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Code 0305 61 · Heading 0305

Herring, salted or in brine only, not fillets or edible fish waste

This code covers herring of the species Clupea harengus or Clupea pallasii that is only salted or stored in brine. It does not cover herring fillets or edible fish waste.

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Official tariff text

Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excl. fillets and offal)

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Import duty on the codes below: 12.0%

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0305 61 00

Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excl. fillets and offal)

12.0%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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

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

03.05.6100 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

12.0%

  • Their lines1 British line
  • EU originDuty free

0305 61 00 00 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines2 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0305.61.20.00 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during

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.

  • 03.05.6100

    Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

    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.

  • 0305 61 00 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.

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.

  • 0305.61.20.00

    Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), In immediate containers weighing with their contents 6.8 kg or less each

    General rate
    4%
    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

  • 0305.61.40.00

    Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal, Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), 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.