Subheading · Chapter 05 · Heading 0511

0511.91

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

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 6
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0511 91 00 00 Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of chapter 3
  2. 0511 91 10 00 Fish waste Free
  3. 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
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • 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
    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 2 lines
  • Import controlImport control - IAS
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/223
    Documents
    • C065 Permit for invasive alien species in accordance with Art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 1143/2014
    • Y942 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
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
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 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

last 12 months£19.4m+3.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.07 per kg
Jan 2024: £3.1mFeb 2024: £2.6mMar 2024: £2.6mApr 2024: £2.2mMay 2024: £1.6mJun 2024: £1.4mJul 2024: £1.5mAug 2024: £1.5mSept 2024: £1.3mOct 2024: £2.4mNov 2024: £2.3mDec 2024: £895kJan 2025: £1.8mFeb 2025: £1.1mMar 2025: £1.5mApr 2025: £1.1mMay 2025: £1mJun 2025: £1.6mJul 2025: £2.3mAug 2025: £1.4mSept 2025: £1.1mOct 2025: £1.6mNov 2025: £1.7mDec 2025: £814kJan 2026: £1.7mFeb 2026: £1.9mMar 2026: £1mApr 2026: £1.6mMay 2026: £2.5mJun 2026: £889kJul 2026: £2.3mAug 2026: £2.4m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0511.91 · US$949m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$369kUS$369k+US$8m+US$23m+> US$64m

Exports: 122
  1. United States: US$108m
  2. Denmark: US$86m
  3. China: US$68m
  4. Norway: US$64m
  5. Poland: US$55m
  6. Netherlands: US$39m
  7. Germany: US$35m
  8. Canada: US$28m
  9. Sweden: US$27m
  10. Morocco: US$27m
  11. Argentina: US$23m
  12. Vietnam: US$23m
  13. Russia: US$22m
  14. Hong Kong SAR China: US$22m
  15. Indonesia: US$21m
  16. France: US$21m
  17. Iceland: US$21m
  18. United Kingdom: US$21m
  19. Spain: US$20m
  20. Uzbekistan: US$18m
  21. Belgium: US$18m
  22. Ireland: US$16m
  23. Thailand: US$14m
  24. Chile: US$12m
  25. Kazakhstan: US$11m
  26. South Korea: US$10m
  27. Portugal: US$10m
  28. Mauritius: US$10m
  29. Singapore: US$8m
  30. Mexico: US$8m
  31. Lithuania: US$5m
  32. Japan: US$5m
  33. Finland: US$5m
  34. Greece: US$5m
  35. Taiwan: US$5m
  36. Panama: US$4m
  37. Bangladesh: US$4m
  38. Estonia: US$4m
  39. Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
  40. New Zealand: US$3m
  41. Ecuador: US$3m
  42. Hungary: US$3m
  43. Latvia: US$3m
  44. South Africa: US$3m
  45. Czechia: US$3m
  46. Colombia: US$3m
  47. Brazil: US$2m
  48. Costa Rica: US$2m
  49. India: US$2m
  50. Italy: US$2m
  51. Greenland: US$2m
  52. Croatia: US$2m
  53. Türkiye: US$1m
  54. Honduras: US$1m
  55. Malaysia: US$1m
  56. Nicaragua: US$1m
  57. Cambodia: US$1m
  58. Uruguay: US$603k
  59. Switzerland: US$369k
  60. Slovakia: US$333k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$108m 11.4%
2 Denmark US$86m 9.1%
3 China US$68m 7.2%
4 Norway US$64m 6.7%
5 Poland US$55m 5.8%
6 Netherlands US$39m 4.1%
7 Germany US$35m 3.7%
8 Canada US$28m 2.9%
9 Sweden US$27m 2.9%
10 Morocco US$27m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$99m 10.5%
2 Denmark US$80m 8.4%
3 Canada US$69m 7.2%
4 Germany US$53m 5.6%
5 Vietnam US$42m 4.5%
6 Iceland US$39m 4.1%
7 France US$39m 4.1%
8 Norway US$38m 4%
9 China US$37m 3.9%
10 Türkiye US$36m 3.8%

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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 4% 0% – 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5.8% 0% – 8% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 13% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 2.5% 0% – 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5.8% 0% – 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 4% 0% – 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Cambodia 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 12% 2023
Colombia 8.3% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 3.8% 0% – 5% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 2.5% 0% – 5% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 10% 5% – 15% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 4% 0% – 8% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0.4% 0% – 1.7% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5.8% 0% – 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 1.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 0% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Montserrat 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 34% 2.5% – 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 4% 0% – 8% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 0% – 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 4% 0% – 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5.8% 0% – 8% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 12% 5% – 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 7.3% 5% – 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 12% 0% – 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
St Lucia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Sudan 13% 0% – 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Ukraine 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 4% 0% – 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 4% 0% – 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 3.8% 0% – 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 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

HSCode
20170511.91unchanged
20120511.91unchanged
20070511.91unchanged
20020511.91unchanged
19960511.91unchanged
19920511.91unchanged

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 9 October 2026 · 0511.91.00.90

    The tariff classification of Freeze-Dried Worms from South Korea

  • N359715 U.S. CBP 20 March 2026 · 0511.91.00.90

    The tariff classification of Dried Crustacean Eggs from Thailand

  • N355782 U.S. CBP 20 November 2025 · 0511.91.00.90

    The tariff classification of Artemia Cysts from Russia

  • N334948 U.S. CBP 21 September 2023 · 0511.91.00.90

    The tariff classification of Zebrafish Fin Clippings from Great Britain

  • N294310 U.S. CBP 14 March 2018 · 0511.91.00.90

    The tariff classification of Tuna Scraps from Ecuador

  • N274745 U.S. CBP 13 May 2016 · 0511.91.00.90

    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.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2163 of 17 September 2026 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

    CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

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.

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Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.