Subheading · Chapter 23 · Heading 2301

2301.20

2301.20: Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

Fish meal and pellets

2301.20 is the HS subheading for fish meal and pellets, under heading 2301 in chapter 23.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2301 20 00 00 Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 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. 376
    Documents
    • 9008

Import requirements 5

  • 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
    • 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 - 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 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

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
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
CPTPP Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe 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–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–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–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£188.3m-4.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.91 per kg
Jan 2024: £14.2mFeb 2024: £8mMar 2024: £8.4mApr 2024: £16.5mMay 2024: £8.6mJun 2024: £11.4mJul 2024: £19.4mAug 2024: £10.1mSept 2024: £15.8mOct 2024: £14.7mNov 2024: £19.3mDec 2024: £16.4mJan 2025: £10mFeb 2025: £7.7mMar 2025: £21.5mApr 2025: £11.2mMay 2025: £17.8mJun 2025: £22.6mJul 2025: £24.3mAug 2025: £15.7mSept 2025: £15.5mOct 2025: £19.1mNov 2025: £13.2mDec 2025: £16.4mJan 2026: £10.8mFeb 2026: £13.7mMar 2026: £23.4mApr 2026: £11mMay 2026: £16mJun 2026: £21.5mJul 2026: £17.6mAug 2026: £10.1m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Norway £57.9m 30.7% -1.7%
Iceland £47.1m 25% -4.4%
Denmark £27.1m 14.4% -6.6%
Ireland £16m 8.5% -54.7%
Germany £13.9m 7.4% +63%
Peru £12.9m 6.8% +241,644.1%
South Africa £3.9m 2.1% —
Chile £3.4m 1.8% +22.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2301.20 · US$6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$33m+US$206m+> US$312m

Exports: 113
  1. Peru: US$2bn
  2. Chile: US$489m
  3. Denmark: US$439m
  4. Russia: US$312m
  5. Vietnam: US$300m
  6. India: US$269m
  7. Thailand: US$242m
  8. Iceland: US$238m
  9. Norway: US$237m
  10. Morocco: US$213m
  11. Mexico: US$206m
  12. United States: US$189m
  13. Ecuador: US$114m
  14. Germany: US$110m
  15. Mauritania: US$98m
  16. South Africa: US$93m
  17. Spain: US$92m
  18. Oman: US$77m
  19. Myanmar (Burma): US$77m
  20. Malaysia: US$68m
  21. Ireland: US$66m
  22. France: US$50m
  23. South Korea: US$49m
  24. Brazil: US$47m
  25. Netherlands: US$43m
  26. Georgia: US$35m
  27. Uruguay: US$35m
  28. Panama: US$33m
  29. Poland: US$32m
  30. New Zealand: US$32m
  31. Senegal: US$29m
  32. Argentina: US$28m
  33. Guinea: US$27m
  34. Pakistan: US$25m
  35. Gambia: US$20m
  36. Italy: US$19m
  37. Philippines: US$19m
  38. Latvia: US$18m
  39. Indonesia: US$17m
  40. Estonia: US$16m
  41. Armenia: US$13m
  42. American Samoa: US$13m
  43. Mauritius: US$12m
  44. United Kingdom: US$11m
  45. Japan: US$9m
  46. Seychelles: US$9m
  47. Belgium: US$7m
  48. Lithuania: US$7m
  49. Papua New Guinea: US$7m
  50. Finland: US$6m
  51. El Salvador: US$5m
  52. Portugal: US$5m
  53. Cyprus: US$5m
  54. Guinea-Bissau: US$5m
  55. Ghana: US$4m
  56. Maldives: US$4m
  57. China: US$4m
  58. Zimbabwe: US$3m
  59. Guatemala: US$3m
  60. Iran: US$3m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Peru US$2bn 25.8%
2 Chile US$489m 7.8%
3 Denmark US$439m 7%
4 Russia US$312m 4.9%
5 Vietnam US$300m 4.8%
6 India US$269m 4.3%
7 Thailand US$242m 3.8%
8 Iceland US$238m 3.8%
9 Norway US$237m 3.8%
10 Morocco US$213m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$3bn 48.1%
2 Norway US$435m 6.9%
3 Japan US$274m 4.3%
4 Türkiye US$254m 4%
5 United Kingdom US$211m 3.3%
6 Taiwan US$156m 2.5%
7 Vietnam US$145m 2.3%
8 United States US$138m 2.2%
9 Greece US$130m 2.1%
10 Spain US$124m 2%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

  • 4%median duty
  • 73number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Algeria

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 0% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 0% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 0% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0.8% 0% – 3% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 3.5% 2% – 5% 2023
Colombia 13% 10% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 9% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 2.5% 0% – 5% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 15% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 0% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 7% 3% – 11% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 5% – 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 5% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 5% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 0% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 0% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 12% 10% – 15% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 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
08142 Flours, meals & pellets, of fish/of crustaceans, molluscs/other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
CPC 2.1 product
21291 Flours, meals and pellets, inedible, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20172301.20unchanged
20122301.20unchanged
20072301.20unchanged
20022301.20unchanged
19962301.20unchanged
19922301.20unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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. TR Tariff change · Applies from:

    İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11563)

    RG 31.07.2026 sayı 33326 · Karar 11563 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2301.20; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 2301.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

147 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 Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of fish meal and pellets into the UK came to £188.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Norway supplied 31%, followed by Iceland.

In 2024, countries exported fish meal and pellets worth US$6bn (+0.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was Peru (US$2bn), followed by Chile.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates?

Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates fall under HS subheading 2301.20, part of heading 2301, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2301.20 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 flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2301.20 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 flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of…?

Peru, with US$2bn in 2024 (25.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export fish meal and pellets to the UK duty-free?

147 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 fish meal and pellets?

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 fish meal and pellets from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Norway (31%), Iceland (25%) and Denmark (14%), out of total imports of £188.3m.

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