Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0305
0305.69: Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine: other
Official description Other
0305.69 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0305, fish, dried, salted or in brine, chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0305 69 00 00 Other
- 0305 69 10 00 Polar cod (boreogadus saida) 12%
- 0305 69 10 10 For processing 12%
- 0305 69 10 90 Other 12%
- 0305 69 30 00 Atlantic halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus) 14%
- 0305 69 50 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) 10%
- 0305 69 80 00 Other 12%
- 0305 69 80 20 Fish of the species clupea ilisha, in brine 12%
- 0305 69 80 25 Snoek (barracouta) (thyrsites atun) 12%
- 0305 69 80 30 Atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) 12%
- 0305 69 80 40 Bigeye tuna (thunnus obesus) 12%
- 0305 69 80 50 Swordfish (xiphias gladius) 12%
- 0305 69 80 61 Trout (salmo trutta, oncorhynchus mykiss, oncorhynchus clarki, oncorhynchus aguabonita, oncorhynchus gilae, oncorhynchus apache and onchorhynchus chrysogaster) 12%
- 0305 69 80 64 Gilt-head sea bream (sparus aurata) 12%
- 0305 69 80 65 Sea bream (dentex dentex, pagellus spp.) 12%
- 0305 69 80 67 European sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) 12%
- 0305 69 80 70 Lesser or greenland halibut (reinhardtius hippoglossoides), and pacific halibut (hippoglossus stenolepis) 12%
- 0305 69 80 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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 15 lines
Import requirements 6
- 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
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/1312, S.I. 2019/753
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- C047 ICCAT Bluefin tuna catch document (BCD)
- C041 ICCAT bluefin tuna re-export certificate (BFTRC) [Reg. (EU) 2023/2833]
- C040 ICCAT, IOTC or IATTC bigeye tuna statistical document
- C043 ICCAT, IOTC or IATTC bigeye tuna re-export certificate
- Y910 Bigeye tuna caught by purse seiners and bait boats and destined principally for further processing by tuna canneries
- C039 ICCAT swordfish statistical document
- C042 ICCAT swordfish re-export certificate
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 13 of 15 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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 10% – 14% |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand | Free – 2% |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreementQuota | Albania | Free – 8.4% |
| 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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free – 4.5% |
| 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 – 8.4% |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreementQuota | Norway | Free – 3.6% |
| 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 agreementQuota | Serbia | Free – 8.4% |
| 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreementQuota | Kosovo | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 3.8% – 10.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | £661k | 44.1% | +163% |
 Faroe Islands | £407k | 27.2% | +102% |
 Denmark | £160k | 10.7% | — |
 Thailand | £140k | 9.4% | +164.5% |
 Myanmar (Burma) | £45k | 3% | +1,445.7% |
 Ireland | £38k | 2.5% | +1,253.3% |
 Mauritius | £20k | 1.3% | +159.6% |
 Trinidad & Tobago | £11k | 0.8% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 11% – 15% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 12.8% 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 28 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 8.4% – 10.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 9.8% 
Taiwan 15% – 30% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 24.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Norway Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$160kUS$160k+US$2m+US$4m+> US$10m
Exports: 90
- Norway: US$13m
- Canada: US$13m
- China: US$10m
- Iceland: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$5m
- Tanzania: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- South Sudan: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Morocco: US$1m
- United States: US$906k
- Estonia: US$811k
- Indonesia: US$799k
- Latvia: US$768k
- Mauritania: US$642k
- Cambodia: US$598k
- Brazil: US$527k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$489k
- Kazakhstan: US$445k
- Japan: US$367k
- France: US$327k
- Russia: US$322k
- Greece: US$284k
- Ireland: US$249k
- Egypt: US$242k
- Mauritius: US$227k
- India: US$198k
- Romania: US$187k
- Armenia: US$166k
- Italy: US$160k
- Belgium: US$150k
- Bulgaria: US$141k
- Croatia: US$139k
- Belarus: US$133k
- United Kingdom: US$98k
- Costa Rica: US$94k
- Serbia: US$78k
- Taiwan: US$61k
- Chile: US$59k
- Kenya: US$50k
- Belize: US$40k
- Peru: US$33k
- Singapore: US$33k
- Ecuador: US$30k
- Philippines: US$27k
- South Africa: US$26k
- Guatemala: US$23k
- Tunisia: US$21k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78kUS$78k+US$542k+US$2m+> US$7m
Imports: 137
- United States: US$21m
- Canada: US$8m
- France: US$7m
