Code 0303 59 · Heading 0303

Frozen anchovies, little tunny and other specifically listed fish

This code covers frozen edible fish in the named species and groups: anchovies, little tunny, dwarf mackerel, king mackerel, Caranx, butterfish, Pacific saury, Decapterus, capelin, bonitos, marlins, sailfish and spearfish. It does not cover fillets or other fish meat classified under heading 0304.

For example

Frozen anchovies (Engraulis spp.)
Frozen little tunny (Euthynnus affinis) for industrial manufacture of goods under heading 1604
Frozen dwarf mackerel (Rastrelliger spp.)
Frozen capelin (Mallotus villosus)

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Official tariff text

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"

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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?
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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?
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Step 3 · Heading 0303 Frozen fish (excl. fish fillets and other fish meat… 3 of 9 headings under chapter 03
Which named fish, fish group, or edible fish part is it?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0303 59 Frozen anchovies "Engraulis spp.", Indian mackerels… 29 of 44 subheadings under heading 0303
Which fish is it: anchovies (Engraulis spp.); little tunny (Euthynnus affinis) for industrial manufacture of goods under heading 1604; little tunny (Euthynnus affinis) for another use; or one of the other listed fish—dwarf mackerel, king mackerel, Caranx, butterfish, Pacific saury, Decapterus, capelin, bonitos, marlins, sailfish or spearfish?

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Import duty on the codes below: 15.0–22.0%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 22.0%.

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.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

03.03.5901 Capelin (Mallotus villosus)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 20.0%

Their lines5 British lines

0303 59 10 00 Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0303.59.00.00 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.

03.03.5901

Capelin (Mallotus villosus)

Ordinary duty

Duty free
03.03.5909

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

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.

0303 59 10 00

Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Ordinary duty

14.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0303 59 21 00

For the industrial manufacture of products of heading 1604

Ordinary duty

Duty free
0303 59 29 00

Other

Ordinary duty

20.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0303 59 90 10

Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger spp.)

Ordinary duty

14.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0303 59 90 90

Other

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 v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 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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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.

0303.59.00.00

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, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures 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

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

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.