Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0304

0304.42

0304.42: Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)

0304.42 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0304, fish fillets and other fish meat, chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% – 12% standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0304 42 00 00 Trout (salmo trutta, oncorhynchus mykiss, oncorhynchus clarki, oncorhynchus aguabonita, oncorhynchus gilae, oncorhynchus apache and oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
  2. 0304 42 10 00 Of the species oncorhynchus mykiss, weighing more than 400 g each 12%
  3. 0304 42 50 00 Of the species oncorhynchus apache or oncorhynchus chrysogaster 8%
  4. 0304 42 90 00 Other 12%
  5. 0304 42 90 10 Of the species oncorhynchus mykiss 12%
  6. 0304 42 90 90 Other 12%

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 2

  • Countervailing dutyDefinitive countervailing duty 9.5%
    Applies to goods from
    Türkiye
    Legal act
    Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 4 lines
    Rates for named exporters (27)
    CompanyRate
    Selina Balik B9637.6%
    Akyol Su Ürn.Ürt.Taş.Kom.İth.İhr.Paz.San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, Asya Söğüt Su Ürünleri Üretim Dahili Paz.ve İhr. Ltd.Şti, GMS Su Ürünleri Üretim İth. Paz. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, Gümüşdoga Su Ürünleri Üretim Ihracat Ithalat AŞ, Gümüş-Yel Su Ürünleri üretim İhracat ve İthalat Ltd. Şti, Hakan Komandit Şirketi, İskele Su Ürünleri Hayv.Gida Tur.Inş.Paz.Ihr.Ltd.Şti, Karaköy Su Ürünleri Üretim Paz.Tic.İhr. ve İth.Ltd.Şti, Özgü Su Ürün. Üret. Taş. Komis. İth. İhr. Paz. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti B9646.9%
    BAFA Su Ürünleri Yavru Üretim Merkezi Sanayi Ticaret AŞ B9651.5%
    Özpekler İnşaat Taahhüd Dayanıklı Tüketim Malları Su Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi B9666.7%
    Ternaeben Gida ve Su Ürünleri Ithalat ve Ihracat Sanayi Ticaret AŞ B9678%
    Lezita Balik A.Ş. B9687.6%
    Ada Su Ürünleri Turizm İnşaat ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. B9697.6%
    Ahmet Aydeniz Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş. B9707.6%
    Alba Lojistik İhracat İthalat Ltd. Şti. B9717.6%
    Alba Su Ürünleri A.Ş. B9727.6%
    Alfam Su Ürünleri A.Ş. B9737.6%
    Alima Su Ürünleri ve Gida San. Tic. A.Ş. B9747.6%
    Alka Su Ürünleri A.Ş. B9757.6%
    Azer Altin Su Ürünleri B9767.6%
    Bağcı Balık Gıda ve Enerji Üretimi San ve Tic. A.Ş. B9777.6%
    Çamlı Yem Besicilik Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş B9787.6%
    Çirçir Su Ürünleri Ltd. Şti. B9797.6%
    Ipaş Su Ürünleri A.Ş. B9807.6%
    Kemal Balıkçılık Ihr. Ltd. Şti. B9817.6%
    Liman Entegre Balıkçılık San ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. B9827.6%
    Miray Su Ürünleri B9837.6%
    Önder Su Ürünleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. B9847.6%
    Fishark Su Ürünleri Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.?. B9857.6%
    Tai Su Ürünleri Ltd. Şti. B9867.6%
    TSM Deniz Ürünleri San. Tic. A.Ş. B9877.6%
    Ugurlu Balık A.Ş. B9887.6%
    Yaşar Dış Tic. A.Ş. B9897.6%
  • 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
    Tariff lines
    on 3 of 4 lines
  • 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)—8% – 12%
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–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 agreementQuota Faroe Islands 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–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–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 agreementQuota Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Iceland agreementQuota Iceland 2.7% – 3.6%
UK–Norway agreement Norway 2.7% – 3.6%
DCTS Standard Indonesia 4.5% – 8.5%
UK–Albania agreementQuota Albania 5.6% – 8.4%
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia 5.6% – 8.4%
UK–Serbia agreementQuota Serbia 6.3% – 8.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£740k-59.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£10.03 per kg
Jan 2024: £190kFeb 2024: £159kMar 2024: £195kApr 2024: £217kMay 2024: £191kJun 2024: £220kJul 2024: £200kAug 2024: £181kSept 2024: £186kOct 2024: £193kNov 2024: £123kDec 2024: £167kJan 2025: £185kFeb 2025: £142kMar 2025: £140kApr 2025: £138kMay 2025: £138kJun 2025: £137kJul 2025: £161kAug 2025: £137kSept 2025: £134kOct 2025: £149kNov 2025: £133kDec 2025: £41kJan 2026: £10kFeb 2026: £22kMar 2026: £32kApr 2026: £30kMay 2026: £31kJun 2026: £84kJul 2026: £35kAug 2026: £39k 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 £532k 71.9% -70.1%
Ireland £120k 16.2% +119.8%
France £55k 7.4% —
Iceland £31k 4.2% —
United States £2k 0.3% -73.8%
Portugal £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0304.42 · US$240m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$708kUS$708k+US$3m+US$11m+> US$41m

