Code 0305 54 · Heading 0305

Dried, optionally salted, non-smoked herring, anchovies, sardines and certain other fish, excluding edible fish waste

This covers the fish species listed here when they are dried, whether or not salted, but not smoked. Edible fish waste is excluded.

For example

Dried herring, not smoked and excluding edible fish waste
Dried anchovies, optionally salted, not smoked and excluding edible fish waste
Dried sardines, optionally salted, not smoked and excluding edible fish waste

Save Browse the codes below

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal)

The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section I Live animals; animal products
Is it a live animal; meat or edible offal; a fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate; milk, a dairy product, bird egg, natural honey or another edible animal-origin product; or another product of animal origin?
✓
Step 2 · Chapter 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic in… 3 of 5 chapters in section I
What is the product: live fish; edible fish that is fresh, chilled or frozen; fish fillets or other fish meat; preserved fish; a crustacean; a mollusc; another aquatic invertebrate; or meal, powder or pellets suitable for human consumption?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 0305 Fish, fit for human consumption, dried, salted or i… 5 of 9 headings under chapter 03
What is the product: fish liver, roe or milt; a filet; a named fish group or species; or fish fins, heads, tails, stomachs or other edible fish offal—and is it dried, salted, in brine, smoked, or treated in a stated combination?
✓
Step 4 · Subheading 0305 54 Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", … 13 of 22 subheadings under heading 0305
Is it herring, anchovies, or one of the other listed fish species?

Full 8-digit codes

Pick the description that best matches your product.

3 codes below this one

Compare the sibling codes

Classification decides the rate here: from 10.0% to 16.0%.

0305 20 Fish livers, roes and milt, dried, smoked, salted or in brine 11.0%
0305 31 Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." 16.0%
0305 32 Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae 16.0–20.0%
0305 39 Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked (excl. tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, snakeheads and fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae) 15.0–16.0%
0305 41 Smoked Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus", Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho", incl. fillets (excl. offal) 13.0%
0305 42 Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excl. offal) 10.0%
0305 43 Smoked trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster", incl. fillets (excl. offal) 14.0%
0305 44 Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excl. offal) No rate on file
0305 49 Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excl. offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) 14.0–16.0%
0305 51 Dried cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus", even salted, not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) No rate on file
0305 52 Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) 12.0%
0305 53 Dried fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets, offal and cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus") 12.0–13.0%
0305 54 Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) you are here 10.0–12.0%
0305 59 Fish, dried, even salted but not smoked, n.e.s. (excl. fillets and offal) 12.0–15.0%
0305 61 Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excl. fillets and offal) 12.0%
0305 62 Cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and offal) 13.0%
0305 63 Anchovies "Engraulis spp.", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and offal) 10.0%
0305 64 Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and offal) 12.0%
0305 69 Fish, salted or in brine only (excl. fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) 11.0–15.0%
0305 71 Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine No rate on file
0305 72 Fish heads, tails and maws, smoked, dried, salted or in brine 13.0%
0305 79 Fish fins and other edible fish offal, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (excl. heads, tails, maws and shark fins) 13.0%

Export to Norway

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

03.05.5400

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae)

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. 3, 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.

0305 54 30 00

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0305 54 50 00

Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0305 54 90 10

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0305 54 90 90

Other

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.

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).

Check the neighbouring codes

The codes just before and after this one, in case a nearby group fits better.

See all 22 codes at this level

Previous code 0305 53

Dried fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, …

you are here 0305 54

Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraul…

Next code 0305 59

Fish, dried, even salted but not smoked, n.e.s. (excl. fillets and of…

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.