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Section I › Chapter 3 › 03.04

Section I
Live Animals; Animal Products

Notes

1.

Any reference in this Section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species.

2.

Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout this Schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze- dried.

Chapter 3
Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and Other Aquatic Invertebrates

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

mammals of heading 01.06;

(b)

meat of mammals of heading 01.06 (heading 02.08 or 02.10);

(c)

fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 23.01); or

(d)

caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 16.04).

2.

In this Chapter the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder.

3.

Headings 03.05 to 03.08 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 03.09).

Rates as at 15 September 2026
HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADCMERCOSURAfCFTA
03.04Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:
0304.3Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.):
0304.310Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)kg25%5%freefree25%25%
0304.327Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.333Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.391Otherkg25%7,5%freefree25%10%
0304.4Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish:
0304.415Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.421Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.438Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.444Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididaekg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.450Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)kg25%freefreefree25%10%
0304.467Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)kg25%freefreefree25%10%
0304.473Dogfish and other sharkskg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.489Rays and skates (Rajidae)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.49Other:
0304.49.103Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.49.901Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.5Other, fresh or chilled:
0304.511Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.526Salmonidaekg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.532Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididaekg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.549Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)kg25%freefreefree25%10%
0304.555Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)kg25%freefreefree25%10%
0304.561Dogfish and other sharkskg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.578Rays and skates (Rajidae)kg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.59Other:
0304.59.108Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.59.906Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.6Frozen fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.):
0304.61Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.):
0304.61.101Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.61.908Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.62Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.):
0304.62.108Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.62.906Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.63Nile Perch (Lates niloticus):
0304.63.104Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.63.902Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.69Other:
0304.69.102Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.69.900Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.7Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae:
0304.71Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus):
0304.71.106Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.71.904Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.72Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus):
0304.72.102Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.72.900Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.73Coalfish (Pollachius virens):
0304.73.109Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.73.907Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.74Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.):
0304.74.105Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.74.903Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.75Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma):
0304.75.101Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.75.906Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.79Other:
0304.79.107Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.79.905Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.8Frozen fillets of other fish:
0304.81Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):
0304.81.100Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.81.909Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.82Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster):
0304.82.107Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.82.905Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.83Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae):
0304.83.103Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.83.901Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.84Swordfish (Xiphias gladius):
0304.84.108Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.84.908Otherkg25%freefreefree22,5%10%
0304.85Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.):
0304.85.106Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.85.904Otherkg25%freefreefree22,5%10%
0304.865Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.87Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis):
0304.87.109Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.87.907Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.88Dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae):
0304.88.105Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.88.903Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.89Other:
0304.89.101Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.89.209Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.89.904Otherkg25%5%freefree22,5%10%
0304.9Other, frozen:
0304.91Swordfish (Xiphias gladius):
0304.91.105Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.91.903Otherkg25%freefreefree25%10%
0304.92Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.):
0304.92.101Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.92.906Otherkg25%freefreefree25%10%
0304.93Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.):
0304.93.108Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.93.906Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.94Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma):
0304.94.104Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.94.902Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.95Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae (excluding Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)):
0304.95.100Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.95.909Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.96Dogfish and other sharks:
0304.96.107Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.96.905Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.97Rays and skates (Rajidae):
0304.97.103Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.97.901Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%
0304.99Other:
0304.99.106Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii); blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)kgfreefreefreefreefreefree
0304.99.904Otherkg25%5%freefree25%10%

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