Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0304
0304.63: Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
Subheading 0304.63 belongs to heading 0304 (fish fillets and other fish meat) in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0304 63 00 00 Nile perch (lates niloticus) 8%
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- 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 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| 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, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | 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 agreementQuota | Iceland | 2.7% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 2.7% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.5% |
UK: imports by month
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$42.6kUS$42.6k+US$350k+US$923.6k+> US$34.1m
Exports: 41
- Tanzania: US$54.6m
- Uganda: US$34.1m
- Netherlands: US$4.9m
- Kenya: US$4.5m
- Belgium: US$923.6k
- Spain: US$727.8k
- Denmark: US$630.8k
- Portugal: US$515.4k
- Cyprus: US$498.4k
- Vietnam: US$399.8k
- Germany: US$350k
- Poland: US$321.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$240k
- South Africa: US$224.5k
- Italy: US$160k
- Lithuania: US$147.5k
- Latvia: US$144.8k
- Greece: US$108.1k
- Russia: US$102.2k
- France: US$54.5k
- Slovakia: US$42.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$40.3k
- Czechia: US$37.2k
- Romania: US$37.1k
- Hungary: US$28.4k
- China: US$25.5k
- Estonia: US$16.3k
- Croatia: US$6.3k
- Sri Lanka: US$5.4k
- United States: US$4k
- Tunisia: US$2.9k
- India: US$2.4k
- Bahrain: US$2.2k
- Thailand: US$1.1k
- Luxembourg: US$700
- Austria: US$600
- Malaysia: US$600
- Japan: US$200
- Ukraine: US$200
- Egypt: US$100
- Sweden: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$136.2kUS$136.2k+US$637.5k+US$5.3m+> US$10.7m
Imports: 76
- Israel: US$16.5m
- Romania: US$12.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10.7m
- Spain: US$9.4m
- Greece: US$7.4m
- Italy: US$6.8m
- Portugal: US$5.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.3m
- Netherlands: US$4.9m
- Poland: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3.2m
- Germany: US$1.7m
- Mexico: US$1.5m
- France: US$1.5m
- Japan: US$1.4m
- Denmark: US$1.3m
- Lithuania: US$928.6k
- Hungary: US$710.2k
- Qatar: US$637.5k
- Colombia: US$585.9k
- Bahrain: US$575.9k
- Czechia: US$575.9k
- Cuba: US$492.2k
- Cyprus: US$456.7k
- Mauritius: US$400.4k
- Australia: US$382.9k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$345.3k
- Latvia: US$325.8k
- Malta: US$288.6k
- Malaysia: US$279.2k
- Austria: US$212.6k
- Maldives: US$190.8k
- Moldova: US$177.1k
- Burundi: US$172.2k
- Slovakia: US$170k
- Rwanda: US$164k
- Bulgaria: US$136.2k
- Türkiye: US$135.5k
- United States: US$135.3k
- Singapore: US$130.7k
- Ghana: US$130.1k
- Philippines: US$120.2k
- Uruguay: US$114k
- Kenya: US$108.2k
- Kuwait: US$103.8k
- Ukraine: US$91.2k
- Estonia: US$89.2k
- Luxembourg: US$55.5k
- Montenegro: US$38.6k
- Canada: US$36.3k
- Slovenia: US$27.2k
- South Sudan: US$24.4k
- Mali: US$21.1k
- Switzerland: US$14.8k
- Sudan: US$8.8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$8.2k
- Sweden: US$8.2k
- Iraq: US$5.7k
- Croatia: US$4.8k
- Somalia: US$3.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tanzania | US$54.6m | 52.6% |
| 2 |  Uganda | US$34.1m | 32.8% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$4.9m | 4.7% |
| 4 |  Kenya | US$4.5m | 4.3% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$923.6k | 0.9% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$727.8k | 0.7% |
| 7 |  Denmark | US$630.8k | 0.6% |
| 8 |  Portugal | US$515.4k | 0.5% |
| 9 |  Cyprus | US$498.4k | 0.5% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$399.8k | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel | US$16.5m | 15.9% |
| 2 |  Romania | US$12.7m | 12.2% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$10.7m | 10.3% |
| 4 | Spain | US$9.4m | 9% |
| 5 |  Greece | US$7.4m | 7.1% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$6.8m | 6.5% |
| 7 | Portugal | US$5.8m | 5.6% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$5.3m | 5.1% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$4.9m | 4.7% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$4m | 3.9% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0304.63; the duty is 8%.
Subheading 0304.63 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 9%.
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 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$103.8m (+26.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Tanzania (US$54.6m), followed by Uganda.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nile perch (Lates niloticus)?
Nile perch (Lates niloticus) fall under HS subheading 0304.63, part of heading 0304, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nile perch (Lates niloticus) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0304.63 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on nile perch (Lates niloticus) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0304.63 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most nile perch (Lates niloticus)?
Tanzania, with US$54.6m in 2024 (52.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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.