HS code 0305: Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked…
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process — heading 0305 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Subheadings of 0305 (6 digits)
- Fish; livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
- Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
- Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
- Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3
- Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, gorbuscha, keta, tschawytscha, kisutch, masou, rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar) and Danube (Hucho hucho), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
- Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
- Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss/clarki/aguabonita/gilae/apache/chrysogaster), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
- Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
- Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
- Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
- Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
- Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod
- Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish
- Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5
- Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengas, Clupea pallasii)
- Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
- Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, anchovies (Engrails spp.)
- Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
- Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.6
- Fish; edible offal, shark fins
- Fish; edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws
- Fish; edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and maws
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 0305
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
- 0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen
- 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 0305?
0305 is the HS 2022 heading for Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process. It is in chapter 03 (Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates), section I, and has 22 six-digit subheadings, from 0305.20 to 0305.79.
Can I write 0305 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 0305.20), 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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