Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303
0303.68: Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)
Subheading 0303.68 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 from Papua New Guinea
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0303 68 00 00 Blue whiting (micromesistius poutassou, micromesistius australis)
- 0303 68 10 00 Blue whiting (micromesistius poutassou) Free
6% - 0303 68 90 00 Southern blue whiting (micromesistius australis) Free
6%
Additional duties and import rulesPapua New Guinea
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Ceuta & Melilla, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard & McDonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao SAR China, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, QP, QQ, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé & Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Barthélemy, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Pierre & Miquelon, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Outlying Islands, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- 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 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)
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Faroe Islands | £40k | 40.3% | — |
 Spain | £30k | 30.9% | +200.6% |
 Germany | £17k | 17.1% | — |
 Ireland | £12k | 11.7% | -81.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$406kUS$406k+US$4m+US$17m+> US$36m
Exports: 42
- Netherlands: US$98m
- Germany: US$36m
- Denmark: US$33m
- Lithuania: US$17m
- Ireland: US$17m
- New Zealand: US$16m
- Poland: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Portugal: US$967k
- China: US$890k
- United Arab Emirates: US$526k
- Curaçao: US$452k
- Uruguay: US$406k
- Mauritania: US$372k
- United States: US$291k
- Singapore: US$138k
- Morocco: US$101k
- Japan: US$94k
- Indonesia: US$84k
- Canada: US$82k
- Italy: US$34k
- Falkland Islands: US$34k
- Belgium: US$32k
- Thailand: US$26k
- Peru: US$25k
- Croatia: US$6k
- Iceland: US$4k
- Greenland: US$3k
- Australia: US$2k
- Türkiye: US$900
- Estonia: US$500
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$100
- Greece: US$0
- Malaysia: US$0
- Sweden: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$212kUS$212k+US$960k+US$3m+> US$15m
Imports: 73
- Nigeria: US$152m
- Netherlands: US$32m
- China: US$15m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Cameroon: US$6m
- Ghana: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Benin: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Spain: US$960k
- Togo: US$868k
- Japan: US$561k
- Greece: US$546k
- Liberia: US$507k
- Azerbaijan: US$480k
- Georgia: US$438k
- Canada: US$435k
- Sierra Leone: US$400k
- Romania: US$397k
- Morocco: US$389k
- Moldova: US$327k
- United Arab Emirates: US$263k
- Belgium: US$258k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$232k
- Denmark: US$227k
- Slovakia: US$217k
- Croatia: US$212k
- Brazil: US$206k
- United States: US$154k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$136k
- Bulgaria: US$130k
- Lithuania: US$123k
- Portugal: US$104k
- Ireland: US$95k
- Guinea: US$91k
- Tuvalu: US$68k
- Bahrain: US$63k
- Poland: US$59k
- Singapore: US$41k
- Mozambique: US$30k
- India: US$23k
- Dominican Republic: US$22k
- Zimbabwe: US$20k
- Tonga: US$18k
- Malta: US$16k
- Senegal: US$13k
- Kazakhstan: US$11k
- Italy: US$10k
- Latvia: US$10k
- Norway: US$10k
- Türkiye: US$6k
- United Kingdom: US$6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | US$98m | 39.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$36m | 14.2% |
| 3 |  Denmark | US$33m | 13.3% |
| 4 |  Lithuania | US$17m | 7% |
| 5 | Ireland | US$17m | 6.8% |
| 6 |  New Zealand | US$16m | 6.2% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  France | US$4m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$4m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria | US$152m | 60.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$32m | 12.7% |
| 3 |  China | US$15m | 5.8% |
| 4 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$8m | 3.4% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 6 |  Cameroon | US$6m | 2.6% |
| 7 |  Ghana | US$3m | 1.4% |
| 8 | Germany | US$3m | 1.3% |
| 9 |  Ukraine | US$3m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$2m | 0.8% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0303.68 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0303.68 covers 2 tariff lines and 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.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £98.3k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 33% on the year before); Faroe Islands supplied 40%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$251m (+13.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$98m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)?
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) fall under HS subheading 0303.68, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on blue whiting in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.68 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 blue whiting in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.68 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 blue whiting?
The Netherlands, with US$98m in 2024 (39.2% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Faroe Islands (40%), Spain (31%) and Germany (17%), out of total imports of £98.3k.