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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

HS HEADING 0305

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process

6-digit subheadings (22)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

0305.20

Fish; livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine

0305.31

Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

0305.32

Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae

0305.39

Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3

0305.41

Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, gorbuscha, keta, tschawytscha, kisutch, masou, rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar) and Danube (Hucho hucho), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal

0305.42

Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal

0305.43

Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss/clarki/aguabonita/gilae/apache/chrysogaster), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal

0305.44

Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal

0305.49

Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal

0305.51

Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

0305.52

Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

0305.53

Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod

0305.54

Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish

0305.59

Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5

0305.61

Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengas, Clupea pallasii)

0305.62

Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

0305.63

Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, anchovies (Engrails spp.)

0305.64

Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

0305.69

Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.6

0305.71

Fish; edible offal, shark fins

0305.72

Fish; edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws

0305.79

Fish; edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and maws

Chapter 03 classification notes

Catch documentation (IUU fishing certification, Catch Certificate for EU entry, SIMP for US species) is the main compliance burden, on top of sanitary / health certificates. CITES applies to sturgeon (caviar), seahorses, and various coral and shell species.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Prepared / preserved fish (tuna in oil, anchovies in brine) belong in Chapter 16, not 03. Smoked salmon: raw-smoked is 0305, hot-smoked preserved is 1604.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

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