- Uganda: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Spain: US$6m
- China: US$5m
- Germany: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Brunei: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Angola: US$2m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$987k
- Estonia: US$984k
- United Kingdom: US$938k
- Belgium: US$869k
- Netherlands: US$834k
- Lithuania: US$795k
- Haiti: US$760k
- Thailand: US$747k
- Malaysia: US$700k
- Mauritius: US$651k
- Czechia: US$573k
- Norway: US$542k
- Russia: US$517k
- Australia: US$504k
- Slovenia: US$502k
- St Lucia: US$422k
- Bahamas: US$375k
- Jamaica: US$351k
- Japan: US$348k
- Israel: US$345k
- St Kitts & Nevis: US$314k
- Croatia: US$311k
- Singapore: US$293k
- Macao SAR China: US$283k
- Senegal: US$281k
- Ukraine: US$233k
- Taiwan: US$222k
- Kazakhstan: US$204k
- Poland: US$195k
- Ghana: US$182k
- Mali: US$169k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$154k
- United Arab Emirates: US$153k
- Slovakia: US$140k
- Saudi Arabia: US$137k
- Rwanda: US$128k
- Sri Lanka: US$125k
- Cyprus: US$119k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$114k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | US$13m | 12.5% |
| 2 | Canada | US$13m | 12.2% |
| 3 |  China | US$10m | 9.5% |
| 4 |  Iceland | US$6m | 6% |
| 5 | Denmark | US$5m | 4.9% |
| 6 | Myanmar (Burma) | US$5m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Tanzania | US$5m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$4m | 4% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$4m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$4m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$21m | 19.5% |
| 2 | Canada | US$8m | 7.9% |
| 3 |  France | US$7m | 7% |
| 4 |  Uganda | US$7m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  Portugal | US$6m | 5.9% |
| 6 | Spain | US$6m | 5.8% |
| 7 | China | US$5m | 4.8% |
| 8 | Germany | US$3m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Romania | US$3m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$3m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 29number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Kiribati, Türkiye, Sudan
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6.5% | 5% – 7% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 6.5% | 5% – 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 30% | 20% – 35% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 25% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7.6% | 7% – 10% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 13% | 11% – 15% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 30% | 20% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
| Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 9.8% | 8.4% – 11% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 5% – 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 25% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.5% | 5% – 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 25% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.3% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
| Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 49% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 12% | 10% – 14% | 2023 |
| United States | 1.4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 03529 Other fish, salted (but not dried/smoked)/in brine
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21231 Fish, dried, but not smoked; salted, but not dried or smoked; or in brine
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0305.69 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0305.69 | changed |
| 2007 | 0305.69 | changed |
| 2002 | 0305.69 | changed |
| 1996 | 0305.69 | changed |
| 1992 | 0305.69 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0305.69 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is between 10% and 14%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0305.69 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 11% and 15% (average 12.8%).
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10% – 14%; 159 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 £1.5m (up 175% on the year before), at an average of £5.87 per kg; Norway supplied 44%, followed by Faroe Islands.
World trade in these goods reached US$106m in 2024, down 18.1% on 2023.
Norway was the largest exporter with 12.5% of the total, ahead of Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine: other?
Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine: other fall under HS subheading 0305.69, part of heading 0305, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0305.69 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 14%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0305.69 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 11% to 15%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in…?
Norway, with US$13m in 2024 (12.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
159 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 10% – 14% 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 Norway (44%), Faroe Islands (27%) and Denmark (11%), out of total imports of £1.5m.