0309.90: Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: other

Official description Other

0309.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0309, flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic…, chapter 03.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 10% standard rate · across 6 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4

VAT 0.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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0309 90 00 00 Other 10%
Of crustaceans 10%
0309 90 00 11 Frozen 10%
0309 90 00 15 Other 10%
Of molluscs 10%
0309 90 00 21 Fresh or chilled 10%
0309 90 00 23 Frozen 10%
0309 90 00 25 Other 10%
0309 90 00 31 Other 10%

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, Türkiye

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411, S.I. 2019/795
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).
- C640 Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- 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)	—	10%
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, New Zealand	Free
UK–Albania agreement	Albania	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–North Macedonia agreement	North Macedonia	Free
UK–Mexico agreement	Mexico	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 agreement	Iceland	3.3%
UK–Norway agreement	Norway	3.3%
DCTS Standard	Indonesia	3.8%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.7m+237.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£25.94 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
New Zealand	£1.4m	79.5%	+511.3%
Norway	£353k	20.4%	+53.6%
Portugal	£1k	0.1%	-21.6%
China	£0	0%	-100%
South Korea	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines

Canada Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.6%

Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.3%

Japan 2% – 15% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 7.8%

Taiwan 20% – 23% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 21.8%

GCC Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5%

Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

World trade in 2024

0309.90 · US$39m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$51kUS$51k+US$349k+US$1m+> US$7m

Exports: 63

Norway: US$12m
New Zealand: US$7m
China: US$4m
Chile: US$4m
Albania: US$2m
Sweden: US$1m
Russia: US$1m
Thailand: US$1m
Greenland: US$936k
France: US$666k
Netherlands: US$636k
Germany: US$569k
Denmark: US$517k
Spain: US$368k
Japan: US$349k
United States: US$285k
Malaysia: US$268k
Italy: US$228k
Latvia: US$172k
Canada: US$169k
Indonesia: US$163k
South Korea: US$154k
Vietnam: US$100k
United Kingdom: US$68k
Belgium: US$67k
Greece: US$67k
Cameroon: US$67k
Gambia: US$64k
Nigeria: US$51k
Myanmar (Burma): US$45k
Singapore: US$44k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$43k
Poland: US$29k
Ireland: US$28k
Lithuania: US$26k
Portugal: US$23k
Mexico: US$16k
Bangladesh: US$14k
Hungary: US$12k
Nicaragua: US$9k
Taiwan: US$7k
Morocco: US$5k
Austria: US$4k
Romania: US$4k
Côte d’Ivoire: US$4k
Senegal: US$4k
India: US$3k
Ghana: US$1k
Czechia: US$800
Brazil: US$600
Switzerland: US$500
Sri Lanka: US$500
South Africa: US$300
Angola: US$200
Congo - Kinshasa: US$200
Israel: US$200
Guinea: US$100
Slovakia: US$100
United Arab Emirates: US$0
Australia: US$0

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Norway	US$12m	30.9%
2	New Zealand	US$7m	17.4%
3	China	US$4m	11.1%
4	Chile	US$4m	10.3%
5	Albania	US$2m	4.4%
6	Sweden	US$1m	3.7%
7	Russia	US$1m	3.4%
8	Thailand	US$1m	2.8%
9	Greenland	US$936k	2.4%
10	France	US$666k	1.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$5m	13.2%
2	South Korea	US$5m	11.8%
3	United States	US$3m	8.6%
4	Norway	US$3m	7.5%
5	Spain	US$3m	6.6%
6	Germany	US$2m	6.2%
7	Sweden	US$2m	3.8%
8	Japan	US$1m	3.6%
9	New Zealand	US$1m	3.4%
10	France	US$1m	2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 92

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
20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
55%highest: Türkiye, Belize, Jamaica

