HS code 0304: Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh…
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen — heading 0304 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Subheadings of 0304 (6 digits)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, carp (as specified by the WCO), eels (Anguilla spp.), and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)
- Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
- Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks
- Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)
- Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5
- Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
- Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
- Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)
- Fish fillets; frozen, carp (Cyprinus/Carassius/Ctenopharyngodon idellus/Hypophthalmichthys/Cirrhinus/Mylopharyngodon piceus/Catla catla/Labeo/Osteochilus hasselti/Leptobarbus hoeveni/Megalobrama), eels (Anguilla) and snakeheads (Channa)
- Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
- Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
- Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)
- Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
- Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
- Fish fillets; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollock
- Fish fillets; frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)
- Fish fillets; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
- Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
- Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
- Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
- Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
- Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)
- Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)
- Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)
- Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.
Common products under 0304
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 03
- 0301 Fish; live
- 0302 Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
- 0303 Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
- 0305 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process
- 0306 Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not…
- 0307 Molluscs; whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs…
- 0308 Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in…
- 0309 Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human…
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 0304?
0304 is the HS 2022 heading for Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen. It is in chapter 03 (Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates), section I, and has 48 six-digit subheadings, from 0304.31 to 0304.99.
Can I write 0304 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 0304.31), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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