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

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  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$949.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$369kUS$369k+US$7.7m+US$22.9m+> US$63.8m

Exports: 122
  1. United States: US$108.1m
  2. Denmark: US$86.4m
  3. China: US$68.1m
  4. Norway: US$63.8m
  5. Poland: US$55m
  6. Netherlands: US$39.1m
  7. Germany: US$34.7m
  8. Canada: US$27.5m
  9. Sweden: US$27.4m
  10. Morocco: US$27.2m
  11. Argentina: US$23.4m
  12. Vietnam: US$22.9m
  13. Russia: US$22.1m
  14. Hong Kong SAR China: US$22.1m
  15. Indonesia: US$21.2m
  16. France: US$21m
  17. Iceland: US$20.7m
  18. United Kingdom: US$20.6m
  19. Spain: US$20.1m
  20. Uzbekistan: US$18.4m
  21. Belgium: US$17.9m
  22. Ireland: US$15.5m
  23. Thailand: US$13.6m
  24. Chile: US$12.1m
  25. Kazakhstan: US$10.5m
  26. South Korea: US$10.4m
  27. Portugal: US$9.9m
  28. Mauritius: US$9.8m
  29. Singapore: US$7.7m
  30. Mexico: US$7.7m
  31. Lithuania: US$5.4m
  32. Japan: US$5.3m
  33. Finland: US$4.9m
  34. Greece: US$4.8m
  35. Taiwan: US$4.7m
  36. Panama: US$4.1m
  37. Bangladesh: US$3.8m
  38. Estonia: US$3.7m
  39. Myanmar (Burma): US$3.5m
  40. New Zealand: US$3.2m
  41. Ecuador: US$3.1m
  42. Hungary: US$2.9m
  43. Latvia: US$2.9m
  44. South Africa: US$2.8m
  45. Czechia: US$2.7m
  46. Colombia: US$2.5m
  47. Brazil: US$2.5m
  48. Costa Rica: US$2.5m
  49. India: US$2.2m
  50. Italy: US$2.2m
  51. Greenland: US$1.9m
  52. Croatia: US$1.6m
  53. Türkiye: US$1.2m
  54. Honduras: US$1.2m
  55. Malaysia: US$1.1m
  56. Nicaragua: US$1.1m
  57. Cambodia: US$1m
  58. Uruguay: US$602.8k
  59. Switzerland: US$369k
  60. Slovakia: US$333.1k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$108.1m 11.4%
2 Denmark US$86.4m 9.1%
3 China US$68.1m 7.2%
4 Norway US$63.8m 6.7%
5 Poland US$55m 5.8%
6 Netherlands US$39.1m 4.1%
7 Germany US$34.7m 3.7%
8 Canada US$27.5m 2.9%
9 Sweden US$27.4m 2.9%
10 Morocco US$27.2m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$99.2m 10.5%
2 Denmark US$80m 8.4%
3 Canada US$68.6m 7.2%
4 Germany US$53.2m 5.6%
5 Vietnam US$42.3m 4.5%
6 Iceland US$38.6m 4.1%
7 France US$38.5m 4.1%
8 Norway US$37.8m 4%
9 China US$37.4m 3.9%
10 Türkiye US$35.8m 3.8%

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

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$949.5m 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$108.1m 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.