Subheading · Section I

0309.10: Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: of fish

0309.10

Official description Of fish

  • 12%UK
  • 13%EU
  • 70%Türkiye
  • 0%–6%USA
  • US$44.4mWorld trade in 2024

0309.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0309, flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic…, chapter 03.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0309.10 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0309.10; the duty is 13%.

Subheading 0309.10 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 70%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 0309.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6% (average 3%). 1 of them is duty-free.

World trade in these goods reached US$44.4m in 2024, up 48.4% on 2023.

Iceland was the largest exporter with 22.9% of the total, ahead of China.

Norway imported the most (US$7.7m).

The United Kingdom ranked 30th among 64 exporters with US$11.1k.

The United Kingdom imported US$700.9k, most of it from New Zealand.

Duty rates compared

UK 12% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines EU 13% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 70% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0309 10 00 00 Of fish 12%
  2. 0309 10 00 10 Of trout of the species salmo trutta, oncorhynchus mykiss, oncorhynchus clarki, oncorhynchus aguabonita, oncorhynchus gilae, oncorhynchus apache and oncorhynchus chrysogaster 12%
  3. 0309 10 00 20 Carp (cyprinus carpio, carassius carassius, ctenopharyngodon idellus, hypophthalmichthys spp., cirrhinus spp., mylopharyngodon piceus) 12%
  4. 0309 10 00 30 Sea bream (dentex dentex, pagellus spp.) 12%
  5. 0309 10 00 35 Gilt-head sea bream (sparus aurata) 12%
  6. 0309 10 00 40 Of sea bass (dicentrarchus labrax) 12%
  7. 0309 10 00 90 Other 12%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 0309 10 00 Of fish 13%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 0309.10.00.00.00 Balıklara ait olanlar 70%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 0309.10 Of fish:
  2. 0309.10.05.00 In bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each Freekg
  3. 0309.10.90.00 Other 6%kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

0309.10 · US$44.4m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11.9kUS$11.9k+US$247.8k+US$2.2m+> US$7.5m

Exports: 64
  1. Iceland: US$10.2m
  2. China: US$7.5m
  3. Denmark: US$7m
  4. Norway: US$5.8m
  5. Netherlands: US$2.2m
  6. South Africa: US$2.2m
  7. France: US$2.1m
  8. Sweden: US$1.7m
  9. Latvia: US$1.4m
  10. Japan: US$767.6k
  11. Germany: US$600.1k
  12. Thailand: US$418.8k
  13. Belgium: US$398.5k
  14. New Zealand: US$398.3k
  15. Spain: US$247.8k
  16. Malaysia: US$235.3k
  17. United States: US$143.4k
  18. Czechia: US$136.9k
  19. Italy: US$113k
  20. Kazakhstan: US$88.9k
  21. Poland: US$79.6k
  22. Estonia: US$79.5k
  23. Lithuania: US$72.5k
  24. Taiwan: US$66.2k
  25. Russia: US$59.1k
  26. Ireland: US$47.7k
  27. Indonesia: US$36.3k
  28. Slovakia: US$15.1k
  29. Romania: US$11.9k
  30. United Kingdom: US$11.1k
  31. South Korea: US$9.5k
  32. Morocco: US$9.4k
  33. Greece: US$8.3k
  34. Hungary: US$7.6k
  35. Vietnam: US$7k
  36. Australia: US$6.5k
  37. Finland: US$5.5k
  38. Bahrain: US$5.3k
  39. Portugal: US$5.1k
  40. Austria: US$4.2k
  41. United Arab Emirates: US$3.9k
  42. Kenya: US$3.9k
  43. Slovenia: US$3.3k
  44. Myanmar (Burma): US$2k
  45. Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.5k
  46. Ghana: US$1.3k
  47. Singapore: US$1.3k
  48. India: US$1k
  49. Angola: US$500
  50. Philippines: US$500
  51. Costa Rica: US$300
  52. Guinea: US$300
  53. Sri Lanka: US$200
  54. Luxembourg: US$200
  55. Gabon: US$100
  56. Nigeria: US$100
  57. Pakistan: US$100
  58. Switzerland: US$0
  59. Macao SAR China: US$0
  60. Maldives: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Iceland US$10.2m 22.9%
2 China US$7.5m 17%
3 Denmark US$7m 15.8%
4 Norway US$5.8m 13.1%
5 Netherlands US$2.2m 5%
6 South Africa US$2.2m 5%
7 France US$2.1m 4.8%
8 Sweden US$1.7m 3.9%
9 Latvia US$1.4m 3.1%
10 Japan US$767.6k 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Norway US$7.7m 17.4%
2 Hong Kong SAR China US$7.1m 16%
3 Netherlands US$5.6m 12.6%
4 Sweden US$3.8m 8.6%
5 Denmark US$3.4m 7.6%
6 Kazakhstan US$1.8m 4%
7 Poland US$1m 2.4%
8 South Korea US$904.6k 2%
9 United States US$831.6k 1.9%
10 Spain US$774.9k 1.7%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: of fish?

Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: of fish fall under HS subheading 0309.10, part of heading 0309, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0309.10 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 flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0309.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 13%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans…?

Iceland, with US$10.2m in 2024 (22.9% of world exports).