Code 0303 53 · Heading 0303
Frozen sardines, Sardinops or Sardinella, and sprat
This code covers edible fish that are frozen and belong to one of these named groups: Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp., Sardinella spp. or Sprattus sprattus. The fish species is the deciding condition.
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Official tariff text
Frozen sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus"
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3 codes below this one
- 0303 53 10 Frozen sardines "Sardina pilchardus" 23.0%* Save
- 0303 53 30 Frozen sardines "Sardinops spp." and sardinella "Sardinella spp." 15.0%* Save
- 0303 53 90 Frozen brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" 13.0%* Save
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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 22.0%.
- 0303 11 Frozen sockeye salmon [red salmon] "Oncorhynchus nerka" 2.0%*
- 0303 12 Frozen Pacific salmon (excl. sockeye salmon "red salmon") 2.0%*
- 0303 13 Frozen, Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho" 2.0%*
- 0303 14 Frozen trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster" 9.0–12.0%*
- 0303 19 Frozen salmonidae (excl. trout and Pacific, Atlantic and Danube salmon) 9.0%*
- 0303 23 Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." 8.0%*
- 0303 24 Frozen catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp." 8.0%*
- 0303 25 Frozen carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp." 8.0%*
- 0303 26 Frozen eels "Anguilla spp." 0.0%*
- 0303 29 Frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) 8.0%*
- 0303 31 Frozen lesser or Greenland halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides", Atlantic halibut "Hippoglossus hippoglossus" and Pacific halibut "Hippoglossus stenolepis" 7.5–15.0%*
- 0303 32 Frozen plaice "Pleuronectes platessa" 15.0%*
- 0303 33 Frozen sole "Solea spp." 7.5%*
- 0303 34 Frozen turbot "Psetta maxima" 15.0%*
- 0303 39 Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excl. halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) 7.5–15.0%*
- 0303 41 Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" 22.0%*
- 0303 42 Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" 22.0%*
- 0303 43 Frozen skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus -Katsuwonus- pelamis" 22.0%*
- 0303 44 Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" 22.0%*
- 0303 45 Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) 22.0%*
- 0303 46 Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" 22.0%*
- 0303 49 Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excl. Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) 22.0%*
- 0303 51 Frozen herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" 15.0%*
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0303 53 Frozen sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" you are here 13.0–23.0%*
- 0303 54 Frozen mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" 15.0–20.0%*
- 0303 55 Frozen jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." No rate on file
- 0303 56 Frozen cobia "Rachycentron canadum" 15.0%*
- 0303 57 Frozen swordfish "Xiphias gladius" 7.5%*
- 0303 59 Frozen anchovies "Engraulis spp.", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" 15.0–22.0%*
- 0303 63 Frozen cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus" No rate on file
- 0303 64 Frozen haddock "Melanogrammus aeglefinus" 7.5%*
- 0303 65 Frozen coalfish "Pollachius virens" 7.5%*
- 0303 66 Frozen hake "Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp." 15.0%*
- 0303 67 Frozen Alaska pollack "Theragra chalcogramma" 15.0%*
- 0303 68 Frozen blue whiting "Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis" 7.5%*
- 0303 69 Frozen fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae (excl. cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, Alaska pollack and blue whiting) 7.5–15.0%*
- 0303 81 Frozen dogfish and other sharks 6.0–8.0%*
- 0303 82 Frozen rays and skates "Rajidae" 15.0%*
- 0303 83 Frozen toothfish "Dissostichus spp." 15.0%*
- 0303 84 Frozen sea bass "Dicentrarchus spp." No rate on file
- 0303 89 Frozen fish, n.e.s. 7.5–22.0%*
- 0303 91 Frozen fish livers, roes and milt 10.0%*
- 0303 92 Frozen shark fins No rate on file
- 0303 99 Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) 10.0%*
Export to Norway
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
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03.03.5300
Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (sprattus sprattus)
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
Export to the United Kingdom
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
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0303 53 10 00
Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
- Ordinary duty
- 20.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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0303 53 30 00
Sardines of the genus Sardinops; sardinella (Sardinella spp.)
- Ordinary duty
- 14.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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0303 53 90 00
Brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)
- Ordinary duty
- 12.0%*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Check the neighbouring codes
The codes just before and after this one, in case a nearby group fits better.
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Frozen mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber jap…
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