Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1604
1604.19: Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: other
Other prepared or preserved fish
Official description Other
1604.19 is the HS subheading for other prepared or preserved fish, under heading 1604 in chapter 16.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1604 19 00 00 Other
- 1604 19 10 00 Salmonidae, other than salmon 6%
- 1604 19 10 10 Trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) 6%
- 1604 19 10 11 Peppered smoked trout fillets 6%
- 1604 19 10 90 Other 6%
- Fish of the genus euthynnus, other than skipjack tuna (katsuwonus pelamis)
- 1604 19 31 00 Fillets known as 'loins' 20%
- 1604 19 39 00 Other 20%
- 1604 19 50 00 Fish of the species orcynopsis unicolor 12%
- Other
- 1604 19 91 00 Fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether or not pre-fried in oil, frozen 6%
- 1604 19 91 30 Of swordfish (xiphias gladius) 6%
- 1604 19 91 90 Other 6%
- Other
- 1604 19 92 00 Cod (gadus morhua, gadus ogac, gadus macrocephalus) 20%
- 1604 19 93 00 Coalfish (pollachius virens) 20%
- 1604 19 93 10 Preserved smoked coalfish 20%
- 1604 19 93 90 Other 20%
- 1604 19 94 00 Hake (merluccius spp., urophycis spp.) 20%
- 1604 19 95 00 Alaska pollock (theragra chalcogramma) and pollack (pollachius pollachius) 20%
- 1604 19 97 00 Other 20%
- 1604 19 97 20 Swordfish (xiphias gladius) 20%
- 1604 19 97 30 Mackerel (scomber colias) 20%
- 1604 19 97 40 Frigate tuna, frigate mackerel (auxis thazard, auxis rochei) 20%
- 1604 19 97 90 Other 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
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/753
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- 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 - CITES
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% – 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Vietnam | Free – 8.5% |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free – 7.2% |
| 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–Norway agreement | Norway | Free – 7.2% |
| 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–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free – 2.5% |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% – 16.5% |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | 3% – 10% |
| UK–Serbia agreementQuota | Serbia | 4.9% – 16.8% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £45.9m | 36.3% | +10.1% |
 Poland | £33.1m | 26.1% | +24.6% |
 Denmark | £12.1m | 9.5% | +2.4% |
 Italy | £9.4m | 7.4% | -35.7% |
 Chile | £6.6m | 5.2% | +459.9% |
 Ireland | £4.7m | 3.7% | +21% |
 Vietnam | £4.7m | 3.7% | -17.8% |
 Netherlands | £2.1m | 1.7% | -16.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7% – 24% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 17.5% 
Türkiye 80% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
USA Free – 10% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 5.1% 
Canada 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 9.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 7% – 40% Third-country duty 36 tariff lines · average 15.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$243kUS$243k+US$8m+US$53m+> US$178m
Exports: 122
- China: US$969m
- Germany: US$439m
- Poland: US$252m
- Vietnam: US$178m
- Thailand: US$140m
- Netherlands: US$139m
- Denmark: US$112m
- France: US$101m
- Spain: US$64m
- United Kingdom: US$62m
- Morocco: US$59m
- Canada: US$53m
- Chile: US$35m
- Ecuador: US$31m
- United States: US$31m
- Italy: US$23m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Malaysia: US$18m
- Iceland: US$17m
- South Africa: US$17m
- Cape Verde: US$16m
- Indonesia: US$15m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Philippines: US$15m
- Russia: US$13m
- Portugal: US$11m
- New Zealand: US$10m
- Austria: US$9m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Estonia: US$8m
- Japan: US$8m
- Ireland: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Yemen: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$980k
- Oman: US$809k
- Saudi Arabia: US$736k
- Hungary: US$476k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$286k
- Slovakia: US$282k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$273k
- Ukraine: US$264k
- Greenland: US$243k
- Kazakhstan: US$230k
- Romania: US$229k
- Switzerland: US$192k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$500kUS$500k+US$4m+US$34m+> US$147m
Imports: 205
- Japan: US$440m
- Mexico: US$348m
- France: US$199m
- Germany: US$194m
- Italy: US$177m
- United Kingdom: US$149m
- United States: US$147m
- South Korea: US$101m
- Spain: US$71m
- Netherlands: US$67m
- Saudi Arabia: US$66m
- Belgium: US$63m
- Australia: US$61m
- Denmark: US$59m
- Austria: US$59m
- Sweden: US$57m
- Switzerland: US$56m
- Portugal: US$44m
- Poland: US$36m
- Canada: US$36m
- Costa Rica: US$34m
- Colombia: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Norway: US$26m
- Ireland: US$23m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$22m
- Finland: US$22m
- Chile: US$20m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$19m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Jamaica: US$15m
- Hungary: US$14m
- Greece: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Romania: US$13m
- Israel: US$13m
- New Zealand: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$8m
- Russia: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Uruguay: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Mauritius: US$4m
- Cyprus: US$4m
- Rwanda: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Mali: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$969m | 32.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$439m | 14.9% |
| 3 | Poland | US$252m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Vietnam | US$178m | 6% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$140m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$139m | 4.7% |
| 7 | Denmark | US$112m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  France | US$101m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$64m | 2.2% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$62m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$440m | 14.9% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$348m | 11.8% |
| 3 | France | US$199m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$194m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Italy | US$177m | 6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$149m | 5% |
| 7 | United States | US$147m | 5% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$101m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Spain | US$71m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$67m | 2.3% |
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.
