Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1604
1604.18: Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: shark fins
Official description Shark fins
Subheading 1604.18 belongs to heading 1604 (prepared or preserved fish) in chapter 16.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1604 18 00 00 Shark fins 20%
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 6
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Legal act
- 2014 No. 170, S.I. 2019/411
- 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).
- 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
- Y931 Goods benefitting from derogation to veterinary controls according to Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630
- 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 - 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)
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Documents
- C673 Importer Declaration or Re-export Certificate, as foreseen in Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1005/2008 or Annex IV of Regulation (EC) 1010/2009
- Y927 The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008
- 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) | — | 20% |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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, Vietnam | 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–Faroe Islands agreementQuota | Faroe Islands | 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–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–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–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 3% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 6% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 7% |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | 10% |
| UK–Serbia agreementQuota | Serbia | 14% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | £1k | 100% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$17kUS$17k+US$101k+US$405k+> US$1m
Exports: 30
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$437k
- Singapore: US$405k
- Kuwait: US$384k
- China: US$185k
- Morocco: US$137k
- Vietnam: US$108k
- Taiwan: US$101k
- Czechia: US$88k
- Malaysia: US$87k
- United States: US$60k
- Spain: US$33k
- New Zealand: US$23k
- South Africa: US$23k
- Australia: US$17k
- Thailand: US$17k
- Philippines: US$13k
- France: US$10k
- Belgium: US$9k
- Japan: US$4k
- Ghana: US$3k
- Brazil: US$2k
- Denmark: US$2k
- Portugal: US$1k
- Netherlands: US$400
- Germany: US$300
- Poland: US$300
- United Kingdom: US$200
- Luxembourg: US$100
- Sweden: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$10kUS$10k+US$33k+US$384k+> US$944k
Imports: 35
- Singapore: US$944k
- South Korea: US$791k
- Japan: US$619k
- Egypt: US$384k
- Burkina Faso: US$332k
- Malaysia: US$206k
- Croatia: US$60k
- Mexico: US$60k
- Portugal: US$33k
- Bulgaria: US$28k
- Thailand: US$26k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23k
- Zimbabwe: US$22k
- China: US$17k
- French Polynesia: US$17k
- United States: US$10k
- Luxembourg: US$10k
- Sweden: US$10k
- Switzerland: US$8k
- Papua New Guinea: US$5k
- Brunei: US$4k
- Philippines: US$3k
- France: US$3k
- Netherlands: US$2k
- Indonesia: US$2k
- Solomon Islands: US$1k
- Greenland: US$700
- Mozambique: US$700
- Belgium: US$400
- Iceland: US$300
- Macao SAR China: US$300
- Botswana: US$100
- United Kingdom: US$100
- Germany: US$0
- Denmark: US$0
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$1m | 40.6% |
| 2 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$437k | 12.1% |
| 3 |  Singapore | US$405k | 11.2% |
| 4 |  Kuwait | US$384k | 10.6% |
| 5 |  China | US$185k | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Morocco | US$137k | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$108k | 3% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$101k | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$88k | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$87k | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | US$944k | 26.1% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$791k | 21.8% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$619k | 17.1% |
| 4 |  Egypt | US$384k | 10.6% |
| 5 |  Burkina Faso | US$332k | 9.2% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$206k | 5.7% |
| 7 |  Croatia | US$60k | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$60k | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Portugal | US$33k | 0.9% |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | US$28k | 0.8% |
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 1604.19.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 1604.18; the duty is 20%.
Subheading 1604.18 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 20%.
165 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 20%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.3k between September 2025 and August 2026; Australia supplied 100%.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$4m (−20.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was Indonesia (US$1m), followed by Hong Kong SAR China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: shark fins?
Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: shark fins fall under HS subheading 1604.18, part of heading 1604, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1604.18 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 20%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1604.18 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 20%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced?
Indonesia, with US$1m in 2024 (40.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
165 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 20% 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 Australia (100%), out of total imports of £1.3k.