Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen
In plain English
This category covers fish fillets and other fish meat, whether minced or not, that are fresh, chilled, or frozen. The items are sorted by whether they are whole fillets or other meat cuts, and then by the specific type of fish, such as tilapia, salmon, cod, or sharks. The classification further distinguishes between products that are fresh or chilled versus those that are frozen.
6-digit subheadings (48)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, carp (as specified by the WCO), eels (Anguilla spp.), and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks
Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5
Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)
Fish fillets; frozen, carp (Cyprinus/Carassius/Ctenopharyngodon idellus/Hypophthalmichthys/Cirrhinus/Mylopharyngodon piceus/Catla catla/Labeo/Osteochilus hasselti/Leptobarbus hoeveni/Megalobrama), eels (Anguilla) and snakeheads (Channa)
Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)
Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
Fish fillets; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollock
Fish fillets; frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)
Fish fillets; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9
Chapter 03 classification notes
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 databaseOther headings in Chapter 03
- 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…
- 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…