Subheading · Chapter 23 · Heading 2301
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 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
- 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 - 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £57.9m | 30.7% | -1.7% | |
| £47.1m | 25% | -4.4% | |
| £27.1m | 14.4% | -6.6% | |
| £16m | 8.5% | -54.7% | |
| £13.9m | 7.4% | +63% | |
| £12.9m | 6.8% | +241,644.1% | |
| £3.9m | 2.1% | — | |
| £3.4m | 1.8% | +22.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$33m+US$206m+> US$312m
Exports: 113
- Peru: US$2bn
- Chile: US$489m
- Denmark: US$439m
- Russia: US$312m
- Vietnam: US$300m
- India: US$269m
- Thailand: US$242m
- Iceland: US$238m
- Norway: US$237m
- Morocco: US$213m
- Mexico: US$206m
- United States: US$189m
- Ecuador: US$114m
- Germany: US$110m
- Mauritania: US$98m
- South Africa: US$93m
- Spain: US$92m
- Oman: US$77m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$77m
- Malaysia: US$68m
- Ireland: US$66m
- France: US$50m
- South Korea: US$49m
- Brazil: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$43m
- Georgia: US$35m
- Uruguay: US$35m
- Panama: US$33m
- Poland: US$32m
- New Zealand: US$32m
- Senegal: US$29m
- Argentina: US$28m
- Guinea: US$27m
- Pakistan: US$25m
- Gambia: US$20m
- Italy: US$19m
- Philippines: US$19m
- Latvia: US$18m
- Indonesia: US$17m
- Estonia: US$16m
- Armenia: US$13m
- American Samoa: US$13m
- Mauritius: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Japan: US$9m
- Seychelles: US$9m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Papua New Guinea: US$7m
- Finland: US$6m
- El Salvador: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Cyprus: US$5m
- Guinea-Bissau: US$5m
- Ghana: US$4m
- Maldives: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Zimbabwe: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Iran: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$14m+US$102m+> US$211m
Imports: 140
- China: US$3bn
- Norway: US$435m
- Japan: US$274m
- Türkiye: US$254m
- United Kingdom: US$211m
- Taiwan: US$156m
- Vietnam: US$145m
- United States: US$138m
- Greece: US$130m
- Spain: US$124m
- Canada: US$120m
- South Korea: US$109m
- Germany: US$103m
- Denmark: US$102m
- Italy: US$94m
- Thailand: US$73m
- Indonesia: US$58m
- Australia: US$55m
- France: US$55m
- Chile: US$47m
- Malaysia: US$42m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$42m
- Bangladesh: US$41m
- Netherlands: US$40m
- Ecuador: US$40m
- Poland: US$28m
- Czechia: US$27m
- Philippines: US$23m
- Serbia: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$18m
- Cambodia: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Peru: US$15m
- India: US$15m
- Colombia: US$14m
- Uruguay: US$12m
- Russia: US$12m
- Austria: US$12m
- Nigeria: US$10m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Armenia: US$8m
- Guatemala: US$8m
- Honduras: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$7m
- Romania: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Mozambique: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Costa Rica: US$3m
- Oman: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 25.8% | |
| 2 | US$489m | 7.8% | |
| 3 | US$439m | 7% | |
| 4 | US$312m | 4.9% | |
| 5 | US$300m | 4.8% | |
| 6 | US$269m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$242m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$238m | 3.8% | |
| 9 | US$237m | 3.8% | |
| 10 | US$213m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$3bn | 48.1% | |
| 2 | US$435m | 6.9% | |
| 3 | US$274m | 4.3% | |
| 4 | US$254m | 4% | |
| 5 | US$211m | 3.3% | |
| 6 | US$156m | 2.5% | |
| 7 | US$145m | 2.3% | |
| 8 | US$138m | 2.2% | |
| 9 | US$130m | 2.1% | |
| 10 | 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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0.8% | 0% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.5% | 2% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 3% – 11% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2301.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2301.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2301.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2301.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2301.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2301.20 | unchanged |
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.
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İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11563)
RG 31.07.2026 sayı 33326 · Karar 11563 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
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.
Products classified here
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.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.