Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303
0303.66: Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
Subheading 0303.66 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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0303 66 00 00 Hake (merluccius spp., urophycis spp.)
- Hake of the genus merluccius
- 0303 66 11 00 Cape hake (shallow-water hake) (merluccius capensis) and deepwater hake (deepwater cape hake) (merluccius paradoxus) 14%
- 0303 66 11 10 For processing 14%
- 0303 66 11 90 Other 14%
- 0303 66 12 00 Argentine hake (southwest atlantic hake) (merluccius hubbsi) 14%
- 0303 66 12 10 For processing 14%
- 0303 66 12 90 Other 14%
- 0303 66 13 00 Southern hake (merluccius australis) 14%
- 0303 66 13 10 For processing 14%
- 0303 66 13 90 Other 14%
- 0303 66 19 00 Other 14%
- Silver hake (merluccius bilinearis) 14%
- 0303 66 19 11 For processing 14%
- 0303 66 19 19 Other 14%
- 0303 66 19 80 Hake of the species merluccius merluccius 14%
- Other hake of the genus merluccius 14%
- 0303 66 19 91 For processing 14%
- 0303 66 19 99 Other 14%
- 0303 66 90 00 Hake of the genus urophycis 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 5 of 12 lines
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 8%
- 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 2 of 12 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
- 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% |
| 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, Japan, 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–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 | 4.5% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 4.5% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 10.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | £2.1m | 43.3% | -7.5% |
 Uruguay | £1.1m | 22.5% | +198.5% |
 Spain | £743k | 15.5% | -7.8% |
 Mexico | £445k | 9.3% | -27.1% |
 Portugal | £179k | 3.7% | +37% |
 Ireland | £134k | 2.8% | — |
 Latvia | £71k | 1.5% | -29.2% |
 Falkland Islands | £36k | 0.8% | -17% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$420kUS$420k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$80m
Exports: 64
- Spain: US$183m
- Argentina: US$80m
- United States: US$62m
- South Africa: US$43m
- Chile: US$29m
- Mexico: US$19m
- Canada: US$18m
- Uruguay: US$17m
- Falkland Islands: US$13m
- Portugal: US$12m
- South Korea: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Germany: US$916k
- China: US$852k
- Slovenia: US$718k
- Norway: US$707k
- Mauritania: US$610k
- Morocco: US$584k
- Angola: US$485k
- Czechia: US$447k
- Senegal: US$420k
- Italy: US$412k
- Bulgaria: US$397k
- Estonia: US$277k
- Poland: US$273k
- Slovakia: US$264k
- Belgium: US$179k
- Greece: US$177k
- Hungary: US$154k
- Romania: US$129k
- Ukraine: US$120k
- Sweden: US$114k
- United Arab Emirates: US$106k
- United Kingdom: US$98k
- Brazil: US$68k
- Japan: US$64k
- Ireland: US$40k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$35k
- Malaysia: US$20k
- Israel: US$19k
- Finland: US$18k
- Greenland: US$10k
- Türkiye: US$8k
- India: US$3k
- Singapore: US$3k
- Iceland: US$2k
- Australia: US$2k
- Tunisia: US$2k
- Luxembourg: US$1k
- Botswana: US$900
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$221kUS$221k+US$4m+US$11m+> US$25m
Imports: 130
- Spain: US$80m
- Ukraine: US$73m
- Portugal: US$73m
- Serbia: US$25m
- Russia: US$22m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Italy: US$21m
- Lithuania: US$20m
- China: US$17m
- Nigeria: US$16m
- Romania: US$15m
- Morocco: US$13m
- Israel: US$11m
- North Macedonia: US$9m
- Moldova: US$9m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Jordan: US$7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$7m
- Ghana: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Zambia: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Belarus: US$5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Montenegro: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Georgia: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Azerbaijan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$1m
- Benin: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$825k
- Ireland: US$751k
- Japan: US$680k
- Switzerland: US$651k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$623k
- Belgium: US$545k
- Eswatini: US$543k
- Palestinian Territories: US$543k
- Albania: US$480k
- Cameroon: US$418k
- Austria: US$338k
- Denmark: US$276k
- Luxembourg: US$262k
- Mozambique: US$240k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$183m | 32.8% |
| 2 | Argentina | US$80m | 14.3% |
| 3 |  United States | US$62m | 11.1% |
| 4 |  South Africa | US$43m | 7.8% |
| 5 |  Chile | US$29m | 5.2% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$19m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$18m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Uruguay | US$17m | 3% |
| 9 | Falkland Islands | US$13m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Portugal | US$12m | 2.1% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0303.66 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is 14%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0303.66 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is 15%.
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 14%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 9% on the year before); Argentina supplied 43%, followed by Uruguay.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$557m (+6.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$183m), followed by Argentina.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)?
Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) fall under HS subheading 0303.66, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.66 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.66 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 hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)?
Spain, with US$183m in 2024 (32.8% 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 14% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Argentina (43%), Uruguay (23%) and Spain (16%), out of total imports of £4.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.