Subheading · Chapter 05 · Heading 0511
0511.91: Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3
0511.91 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0511, animal products not elsewhere specified or included, chapter 05.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0511 91 00 00 Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of chapter 3
- 0511 91 10 00 Fish waste Free
- 0511 91 90 00 Other Free
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 6
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- 2017/625, S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- 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))
- 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).
- 9082
- 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
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Import controlImport control - IAS
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 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–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: imports by month
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$369kUS$369k+US$8m+US$23m+> US$64m
Exports: 122
- United States: US$108m
- Denmark: US$86m
- China: US$68m
- Norway: US$64m
- Poland: US$55m
- Netherlands: US$39m
- Germany: US$35m
- Canada: US$28m
- Sweden: US$27m
- Morocco: US$27m
- Argentina: US$23m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- Russia: US$22m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$21m
- France: US$21m
- Iceland: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Spain: US$20m
- Uzbekistan: US$18m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Ireland: US$16m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Chile: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Mauritius: US$10m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Panama: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Greenland: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Nicaragua: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$603k
- Switzerland: US$369k
- Slovakia: US$333k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$456kUS$456k+US$6m+US$21m+> US$42m
Imports: 142
- United States: US$99m
- Denmark: US$80m
- Canada: US$69m
- Germany: US$53m
- Vietnam: US$42m
- Iceland: US$39m
- France: US$39m
- Norway: US$38m
- China: US$37m
- Türkiye: US$36m
- Japan: US$30m
- India: US$30m
- Thailand: US$28m
- Ecuador: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Russia: US$18m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Spain: US$17m
- Australia: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Poland: US$12m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Bangladesh: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- Greece: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Mauritius: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- British Indian Ocean Territory: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Armenia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Finland: US$988k
- Kazakhstan: US$855k
- Uzbekistan: US$792k
- Romania: US$702k
- Argentina: US$678k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$108m | 11.4% | |
| 2 | US$86m | 9.1% | |
| 3 | US$68m | 7.2% | |
| 4 | US$64m | 6.7% | |
| 5 | US$55m | 5.8% | |
| 6 | US$39m | 4.1% | |
| 7 | US$35m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$28m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$27m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$27m | 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.
- 5%median duty
- 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Morocco, Algeria
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5.8% | 0% – 8% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 5.8% | 0% – 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 0% – 1.7% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5.8% | 0% – 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 34% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5.8% | 0% – 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.3% | 5% – 8% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 0% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8.3% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 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
- 29196 Products of fish/crustaceans, molluscs/other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of division 03, unfit for human consumption
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21299 Products n.e.c. of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates unfit for human consumption
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0511.91 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0511.91 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0511.91 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0511.91 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0511.91 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0511.91 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N365257 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Freeze-Dried Worms from South Korea
- N359715 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Dried Crustacean Eggs from Thailand
- N355782 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Artemia Cysts from Russia
- N334948 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Zebrafish Fin Clippings from Great Britain
- N294310 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Tuna Scraps from Ecuador
- N274745 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Cuttlefish Ink from Vietnam
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0511.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0511.91 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 154 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 154 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 £19.4m (up 3% on the year before), at an average of £2.07 per kg.
World trade in these goods reached US$949m in 2024, up 11% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 11.4% of the total, ahead of Denmark.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3?
Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3 fall under HS subheading 0511.91, part of heading 0511, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0511.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0511.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or…?
The United States, with US$108m in 2024 (11.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
154 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free 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.
Typical products
- dog treat, fish skin braids
- eggs, fish for hatching
- fish - bladders and waste, inedible dead, livers and roes, ova, fish for hatching
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.