Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0303

0303.81: Dogfish and other sharks

0303.81 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0303, fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, chapter 03.

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Importing into UK from Bangladesh

Customs duty Free preferential rate · DCTS Comprehensive · across 5 national lines

Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 4

VAT 0.00 % import VAT

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0303 81 00 00 Dogfish and other sharks
0303 81 15 00 Piked dogfish (squalus acanthias) and catsharks (scyliorhinus spp.) Free6%
0303 81 30 00 Porbeagle shark (lamna nasus) Free8%
0303 81 40 00 Blue shark (prionace glauca) Free8%
0303 81 50 00 Shortfin mako shark (isurus oxyrinchus) Free8%
0303 81 80 00 Other Free8%

Additional duties and import rulesBangladesh

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 4

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)
Import controlImport control - CITES
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
2021 No. 54
Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
Tariff lines
on 3 of 5 lines

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£351k+41.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.03 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£312k	88.9%	+34.5%
Ireland	£39k	11.1%	+425.3%
Spain	£0	0%	-100%
India	£0	0%	-100%
Pakistan	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6% – 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 7.6%

Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines

USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

0303.81 · US$78m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$33kUS$33k+US$240k+US$2m+> US$14m

Exports: 65

Spain: US$24m
Portugal: US$14m
Taiwan: US$12m
United States: US$6m
Indonesia: US$3m
Ecuador: US$2m
Costa Rica: US$2m
Uruguay: US$2m
Japan: US$1m
New Zealand: US$737k
Belize: US$716k
South Africa: US$375k
France: US$357k
Netherlands: US$329k
China: US$302k
Senegal: US$240k
Vanuatu: US$204k
Seychelles: US$197k
Brazil: US$195k
Kenya: US$178k
Singapore: US$166k
Ireland: US$156k
Germany: US$132k
Greece: US$119k
Argentina: US$102k
Panama: US$88k
Angola: US$86k
United Kingdom: US$84k
Italy: US$70k
Suriname: US$34k
Cape Verde: US$33k
Peru: US$33k
Sweden: US$31k
Norway: US$31k
United Arab Emirates: US$29k
South Korea: US$29k
Denmark: US$28k
Pakistan: US$28k
Czechia: US$27k
Trinidad & Tobago: US$25k
British Indian Ocean Territory: US$21k
Australia: US$11k
Slovenia: US$9k
Mexico: US$8k
Slovakia: US$6k
Belgium: US$3k
Papua New Guinea: US$3k
Croatia: US$2k
Thailand: US$2k
Chile: US$2k
Mauritania: US$2k
Venezuela: US$2k
Guyana: US$1k
Dominican Republic: US$1k
Iceland: US$1k
Hungary: US$900
Morocco: US$600
India: US$400
Malaysia: US$400
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$300

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Spain	US$24m	30.3%
2	Portugal	US$14m	18.4%
3	Taiwan	US$12m	15.9%
4	United States	US$6m	8.2%
5	Indonesia	US$3m	4.1%
6	Ecuador	US$2m	2.5%
7	Costa Rica	US$2m	2.3%
8	Uruguay	US$2m	1.9%
9	Japan	US$1m	1.8%
10	New Zealand	US$737k	0.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Spain	US$15m	19%
2	Brazil	US$13m	17%
3	Portugal	US$11m	13.9%
4	Italy	US$9m	11.8%
5	Morocco	US$6m	7.3%
6	France	US$4m	4.8%
7	Thailand	US$4m	4.6%
8	South Korea	US$3m	4.5%
9	Taiwan	US$2m	2.5%
10	Mexico	US$2m	2.3%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0303.81 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0303.81 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 6% and 8% (average 7.6%).

Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6% – 8%; 167 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 these goods worth £351.2k (up 42% on the year before), at an average of £3.03 per kg; United States supplied 89%, followed by Ireland.

World trade in these goods reached US$78m in 2024, down 22.8% on 2023.

Spain was the largest exporter with 30.3% of the total, ahead of Portugal.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for dogfish and other sharks?

Dogfish and other sharks fall under HS subheading 0303.81, part of heading 0303, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on dogfish and other sharks in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0303.81 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on dogfish and other sharks in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0303.81 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most dogfish and other sharks?

Spain, with US$24m in 2024 (30.3% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

167 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% – 8% 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 United States (89%), Ireland (11%) and Spain (0%), out of total imports of £351.2k.