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Armenia	6.7%	5% – 8%	2023
Australia	0%		2023
Bahamas	35%		2022
Bahrain	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Belize	40%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	13%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	25%		2023
Cameroon	30%		2023
Canada	2.6%	0% – 5%	2023
Central African Republic	30%		2023
Chad	30%		2023
China	7%		2023
Congo - Brazzaville	30%		2023
Costa Rica	9%		2023
Dominican Republic	10%	0% – 20%	2023
El Salvador	10%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	30%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	11%		2023
Fiji	15%		2023
French Polynesia	8%		2023
Gabon	30%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Ghana	10%		2023
Guatemala	10%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Honduras	10%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	30%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Jamaica	40%		2023
Japan	7.8%	2% – 15%	2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	35%		2023
Kuwait	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	20%		2023
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	10%		2023
Mozambique	20%		2023
Namibia	0%		2023
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	10%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Pakistan	3%		2023
Panama	13%	10% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	15%		2023
Philippines	8.6%	5% – 10%	2023
Qatar	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Rwanda	25%		2023
Saudi Arabia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	20%		2023
Sri Lanka	20%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	40%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	40%		2023
Switzerland	0%		2023
Tanzania	25%		2023
Thailand	5.4%	0% – 13%	2023
Togo	10%		2023
Türkiye	55%		2023
Uganda	25%		2023
United Arab Emirates	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
United Kingdom	10%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Vietnam	6.4%	0% – 20%	2023
Zambia	40%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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: 03619 Other crustaceans, frozen, including flours, meals & pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption.
End use (BEC Rev. 5): Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product: 21259 Other crustaceans, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
04391 Other wild crustaceans, live, fresh or chilled
04392 Other farmed crustaceans, live, fresh or chilled
04491 Other wild molluscs, live, fresh or chilled
ISIC Rev. 4 activity: 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
0311 Marine fishing
0312 Freshwater fishing
0321 Marine aquaculture

Earlier HS editions

HS	Code
2017	0306.19, 0306.39, 0306.99, 0307.91, 0307.92, 0307.99, 0308.90	changed
2012	0306.19, 0306.29, 0307.91, 0307.99, 0308.90	changed
2007	0306.19, 0306.29, 0307.91, 0307.99, 1605.40, 1605.90	changed
2002	0306.19, 0306.29, 0307.91, 0307.99, 1605.40, 1605.90	changed
1996	0306.19, 0306.29, 0307.91, 0307.99, 1605.40, 1605.90	changed
1992	0306.19, 0306.29, 0307.91, 0307.99, 1605.40, 1605.90	changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 0306.19, 0306.39, 0306.99, 0307.91, 0307.92, 0307.99, 0308.90.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0309.90 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 10%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0309.90; the duty is 11%.

Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10%; 166 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 £1.7m (up 237% on the year before), at an average of £25.94 per kg; New Zealand supplied 80%, followed by Norway.

World trade in these goods reached US$39m in 2024, up 23.4% on 2023.

Norway was the largest exporter with 30.9% of the total, ahead of New Zealand.

Questions and answers

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

Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs: other fall under HS subheading 0309.90, 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 0309.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. 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 0309.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 11%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

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

Norway, with US$12m in 2024 (30.9% of world exports).

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

166 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% 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 New Zealand (80%), Norway (20%) and Portugal (0%), out of total imports of £1.7m.

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UK Global Tariff — UK Global Tariff · Official source
EU Combined Nomenclature — CN 2026 · In force from 1 January 2026 · Official source
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule — TGTC 2026 · In force from 1 January 2026 · Official source
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — HTS 2026 · Official source
Customs Tariff of Canada — T2026-2 · In force from 11 September 2026 · Official source
Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) — LIGIE / TIGIE · In force from 14 October 2026 · Official source
Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) — NCM / TEC · In force from 24 October 2026 · Official source
Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) — Arancel Integrado (ARCA) · In force from 24 October 2026 · Official source
Customs Tariff of Peru — Arancel de Aduanas 2022 · In force from 1 January 2022 · Official source
Working Tariff Document of New Zealand — Working Tariff Document · In force from 24 October 2026 · Official source
Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan — 実行関税率表 · In force from 8 August 2026 · Official source
Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan — 海關進口稅則 · In force from 24 April 2025 · Official source
GCC Common Customs Tariff — HS Code Master v3.3 · In force from 1 January 2025 · Official source
Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) — Tares · In force from 24 October 2026 · Official source
Customs Tariff of Norway — Tolltariffen · In force from 24 October 2026 · Official source
Customs Tariff of North Macedonia — Customs Tariff 2026 · In force from 1 January 2026 · Official source
ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) — ECOWAS CET v3.1 · In force from 7 September 2023 · Official source
Trade data: CEPII BACI (HS 2022), V202601

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