Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0304

0304.41

0304.41: Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)

Fresh or chilled salmon fillets

0304.41 is the HS subheading for fresh or chilled salmon fillets, under heading 0304 in chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% standard rate · across 2 national lines 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. 0304 41 00 00 Pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, oncorhynchus keta, oncorhynchus tschawytscha, oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus masou and oncorhynchus rhodurus), atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and danube salmon (hucho hucho) 2%
  2. 0304 41 00 10 Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) 2%
  3. 0304 41 00 90 Other 2%

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
    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)—2%
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–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreementQuota Iceland 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: imports by month

last 12 months£63.4m+5.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£11.19 per kg
Jan 2024: £7.6mFeb 2024: £5.9mMar 2024: £5.9mApr 2024: £7.1mMay 2024: £5.4mJun 2024: £5.7mJul 2024: £5.1mAug 2024: £5.9mSept 2024: £4.8mOct 2024: £5.2mNov 2024: £5.3mDec 2024: £5.2mJan 2025: £5mFeb 2025: £4.4mMar 2025: £4.9mApr 2025: £6mMay 2025: £5mJun 2025: £5.5mJul 2025: £4.5mAug 2025: £4.3mSept 2025: £4.8mOct 2025: £4.4mNov 2025: £4.7mDec 2025: £4.7mJan 2026: £5.2mFeb 2026: £5mMar 2026: £6.7mApr 2026: £4.8mMay 2026: £5.3mJun 2026: £5.9mJul 2026: £6.1mAug 2026: £5.6m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Norway £54.2m 85.5% +5.6%
Faroe Islands £4.1m 6.5% -15.4%
Ireland £3.6m 5.6% +1.7%
Netherlands £1.3m 2.1% +50,757.4%
Denmark £163k 0.3% +41.6%
United Kingdom £24k 0% —
France £16k 0% —
Spain £10k 0% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0304.41 · US$7bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$315kUS$315k+US$11m+US$79m+> US$500m

Exports: 74
  1. Norway: US$3bn
  2. Chile: US$2bn
  3. Poland: US$500m
  4. Netherlands: US$479m
  5. Sweden: US$424m
  6. Denmark: US$315m
  7. Canada: US$95m
  8. Germany: US$79m
  9. United Kingdom: US$71m
  10. United States: US$71m
  11. Belgium: US$56m
  12. Czechia: US$53m
  13. France: US$50m
  14. Spain: US$18m
  15. Lithuania: US$14m
  16. Iceland: US$14m
  17. New Zealand: US$12m
  18. Ireland: US$11m
  19. Latvia: US$11m
  20. Italy: US$7m
  21. Estonia: US$5m
  22. Bulgaria: US$4m
  23. Türkiye: US$3m
  24. Austria: US$2m
  25. China: US$2m
  26. Panama: US$2m
  27. Australia: US$2m
  28. Serbia: US$2m
  29. Finland: US$2m
  30. Croatia: US$1m
  31. Luxembourg: US$1m
  32. Portugal: US$745k
  33. Vietnam: US$736k
  34. Greece: US$599k
  35. Argentina: US$436k
  36. South Korea: US$340k
  37. Malaysia: US$315k
  38. Russia: US$314k
  39. Iran: US$296k
  40. Singapore: US$241k
  41. South Africa: US$231k
  42. Hong Kong SAR China: US$209k
  43. Brazil: US$182k
  44. Romania: US$177k
  45. Japan: US$163k
  46. Nicaragua: US$124k
  47. Slovakia: US$90k
  48. Slovenia: US$81k
  49. Ukraine: US$72k
  50. Colombia: US$72k
  51. Switzerland: US$67k
  52. Honduras: US$61k
  53. India: US$34k
  54. United Arab Emirates: US$31k
  55. Bahrain: US$31k
  56. Trinidad & Tobago: US$29k
  57. Peru: US$25k
  58. Thailand: US$20k
  59. Uganda: US$15k
  60. Suriname: US$11k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Norway US$3bn 39.7%
2 Chile US$2bn 26.5%
3 Poland US$500m 7.3%
4 Netherlands US$479m 7%
5 Sweden US$424m 6.2%
6 Denmark US$315m 4.6%
7 Canada US$95m 1.4%
8 Germany US$79m 1.2%
9 United Kingdom US$71m 1%
10 United States US$71m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$3bn 38.9%
2 Sweden US$771m 11.3%
3 Germany US$467m 6.8%
4 Poland US$323m 4.7%
5 Belgium US$295m 4.3%
6 Japan US$249m 3.6%
7 France US$248m 3.6%
8 Netherlands US$212m 3.1%
9 Spain US$206m 3%
10 Israel US$178m 2.6%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0304.41 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 0304.41 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2%.

168 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 2%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of fresh or chilled salmon fillets into the UK came to £63.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Norway supplied 86%, followed by Faroe Islands.

In 2024, countries exported fresh or chilled salmon fillets worth US$7bn (+8.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was Norway (US$3bn), followed by Chile.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)?

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) fall under HS subheading 0304.41, part of heading 0304, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on pacific salmon in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0304.41 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on pacific salmon in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0304.41 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most pacific salmon?

Norway, with US$3bn in 2024 (39.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export fresh or chilled salmon fillets to the UK duty-free?

168 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on fresh or chilled salmon fillets?

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 fresh or chilled salmon fillets from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Norway (86%), Faroe Islands (7%) and Ireland (6%), out of total imports of £63.4m.