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.

Importing into Country of origin

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Importing into UK

Customs duty 10% – 14% standard rate · across 15 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 6

VAT 0.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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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
- 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 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
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 15 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
standard rate (no agreement)	—	10% – 14%
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
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

last 12 months£1.5m+174.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£5.87 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

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%

World trade in 2024

0305.69 · US$106.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$160.4kUS$160.4k+US$1.5m+US$4.2m+> US$10.1m

Exports: 90

Norway: US$13.2m
Canada: US$13m
China: US$10.1m
Iceland: US$6.4m
Denmark: US$5.2m
Myanmar (Burma): US$5.1m
Tanzania: US$4.6m
Spain: US$4.2m
Czechia: US$4.2m
Germany: US$3.7m
Vietnam: US$3.1m
Netherlands: US$2.9m
Lithuania: US$2.2m
South Korea: US$2.1m
South Sudan: US$2.1m
Portugal: US$1.9m
Malaysia: US$1.7m
Uganda: US$1.7m
Thailand: US$1.6m
Sweden: US$1.6m
Poland: US$1.5m
Morocco: US$1.2m
United States: US$906.3k
Estonia: US$811.4k
Indonesia: US$798.5k
Latvia: US$768.2k
Mauritania: US$641.9k
Cambodia: US$598.4k
Brazil: US$526.8k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$489k
Kazakhstan: US$444.8k
Japan: US$366.7k
France: US$326.6k
Russia: US$322.3k
Greece: US$283.6k
Ireland: US$248.5k
Egypt: US$241.5k
Mauritius: US$227.3k
India: US$197.9k
Romania: US$187.4k
Armenia: US$166k
Italy: US$160.4k
Belgium: US$150k
Bulgaria: US$141k
Croatia: US$138.9k
Belarus: US$133.1k
United Kingdom: US$97.9k
Costa Rica: US$94.2k
Serbia: US$78.1k
Taiwan: US$61.4k
Chile: US$58.6k
Kenya: US$49.9k
Belize: US$40.4k
Peru: US$33.3k
Singapore: US$32.8k
Ecuador: US$29.7k
Philippines: US$26.7k
South Africa: US$26k
Guatemala: US$23.4k
Tunisia: US$21.3k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Norway	US$13.2m	12.5%
2	Canada	US$13m	12.2%
3	China	US$10.1m	9.5%
4	Iceland	US$6.4m	6%
5	Denmark	US$5.2m	4.9%
6	Myanmar (Burma)	US$5.1m	4.8%
7	Tanzania	US$4.6m	4.3%
8	Spain	US$4.2m	4%
9	Czechia	US$4.2m	3.9%
10	Germany	US$3.7m	3.4%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$20.7m	19.5%
2	Canada	US$8.4m	7.9%
3	France	US$7.4m	7%
4	Uganda	US$6.7m	6.3%
5	Portugal	US$6.3m	5.9%
6	Spain	US$6.1m	5.8%
7	China	US$5.1m	4.8%
8	Germany	US$3.3m	3.1%
9	Romania	US$3.3m	3.1%
10	South Korea	US$3m	2.9%

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$106.2m 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$13.2m 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.