Chapter 03 · Fish, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates · Section 1

HS Code 0303.53

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

Heading 0303: Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

US duty (general)
compound rates
US HTS lines
1
EU CN codes
4
UK commodity codes
4
Unit
kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 0303.53

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
0303.53.00 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) 1.1¢/kg Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 2.2¢/kg kg

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Enter the customs value (and quantity, when a rate is per-unit) to estimate the general-rate duty per HTS line. Estimates exclude Section 232/301 surcharges, MPF/HMF and fees. Not a customs ruling.

European Union - CN codes under 0303.53

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
0303 53 30 Sardines of the genus Sardinops; sardinella (Sardinella spp.) EU duty (TARIC) →
0303 53 10 Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus EU duty (TARIC) →
0303 53 90 Brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) EU duty (TARIC) →
0303 53 00 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 0303.53

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
0303 53 00 00 Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) UK duty & VAT →
0303 53 10 00 Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus UK duty & VAT →
0303 53 30 00 Sardines of the genus Sardinops; sardinella (Sardinella spp.) UK duty & VAT →
0303 53 90 00 Brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 0303

0303.00 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 0303.11 Sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka) 0303.12 Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha 0303.13 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) 0303.14 Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, On 0303.19 Other 0303.23 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) 0303.24 Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) 0303.25 Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Ci 0303.26 Eels (Anguilla spp.) 0303.29 Other 0303.31 Halibut and Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hip 0303.32 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 0303.33 Sole (Solea spp.)

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.