Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303

0303.57

0303.57: Herrings: swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Official description Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Subheading 0303.57 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 6% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0303 57 00 00 Swordfish (xiphias gladius) 6%

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
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/753, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • C039 ICCAT swordfish statistical document
    • C042 ICCAT swordfish re-export certificate
    • 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)—6%
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
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–Iceland agreement Iceland 2.2%
UK–Norway agreement Norway 2.2%
DCTS Standard Indonesia 2.5%

UK: imports by month

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 7.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

0303.57 · US$192.3m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$136.7kUS$136.7k+US$641.3k+US$8.6m+> US$29.8m

Exports: 62
  1. Spain: US$57.3m
  2. Taiwan: US$29.8m
  3. Portugal: US$23.2m
  4. China: US$21.5m
  5. Indonesia: US$11.2m
  6. Ecuador: US$10.9m
  7. Chile: US$8.6m
  8. South Korea: US$7.1m
  9. India: US$3.6m
  10. Seychelles: US$2.7m
  11. Vanuatu: US$2.5m
  12. Panama: US$2m
  13. Singapore: US$1.8m
  14. Kenya: US$927.8k
  15. Japan: US$742.4k
  16. Angola: US$641.3k
  17. Mauritius: US$634.8k
  18. Senegal: US$611.2k
  19. Peru: US$498.4k
  20. Italy: US$484.7k
  21. Malaysia: US$414.9k
  22. Fiji: US$367.4k
  23. Belize: US$347.4k
  24. British Indian Ocean Territory: US$325.5k
  25. United States: US$284.3k
  26. France: US$234.5k
  27. Trinidad & Tobago: US$222.7k
  28. Netherlands: US$188.3k
  29. Türkiye: US$144.8k
  30. Costa Rica: US$143.5k
  31. Suriname: US$136.7k
  32. Oman: US$133.4k
  33. Thailand: US$131k
  34. Germany: US$126k
  35. South Africa: US$98.5k
  36. Greece: US$94.5k
  37. Vietnam: US$80.4k
  38. Tanzania: US$71.3k
  39. United Arab Emirates: US$70.5k
  40. Egypt: US$68.6k
  41. Sri Lanka: US$46.5k
  42. Brazil: US$45.2k
  43. Denmark: US$38.3k
  44. Ireland: US$36.4k
  45. Côte d’Ivoire: US$31.8k
  46. Australia: US$24.9k
  47. Kiribati: US$24.9k
  48. Morocco: US$16.3k
  49. Malta: US$16.1k
  50. Belgium: US$10.7k
  51. Myanmar (Burma): US$10.4k
  52. Cape Verde: US$7.5k
  53. Luxembourg: US$5.8k
  54. Sweden: US$4.5k
  55. Bangladesh: US$3k
  56. Cyprus: US$2.5k
  57. Czechia: US$1k
  58. Lithuania: US$900
  59. Austria: US$800
  60. New Zealand: US$800

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Spain US$57.3m 29.8%
2 Taiwan US$29.8m 15.5%
3 Portugal US$23.2m 12.1%
4 China US$21.5m 11.2%
5 Indonesia US$11.2m 5.8%
6 Ecuador US$10.9m 5.7%
7 Chile US$8.6m 4.5%
8 South Korea US$7.1m 3.7%
9 India US$3.6m 1.9%
10 Seychelles US$2.7m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$64.5m 33.5%
2 Spain US$32.2m 16.7%
3 South Korea US$28.4m 14.8%
4 Portugal US$26.5m 13.8%
5 Japan US$18.4m 9.6%
6 Singapore US$5.5m 2.8%
7 China US$2.4m 1.2%
8 Barbados US$2.3m 1.2%
9 Greece US$1.6m 0.8%
10 United States US$1.5m 0.8%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0303.57; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 0303.57 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 7.5%.

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 6%.

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$192.3m (−30.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was Spain (US$57.3m), followed by Taiwan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for herrings: swordfish (Xiphias gladius)?

Herrings: swordfish (Xiphias gladius) fall under HS subheading 0303.57, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on herrings: swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.57 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on herrings: swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.57 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most herrings: swordfish (Xiphias gladius)?

Spain, with US$57.3m in 2024 (29.8% 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 6% 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.