Classification complete
0305 61 00
Salted or brined herring, whole or in other forms except fillets and edible fish waste
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 03056100.
Code 0305 61 00 · Subheading 0305 61
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This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers herring (Clupea harengus or Clupea pallasii) that is only salted or in brine. It excludes herring fillets and edible fish waste.
For example
Official tariff text
Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excl. fillets and offal)
Classification complete
0305 61 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 03056100.
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.
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); 47 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 databaseA 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 and Norway.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport 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; Faroe Islands; any country except 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:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
03.05.6100
Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
0305 61 00 00
Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
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).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers herring that is fresh or chilled, whereas this code covers herring that is salted or in brine.
That code covers frozen herring, whereas this code covers herring that is salted or in brine.
That code covers frozen herring fillets, whereas this code excludes fillets and covers herring that is salted or in brine.
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.
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