- 16%median duty
- 24number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 80%highest: Türkiye, Kiribati, Cape Verde
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 13% – 15% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 13% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 25% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 7% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
| Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 18% | 7% – 24% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 10% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 9.6% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 75% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 13% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 25% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 13% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 25% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 35%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 80% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 6% – 20% | 2023 |
| United States | 5.1% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 0.1% – 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 03715 Other fish, prepared/preserved, whole/in pieces, but not minced
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21241 Prepared dishes and meals based on fish, molluscs and crustaceans21242 Fish, otherwise prepared or preserved
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1604.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1604.19 | changed |
| 2007 | 1604.19 | changed |
| 2002 | 1604.19 | changed |
| 1996 | 1604.19 | changed |
| 1992 | 1604.19 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 13
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.
- N342920 U.S. CBP
The Tariff Classification and Country of Origin of Ling Fish Fillets
- N339095 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Seafood from Indonesia
- N339096 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Tilapia in Sauce from Indonesia
- N313572 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Canned Precooked Tuna Loins.
- N276683 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Canned Tuna Preparation from Thailand
- N273288 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Canned Tuna Preparation from China
- 600014989 HMRC
Roasted fillets of Yellow Stripe Trevally (Selaroides Leptolepis), ready to eat. These are seasoned with chilli, additional spices, and flavourings. Intended for human consumption. The product is vacuum sealed in a 40g plastic pouch for retail sale.
- 600014534 HMRC
Skinless boneless fillets in sunflower oil. Ingredients include: mackerel fillets (Trachurus murphy), sunflower oil and salt. Product is for human consumption. Presented in a 115g tin.
- 600014535 HMRC
Skinless boneless fillets in brine. Ingredients include: mackerel fillets (Trachurus murphy), water and salt. Product is for human consumption. Presented in a 115g tin.
- 600013222 HMRC
Frozen Fish in Chip Goujon For human consumption. Ingredients: Raw Basa species fish (Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus) 40%, coated in batter and in potato. Packed 10 boxes weighing 1 kg each inside cardboard outer carton.
- 600013221 HMRC
Frozen Grill Basa Fillets With Sauce For human consumption species basa (Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus) raw fish fillets 83%, with sauce 17%, in a dual cook bag (microwavable and able to use in the oven). The product is raw and grill marks are applied to frozen fillets with hot steel rods. The sauce…
- 600009692 HMRC
A ready meal fish pie, serves one. Ingredients: Potato (37%), Water, Smoked Haddock (10%) [Fish], Salmon (7%) [Fish], King Prawns (7%) (Prawns [Crustaceans], Water, Salt), Double Cream [Milk] (4%), Semi Skimmed Milk, Salted Butter (4%) [Milk], Free Range Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Plain Wheat Flour…
13 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-13037 · 91 FR 39070 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Rules of origin · Applies from:
CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Rules of origin · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0507 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1604.19 covers 17 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 20%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1604.19 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is between 7% and 24% (average 17.5%).
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6% – 20%; 158 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 other prepared or preserved fish worth £126.5m (up 11% on the year before), at an average of £5.24 per kg; Germany supplied 36%, followed by Poland.
World trade in other prepared or preserved fish reached US$3bn in 2024, down 3.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 32.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: other?
Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: other fall under HS subheading 1604.19, 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: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1604.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 20%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1604.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7% to 24%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: other?
China, with US$969m in 2024 (32.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export other prepared or preserved fish to the UK duty-free?
158 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 6% – 20% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other prepared or preserved fish?
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 other prepared or preserved fish from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (36%), Poland (26%) and Denmark (10%), out of total imports of £126.5m.
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