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Code 0303 89 90 · Subheading 0303 89

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Frozen edible fish not otherwise specified, excluding fillets and other fish meat

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers edible fish that are frozen and not otherwise specified. It does not cover fillets or other fish meat, and it excludes the fish types and groups listed under the other codes in this product group.

For example

  • Frozen edible saltwater fish of an unspecified type, not one of the specifically listed fish or fish groups and not a fillet or other fish meat
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Official tariff text

Frozen fish, n.e.s.

Classification complete

0303 89 90

Frozen edible fish not otherwise specified, excluding fillets and other fish meat

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 03038990.

See how EU customs ruled on similar products

This is the catch-all under 0303 89: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for frozen edible fish in this group that are not covered by a named fish type or group under another code and are not fillets or other fish meat.

One last check

Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.

Classification decides the rate here: from 7.5% to 22.0%.

Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); 45 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • A limited quantity at a lower rate

    A tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in Iceland; Norway; any country except Belarus and Russian Federation.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Ukraine; any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland; European Union; Japan; any country except Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros (excluding Mayotte), St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago; Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros (excluding Mayotte), St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago; 1 more origin.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
    • Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    Show all 38 document conditions
    • 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).
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Faroe Islands, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Greenland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • 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))
    • 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
    • Goods with EU origin returning from the Faroe Islands, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Greenland, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1 November 2012 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1 December 2012
    • The products left Japan before 30.10.2012 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012
    • The products left Japan before 2.6.2013 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012
    • Products which left Japan before 28 March 2011
    • Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014)
    • The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1.6.2013 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1.7.2013
    • Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) which was issued before 1 April 2014; the products left Japan from 1 April 2014 but before 1 May 2014
    • Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014); the products left Japan before 9 January 2016
    • The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008
    • Importer Declaration or Re-export Certificate, as foreseen in Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1005/2008 or Annex IV of Regulation (EC) 1010/2009
    • Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
    • Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 03.03.8901

    Red fish (Sebastes spp.)

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 03.03.8902

    Atlantic catfish (Anarhichas spp.)

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 03.03.8904

    Greater argentine (Argentina silus)

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 03.03.8909

    Other fish

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

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.

  • All 4 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    Ordinary duty
    14.0%
    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.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with SKAT or TARIC.

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.