Norway
Duty free*
- Their lines1 Norwegian line
03.03.5300 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
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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Import duty on the codes below: 13.0–23.0%*
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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See all 44 codes at this levelClassification 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." 15.0%*
- 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" 12.0%*
- 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." 15.0%*
- 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 8.0%*
- 0303 99 Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) 10.0%*
Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States
What they charge on arrival.
Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.
Great Britain
From 12.0% to 20.0%*
- Their lines3 British lines
- EU originDuty free*
0303 53 10 00 Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus
Northern Ireland follows other rules.
UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
United States
1.1¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where†
Estimated from published US measures
- Their lines1 US line
- Entry dateSept. 17, 2026
0303.53.00.00 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, Herrings
The US importer of record files the entry.
US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.
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Selling to Norway
Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.
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03.03.5300
Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (sprattus sprattus)
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
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Selling to Great Britain
What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.
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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).
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Selling to the United States
What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.
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0303.53.00.00
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, 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), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)
- General rate
- 1.1¢/kg
- From the EU
- No single figure Estimated from published US measures 1.1¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.
The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.
Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.
This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, 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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