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Code 0303 81 · Heading 0303

Frozen sharks, including spiny dogfish and catsharks

This category covers edible sharks that are frozen, including spiny dogfish, catsharks and other sharks. It does not cover shark fins, which have a separate category.

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Official tariff text

Frozen dogfish and other sharks

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.0–8.0%

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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 lines1 Norwegian line

03.03.8100 Dogfish and other sharks

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 6.0% to 8.0%

  • Their lines5 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

0303 81 15 00 Piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and catsharks (Scyliorhinus spp.)

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 lines2 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0303.81.00.11 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, Other fish

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.

  • 03.03.8100

    Dogfish and other sharks

    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 81 15 00

    Piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and catsharks (Scyliorhinus spp.)

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 0303 81 30 00

    Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)

    Ordinary duty
    8.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 0303 81 40 00

    Blue shark (Prionace glauca)

    Ordinary duty
    8.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 0303 81 50 00

    Shortfin Mako shark (Isurus Oxyrinchus)

    Ordinary duty
    8.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 0303 81 80 00

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    8.0%
    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.

  • 0303.81.00.11

    Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, Dogfish and other sharks, Dogfish (Squalus spp.)

    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

  • 0303.81.00.91

    Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, Other fish, excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, Dogfish and other sharks, Other

    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

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.