Exports: 51
  1. Norway: US$86m
  2. Chile: US$41m
  3. Argentina: US$20m
  4. Poland: US$17m
  5. Italy: US$11m
  6. Peru: US$9m
  7. United States: US$7m
  8. Sweden: US$7m
  9. Colombia: US$5m
  10. Greece: US$4m
  11. Germany: US$4m
  12. Lithuania: US$4m
  13. France: US$3m
  14. Netherlands: US$3m
  15. Türkiye: US$2m
  16. Canada: US$2m
  17. Spain: US$2m
  18. Denmark: US$2m
  19. Latvia: US$2m
  20. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
  21. Estonia: US$1m
  22. Croatia: US$1m
  23. Iceland: US$916k
  24. China: US$710k
  25. Bulgaria: US$708k
  26. United Kingdom: US$409k
  27. Slovenia: US$363k
  28. Belgium: US$352k
  29. Austria: US$306k
  30. Finland: US$227k
  31. Czechia: US$192k
  32. Romania: US$85k
  33. Ukraine: US$74k
  34. South Africa: US$68k
  35. Luxembourg: US$64k
  36. Japan: US$56k
  37. Vietnam: US$55k
  38. Armenia: US$30k
  39. Ireland: US$25k
  40. Sri Lanka: US$23k
  41. South Korea: US$21k
  42. Malaysia: US$17k
  43. Indonesia: US$13k
  44. Singapore: US$12k
  45. Australia: US$12k
  46. Portugal: US$6k
  47. New Zealand: US$3k
  48. Botswana: US$500
  49. Switzerland: US$500
  50. Morocco: US$300
  51. Slovakia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Norway US$86m 36%
2 Chile US$41m 17.1%
3 Argentina US$20m 8.3%
4 Poland US$17m 7.1%
5 Italy US$11m 4.6%
6 Peru US$9m 3.8%
7 United States US$7m 3.1%
8 Sweden US$7m 2.9%
9 Colombia US$5m 1.9%
10 Greece US$4m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$118m 49.2%
2 Canada US$20m 8.2%
3 Germany US$19m 8.1%
4 Japan US$11m 4.5%
5 Switzerland US$8m 3.3%
6 France US$7m 3%
7 Sweden US$6m 2.4%
8 Austria US$6m 2.3%
9 Belgium US$5m 1.9%
10 Poland US$4m 1.8%

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Countervailing duty

    Extension on the application of the countervailing duty on rainbow trout originating from Turkey

    Trade Tariff news 4289 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0304.42 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 8% and 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0304.42 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 9% and 12% (average 11%).

Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8% – 12%; 163 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 UK, countervailing duty of 9.5% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Türkiye.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £739.6k (down 60% on the year before), at an average of £10.03 per kg; Norway supplied 72%, followed by Ireland.

World trade in these goods reached US$240m in 2024, down 11.3% on 2023.

Norway was the largest exporter with 36% of the total, ahead of Chile.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)?

Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) fall under HS subheading 0304.42, part of heading 0304, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0304.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8% to 12%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0304.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9% to 12%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss…?

Norway, with US$86m in 2024 (36% of world exports).

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

163 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 8% – 12% 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. The UK charges countervailing duty of 9.5% on goods from Türkiye. 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 Norway (72%), Ireland (16%) and France (7%), out of total imports of £739.6k.