Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
03
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Common items in this chapter
- —Fresh / chilled fish (0302)
- —Frozen fish (0303)
- —Fish fillets (0304)
- —Crustaceans — shrimp, lobster, crab (0306)
- —Molluscs — oysters, scallops, mussels (0307)
Headings in this chapter (9)
Official HS 2022 four-digit headings. Each heading page lists its 6-digit subheadings with the official nomenclature texts.
- 0301 — Fish; live
- 0302 — Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of …
- 0303 — Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03…
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chill…
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked be…
- 0306 — Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, sal…
- 0307 — Molluscs; whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried…
- 0308 — Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh…
- 0309 — Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aqu…
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
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.
Binding tariff ruling database
If you need certainty on classification, request a binding tariff ruling from your destination country's customs authority. The link below leads to the relevant ruling database.
Binding tariff ruling database