Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0305

0305.52

0305.52: Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

0305.52 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0305, fish, dried, salted or in brine, chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 6
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0305 52 00 00 Tilapias (oreochromis spp.), catfish (pangasius spp., silurus spp., clarias spp., ictalurus spp.), carp (cyprinus spp., carassius spp., ctenopharyngodon idellus, hypophthalmichthys spp., cirrhinus spp., mylopharyngodon piceus, catla catla, labeo spp., osteochilus hasselti, leptobarbus hoeveni, megalobrama spp.), eels (anguilla spp.), nile perch (lates niloticus) and snakeheads (channa spp.) 12%
  2. 0305 52 00 10 Carp (cyprinus carpio, carassius carassius, ctenopharyngodon idellus, hypophthalmichthys spp., cirrhinus spp., mylopharyngodon piceus) 12%
  3. 0305 52 00 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 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 833
    Documents

Import requirements 6

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, St Vincent & the Grenadines
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411, 2014 No. 170
  • 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
  • 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 1 of 2 lines
  • 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 1 of 2 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—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–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–Iceland agreement Iceland 3.6%
UK–Norway agreement Norway 3.6%
UK–Albania agreementQuota Albania 8.4%
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia 8.4%
UK–Serbia agreementQuota Serbia 8.4%
DCTS Standard Indonesia 8.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£2k
Average import price£6.61 per kg
Dec 2025: £2k
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Myanmar (Burma) £2k 100% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

0305.52 · US$5.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14.6kUS$14.6k+US$77.4k+US$334k+> US$595.7k

Exports: 59
  1. Spain: US$2.6m
  2. Vietnam: US$595.7k
  3. Netherlands: US$400.9k
  4. United Arab Emirates: US$335k
  5. Thailand: US$334k
  6. Ukraine: US$284.2k
  7. China: US$249.9k
  8. Kazakhstan: US$155.6k
  9. Nigeria: US$111.3k
  10. Belarus: US$108k
  11. Myanmar (Burma): US$83.2k
  12. Côte d’Ivoire: US$79.9k
  13. Oman: US$77.4k
  14. Portugal: US$70k
  15. Ghana: US$61.7k
  16. Sri Lanka: US$50.3k
  17. Mozambique: US$45k
  18. Latvia: US$44.8k
  19. Germany: US$37.8k
  20. Indonesia: US$36.8k
  21. India: US$29.3k
  22. South Korea: US$26.6k
  23. Sierra Leone: US$20.1k
  24. Greece: US$15.8k
  25. Romania: US$14.6k
  26. Philippines: US$13.5k
  27. Czechia: US$10.2k
  28. Russia: US$9.6k
  29. Malaysia: US$9.1k
  30. Bulgaria: US$8.8k
  31. Slovenia: US$7.3k
  32. France: US$6.2k
  33. Italy: US$5k
  34. Iceland: US$4.6k
  35. Canada: US$3.5k
  36. Lithuania: US$2.3k
  37. Pakistan: US$2.2k
  38. Japan: US$2.1k
  39. Singapore: US$1.9k
  40. Congo - Brazzaville: US$1k
  41. United States: US$1k
  42. Tanzania: US$800
  43. Cambodia: US$700
  44. Belgium: US$500
  45. United Kingdom: US$300
  46. South Africa: US$300
  47. Albania: US$100
  48. Brazil: US$100
  49. Costa Rica: US$100
  50. Norway: US$100
  51. Angola: US$0
  52. Hong Kong SAR China: US$0
  53. Ireland: US$0
  54. Iran: US$0
  55. Panama: US$0
  56. Senegal: US$0
  57. Uganda: US$0
  58. Zambia: US$0
  59. Zimbabwe: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Spain US$2.6m 43.3%
2 Vietnam US$595.7k 10.1%
3 Netherlands US$400.9k 6.8%
4 United Arab Emirates US$335k 5.7%
5 Thailand US$334k 5.6%
6 Ukraine US$284.2k 4.8%
7 China US$249.9k 4.2%
8 Kazakhstan US$155.6k 2.6%
9 Nigeria US$111.3k 1.9%
10 Belarus US$108k 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$2m 34%
2 United States US$625k 10.5%
3 Slovenia US$485.3k 8.2%
4 Sri Lanka US$475.3k 8%
5 Portugal US$428.7k 7.2%
6 Israel US$270k 4.6%
7 China US$210.6k 3.6%
8 Greece US$155.2k 2.6%
9 South Korea US$145.7k 2.5%
10 Croatia US$142.6k 2.4%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N303239 U.S. CBP 29 March 2019 · 0305.52.00.00

    The tariff classification, country of origin, marking, and application of a trade program or trade agreement of food products from Zambia

Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0305.59.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0305.52 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0305.52; the duty is 12%.

Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 162 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 £2.5k, at an average of £6.61 per kg; Myanmar (Burma) supplied 100%.

World trade in these goods reached US$5.9m in 2024, down 0.5% on 2023.

Spain was the largest exporter with 43.3% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)?

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) fall under HS subheading 0305.52, part of heading 0305, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0305.52 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0305.52 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius…?

Spain, with US$2.6m in 2024 (43.3% of world exports).

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

162 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 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. 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 Myanmar (Burma) (100%), out of total imports of £2.5k.

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