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Customs code · HS subheading 0511 91

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Aquatic-animal products and dead aquatic animals unfit for human consumption

Excluding fish waste

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 0511 91 90 00: this code with 00 added.

This code covers products from fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, as well as dead animals from these groups that are unfit for human consumption. Fish waste is excluded.

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (excl. fish waste); dead fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption

You are seeing what applies when you export from the EU. Switch above if you import.

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 0511 91 90.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

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

The rate depends on the line.

  • Their lines6 Norwegian lines

05.11.9111 Waste fish (industrial fish)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines1 British line

0511 91 90 00 Other

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

0511.91.00.10 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 6 Norwegian lines

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.

  • 05.11.9111

    Waste fish (industrial fish)

    Ordinary duty
    3,53 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    3,53 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
  • 05.11.9112

    Fish heads and tails, dried, whether or not cut

    Ordinary duty
    3,53 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    3,53 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
  • 05.11.9113

    Other fish waste

    Ordinary duty
    3,53 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    3,53 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
  • 05.11.9119

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    3,53 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    3,53 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
  • 05.11.9194

    Fish waste

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
  • 05.11.9199

    Other (including fertilized roes for hatching)

    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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • 0511 91 90 00

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

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).

See the 2 US lines

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.

  • 0511.91.00.10

    Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of chapter 3, Fertilized fish eggs

    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
  • 0511.91.00.90

    Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of chapter 3, 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.

Before you use the code

Check the facts that sit outside 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.

  1. The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
  2. Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

On an import declaration

0511 91 90 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 0511919000: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

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.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

  • San Marino
  • Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
  • Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
  • Western Sahara
  • Andorra
  • Ivory Coast
  • Chile
  • Cameroon
  • +13 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories).

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 database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

  • Ukraine
  • any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland
  • European Union
  • any country

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
  • Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
  • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

Product controls and permits 20 conditions

Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
  • Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Faroe Islands, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Goods with third country origin coming from Greenland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
  • Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
  • Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • Permit for invasive alien species in accordance with Art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 1143/2014

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 2 conditions

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
  • The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

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