Ireland: US$57k
- Malaysia: US$35k
- Indonesia: US$33k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$33k
- North Macedonia: US$27k
- Serbia: US$16k
- Ukraine: US$6k
- Brazil: US$4k
- Senegal: US$4k
- Croatia: US$4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$4k
- Sri Lanka: US$3k
- Greenland: US$3k
- Afghanistan: US$3k
- Slovenia: US$2k
- Belarus: US$1k
- Curaçao: US$900
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$800
- Luxembourg: US$600
- Mexico: US$500
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$101kUS$101k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$56m
Imports: 156
- Japan: US$580m
- China: US$235m
- Vietnam: US$84m
- Thailand: US$75m
- South Korea: US$56m
- Taiwan: US$54m
- Russia: US$34m
- Brazil: US$33m
- Poland: US$31m
- Germany: US$31m
- Portugal: US$15m
- United States: US$15m
- Indonesia: US$14m
- Philippines: US$11m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Canada: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Spain: US$8m
- Colombia: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Georgia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$931k
- Denmark: US$894k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$860k
- Singapore: US$723k
- Dominican Republic: US$671k
- North Macedonia: US$546k
- Peru: US$529k
- Maldives: US$494k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$489k
- Cuba: US$459k
- Romania: US$442k
- Armenia: US$371k
- Greece: US$332k
- Macao SAR China: US$319k
- Moldova: US$312k
- Costa Rica: US$297k
- Chile: US$263k
- Sweden: US$254k
- Slovenia: US$236k
- Malta: US$223k
- Serbia: US$189k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$887m | 64.6% | |
| 2 | US$223m | 16.2% | |
| 3 | US$114m | 8.3% | |
| 4 | US$30m | 2.2% | |
| 5 | US$24m | 1.8% | |
| 6 | US$22m | 1.6% | |
| 7 | US$22m | 1.6% | |
| 8 | US$11m | 0.8% | |
| 9 | US$8m | 0.6% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 0.6% |
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)
- 53%highest: Türkiye, Barbados, Belize
160
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 3.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 53% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 03421 Salmonidae, frozen (excluding livers & roes)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21212 Salmonidae, frozen
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0303.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0303.12 | changed |
| 2007 | 0303.19 | changed |
| 2002 | 0303.19 | changed |
| 1996 | 0303.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 0303.10 | 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.
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0303.12 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0303.12; the duty is 2%.
Goods from 167 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 167 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 frozen Pacific salmon (other) worth £1.7m (up 27% on the year before), at an average of £4.03 per kg; United States supplied 100%, followed by Canada.
World trade in frozen Pacific salmon (other) reached US$1.4bn in 2024, down 2.8% on 2023.
Chile was the largest exporter with 64.6% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus)?
Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus) fall under HS subheading 0303.12, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other Pacific salmon in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other Pacific salmon in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other Pacific salmon?
Chile, with US$887m in 2024 (64.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export frozen Pacific salmon (other) to the UK duty-free?
167 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% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on frozen Pacific salmon (other)?
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 frozen Pacific salmon (other) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (100%), Canada (0%) and Spain (0%), out of total imports of £1.7m.