Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303

0303.43

0303.43: Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)

Frozen skipjack tuna

0303.43 is the HS subheading for frozen skipjack tuna, under heading 0303 in chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 20% · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0303 43 00 00 Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (katsuwonus pelamis)
  2. 0303 43 10 00 For the industrial manufacture of products of heading 1604
  3. 0303 43 90 00 Other 20%

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 4

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 833
    Documents
    • 9018
  • Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1430
    Documents
    • N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2028
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines
  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1432
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

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
    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)—20%
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–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 – 16.5%
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–Norway agreement Norway Free – 6.6%
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 6.6%

UK: imports by month

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0303.43 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$24m+US$114m+> US$206m

Exports: 72
  1. Micronesia: US$285m
  2. Taiwan: US$254m
  3. South Korea: US$206m
  4. Spain: US$161m
  5. Nauru: US$134m
  6. Indonesia: US$120m
  7. Papua New Guinea: US$114m
  8. Seychelles: US$112m
  9. Kiribati: US$79m
  10. Vanuatu: US$74m
  11. Marshall Islands: US$62m
  12. Tuvalu: US$53m
  13. Japan: US$50m
  14. India: US$45m
  15. Maldives: US$45m
  16. France: US$42m
  17. Panama: US$29m
  18. Ecuador: US$24m
  19. United States: US$18m
  20. Senegal: US$18m
  21. Nicaragua: US$17m
  22. China: US$15m
  23. Tanzania: US$11m
  24. El Salvador: US$9m
  25. Belize: US$8m
  26. Colombia: US$6m
  27. Solomon Islands: US$6m
  28. Thailand: US$5m
  29. Mauritius: US$5m
  30. Oman: US$4m
  31. Vietnam: US$4m
  32. Venezuela: US$3m
  33. Guinea: US$3m
  34. Italy: US$2m
  35. Peru: US$2m
  36. Philippines: US$2m
  37. Malaysia: US$2m
  38. Mauritania: US$2m
  39. Brunei: US$2m
  40. Guatemala: US$2m
  41. Morocco: US$2m
  42. Ghana: US$1m
  43. New Zealand: US$1m
  44. Côte d’Ivoire: US$954k
  45. Netherlands: US$792k
  46. Canada: US$603k
  47. Christmas Island: US$462k
  48. Fiji: US$460k
  49. United Kingdom: US$385k
  50. Denmark: US$344k
  51. French Polynesia: US$317k
  52. Brazil: US$314k
  53. Singapore: US$249k
  54. Portugal: US$175k
  55. Cape Verde: US$102k
  56. Mexico: US$85k
  57. Lithuania: US$39k
  58. Türkiye: US$34k
  59. Costa Rica: US$25k
  60. Saudi Arabia: US$19k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Micronesia US$285m 13.9%
2 Taiwan US$254m 12.4%
3 South Korea US$206m 10.1%
4 Spain US$161m 7.9%
5 Nauru US$134m 6.5%
6 Indonesia US$120m 5.9%
7 Papua New Guinea US$114m 5.6%
8 Seychelles US$112m 5.5%
9 Kiribati US$79m 3.9%
10 Vanuatu US$74m 3.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Thailand US$985m 48.2%
2 China US$204m 10%
3 Philippines US$188m 9.2%
4 Mauritius US$96m 4.7%
5 Tunisia US$68m 3.3%
6 Ecuador US$57m 2.8%
7 Türkiye US$50m 2.5%
8 Spain US$46m 2.3%
9 Japan US$45m 2.2%
10 Vietnam US$35m 1.7%

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.

  • 8.5%median duty
  • 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Kiribati, Barbados, Belize

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 30% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 8% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 7% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 0% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 11% 0% – 22% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 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 3.5% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 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 15% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 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 20% 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 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 10% 0% – 20% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 15% 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
03423 Tunas, skipjack/stripe-bellied bonito, frozen (excluding livers & roes)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
21215 Tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, frozen
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170303.43unchanged
20120303.43changed
20070303.43changed
20020303.43changed
19960303.43changed
19920303.43changed

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.

  1. TR 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

  2. GB Tariff change

    Update to Autonomous Tariff Suspensions – 28 May 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6499 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0303.43 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0303.43 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 22%.

Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 20%; 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.

World trade in frozen skipjack tuna reached US$2bn in 2024, up 13.7% on 2023.

Micronesia was the largest exporter with 13.9% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)?

Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) fall under HS subheading 0303.43, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on skipjack tuna in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.43 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 20%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on skipjack tuna in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.43 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 22%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most skipjack tuna?

Micronesia, with US$285m in 2024 (13.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export frozen skipjack tuna 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 20% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on frozen skipjack tuna?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

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