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Section I — Live animals; animal products

Chapter 03 — Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

Heading 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04.

National subdivision 0303.5 — 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 subheading 0303.9 :

Subheading 0303.53 — Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)

HS code

0303.53.00 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or

Applicable taxes: Customs TaxCID, PAL, SCL, SSCL, VAT
Last Verified Date - 1 October 2026
Common commodities
Frozen Whole PilchardsFrozen Sardinella Fillets (Head-On)Frozen Sprats (Head-On)Frozen Whole Brisling SpratsFrozen Sardinella (Filleted, Tail-On)Frozen Pilchard SlicesFrozen Sprats (Tail-Off)Frozen Sardinella (Headless, Boned)Frozen Whole Headless SpratsFrozen Sardinella Fillets (Headless, Tail-On)