Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303
0303.54: Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
Frozen mackerel
0303.54 is the HS subheading for frozen mackerel, under heading 0303 in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0303 54 00 00 Mackerel (scomber scombrus, scomber australasicus, scomber japonicus)
- 0303 54 10 00 Of the species scomber scombrus or scomber japonicus 20%
- 0303 54 10 20 Of the species scomber scombrus 20%
- Of the species scomber japonicus 20%
- 0303 54 10 95 Whole, for processing 20%
- 0303 54 10 96 Other 20%
- 0303 54 90 00 Of the species scomber australasicus 14%
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) | — | 14% – 20% |
| 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | 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–Norway agreementQuota | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreementQuota | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 10.5% – 16.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £3.1m | 48.7% | -45.9% |
 Norway | £1.4m | 21.5% | +83.6% |
 Faroe Islands | £518k | 8% | +1,033.6% |
 China | £351k | 5.4% | +60% |
 South Korea | £342k | 5.3% | — |
 Spain | £285k | 4.4% | — |
 Chile | £172k | 2.7% | -43.4% |
 Portugal | £49k | 0.8% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Japan 7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$620kUS$620k+US$9m+US$56m+> US$188m
Exports: 95
- Norway: US$694m
- China: US$385m
- United Kingdom: US$188m
- Netherlands: US$144m
- Denmark: US$87m
- South Korea: US$86m
- Iceland: US$85m
- Ireland: US$77m
- Japan: US$64m
- Morocco: US$56m
- Oman: US$45m
- Mauritania: US$38m
- Chile: US$36m
- Pakistan: US$32m
- Germany: US$29m
- Spain: US$27m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Greenland: US$21m
- Peru: US$20m
- Yemen: US$14m
- New Zealand: US$13m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Poland: US$10m
- Russia: US$9m
- Senegal: US$8m
- France: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Angola: US$5m
- Ecuador: US$5m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$5m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Venezuela: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$848k
- United Arab Emirates: US$830k
- South Africa: US$775k
- Belgium: US$739k
- Croatia: US$638k
- Italy: US$620k
- Türkiye: US$538k
- United States: US$530k
- Philippines: US$512k
- Argentina: US$470k
- Romania: US$454k
- Bangladesh: US$409k
- Fiji: US$400k
- Suriname: US$356k
- Malta: US$354k
- Cyprus: US$349k
- North Korea: US$315k
- Panama: US$289k
- Saudi Arabia: US$269k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$817kUS$817k+US$7m+US$36m+> US$126m
Imports: 177
- Vietnam: US$173m
- Japan: US$165m
- China: US$158m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$137m
- Egypt: US$128m
- Netherlands: US$126m
- Nigeria: US$115m
- Thailand: US$114m
- Ghana: US$111m
- South Korea: US$99m
- Poland: US$68m
- Philippines: US$65m
- Ukraine: US$63m
- Indonesia: US$60m
- Türkiye: US$48m
- Burkina Faso: US$46m
- France: US$42m
- Romania: US$36m
- United States: US$35m
- Malaysia: US$34m
- Taiwan: US$34m
- Rwanda: US$33m
- Canada: US$23m
- Russia: US$21m
- Lithuania: US$19m
- Bulgaria: US$19m
- Latvia: US$18m
- Kazakhstan: US$17m
- Benin: US$16m
- Germany: US$15m
- Spain: US$15m
- Moldova: US$14m
- Belarus: US$14m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Sri Lanka: US$10m
- Malta: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Gabon: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Zambia: US$7m
- Georgia: US$7m
- Timor-Leste: US$7m
- Italy: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Cameroon: US$6m
- Togo: US$6m
- Azerbaijan: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Jamaica: US$4m
- Papua New Guinea: US$3m
- Mauritius: US$3m
- Fiji: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | US$694m | 29.9% |
| 2 | China | US$385m | 16.6% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$188m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$144m | 6.2% |
| 5 |  Denmark | US$87m | 3.7% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$86m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Iceland | US$85m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Ireland | US$77m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Japan | US$64m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Morocco | US$56m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | US$173m | 7.4% |
| 2 | Japan | US$165m | 7.1% |
| 3 | China | US$158m | 6.8% |
| 4 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$137m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  Egypt | US$128m | 5.5% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$126m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Nigeria | US$115m | 5% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$114m | 4.9% |
| 9 |  Ghana | US$111m | 4.8% |
| 10 | South Korea | US$99m | 4.3% |
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
- 48number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 93%highest: Barbados, Türkiye, Sudan
160
| 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 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 3%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 93% | 40% – 145% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 3%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 0% – 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 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
| Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 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 | 20% | 0% – 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) | 18% | 15% – 20% | 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 | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 0% – 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 | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
| Japan | 7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3%* | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 3%* | 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 | 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 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 53% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1.3% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 19% | 14% – 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 | 13% | 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. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 03426 Mackerel (scombrids), frozen (excluding livers & roes)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21216 Other pelagic fish, frozen
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0303.54 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0303.54 | changed |
| 2007 | 0303.74 | changed |
| 2002 | 0303.74 | changed |
| 1996 | 0303.74 | changed |
| 1992 | 0303.74 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0303.54 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 14% and 20%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0303.54 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 15%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 14% – 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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported frozen mackerel worth £6.5m (down 13% on the year before), at an average of £3.04 per kg; Ireland supplied 49%, followed by Norway.
World trade in frozen mackerel reached US$2bn in 2024, down 7.7% on 2023.
Norway was the largest exporter with 29.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)?
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) fall under HS subheading 0303.54, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.54 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14% to 20%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.54 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 15%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber…?
Norway, with US$694m in 2024 (29.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export frozen mackerel 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 14% – 20% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on frozen mackerel?
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 mackerel from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (49%), Norway (22%) and Faroe Islands (8%), out of total imports of £6.5m.