Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303

0303.44

0303.44: Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Subheading 0303.44 belongs to heading 0303 (fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) 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
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0303 44 00 00 Bigeye tuna (thunnus obesus)
  2. 0303 44 10 00 For the industrial manufacture of products of heading 1604
  3. 0303 44 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
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/753, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 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
    • 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

0303.44 · US$346m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$546kUS$546k+US$3m+US$14m+> US$41m

Exports: 61
  1. Taiwan: US$143m
  2. China: US$41m
  3. Seychelles: US$38m
  4. South Korea: US$23m
  5. Spain: US$18m
  6. Vanuatu: US$14m
  7. Indonesia: US$8m
  8. France: US$6m
  9. Marshall Islands: US$5m
  10. Micronesia: US$5m
  11. British Indian Ocean Territory: US$4m
  12. Panama: US$4m
  13. Singapore: US$4m
  14. Japan: US$4m
  15. Kiribati: US$3m
  16. El Salvador: US$3m
  17. Mauritius: US$2m
  18. Portugal: US$2m
  19. United States: US$2m
  20. Oman: US$2m
  21. Fiji: US$2m
  22. Nauru: US$2m
  23. Belize: US$1m
  24. Ecuador: US$1m
  25. Malaysia: US$1m
  26. Papua New Guinea: US$913k
  27. Tanzania: US$798k
  28. South Africa: US$642k
  29. Tuvalu: US$594k
  30. Nicaragua: US$546k
  31. Suriname: US$484k
  32. Maldives: US$466k
  33. Guatemala: US$388k
  34. Senegal: US$307k
  35. Italy: US$289k
  36. Ghana: US$242k
  37. Côte d’Ivoire: US$238k
  38. Peru: US$226k
  39. Colombia: US$201k
  40. Guinea: US$173k
  41. Solomon Islands: US$169k
  42. Venezuela: US$131k
  43. Sri Lanka: US$56k
  44. Christmas Island: US$53k
  45. Morocco: US$47k
  46. Kenya: US$29k
  47. French Polynesia: US$24k
  48. Ireland: US$23k
  49. Thailand: US$18k
  50. Philippines: US$17k
  51. Cape Verde: US$14k
  52. Norway: US$13k
  53. Greece: US$12k
  54. Myanmar (Burma): US$9k
  55. Australia: US$8k
  56. Vietnam: US$5k
  57. Brazil: US$2k
  58. Madagascar: US$2k
  59. Mozambique: US$100
  60. Netherlands: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Taiwan US$143m 41.3%
2 China US$41m 11.9%
3 Seychelles US$38m 11%
4 South Korea US$23m 6.5%
5 Spain US$18m 5.1%
6 Vanuatu US$14m 4%
7 Indonesia US$8m 2.4%
8 France US$6m 1.6%
9 Marshall Islands US$5m 1.4%
10 Micronesia US$5m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$241m 69.6%
2 Thailand US$23m 6.5%
3 Spain US$19m 5.4%
4 Ecuador US$7m 1.9%
5 Mauritius US$6m 1.7%
6 Singapore US$4m 1.2%
7 Philippines US$4m 1.2%
8 Vietnam US$4m 1.2%
9 Portugal US$4m 1.1%
10 Türkiye US$3m 0.9%

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
  • 54number 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 20% 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 10% 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 7.5% 0% – 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 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
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
20170303.44unchanged
20120303.44changed
20070303.44changed
20020303.44changed
19960303.49changed
19920303.49changed

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. GB Tariff change

    Update to Autonomous Tariff Suspensions – 28 May 2026

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

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0303.44 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 20%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0303.44 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 22%.

166 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 20%.

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

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$346m (−13.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was Taiwan (US$143m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)?

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) fall under HS subheading 0303.44, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.44 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 bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.44 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 bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)?

Taiwan, with US$143m in 2024 (41.3% 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 20% 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.

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