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HS heading 03.05: Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

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Key facts

Heading
03.05
Description
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
Chapter
03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Subheadings
22
Edition
HS2022

Summary

HS heading 03.05 covers 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). It is split into 22 subheadings: 0305.20 (livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine), 0305.31 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, 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.)), 0305.32 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae), 0305.39 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, other), 0305.41 (smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal, pacific 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)), 0305.42 (smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)) and 16 others. National tariff lines under heading 03.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (54 lines, also used by 1 other country).

What this code covers

HS heading 03.05 covers fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.

It is split into 22 subheadings: 0305.20 (livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine), 0305.31 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, 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.)), 0305.32 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae), 0305.39 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, other), 0305.41 (smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal, pacific 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)), 0305.42 (smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)) and 16 others.

  • 0305.20Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
  • 0305.31Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked: 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.)
  • 0305.32Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked: Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  • 0305.39Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked: Other
  • 0305.41Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: Pacific 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)
  • 0305.42Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
  • 0305.43Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
  • 0305.44Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: 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.)
  • 0305.49Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: Other
  • 0305.51Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
  • 0305.52Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: 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.)
  • 0305.53Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
  • 0305.54Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: 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)
  • 0305.59Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked: Other
  • 0305.61Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
  • 0305.62Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
  • 0305.63Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)
  • 0305.64Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: 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.)
  • 0305.69Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal: Other
  • 0305.71Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Shark fins
  • 0305.72Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Fish heads, tails and maws
  • 0305.79Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other

What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 03 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below.

  • 03.01Live fish
  • 03.02Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
  • 03.03Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  • 03.04Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  • 03.06Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
  • 03.07Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
  • 03.08Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
  • 03.09Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption

How it is structured

Heading 03.05 is one of 9 headings in chapter 03. Its first two digits, 03, are the chapter; the next two, 05, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0305.20, 0305.31, 0305.32).

In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 03.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (54 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Frequently asked questions

What does HS heading 03.05 cover?

HS heading 03.05 covers fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.

Which chapter is HS heading 03.05 in?

HS heading 03.05 is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates).

How many subheadings does HS heading 03.05 have?

HS heading 03.05 has 22 subheadings: 0305.20 (livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine), 0305.31 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, 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.)), 0305.32 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae), 0305.39 (fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, other), 0305.41 (smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal, pacific 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)), 0305.42 (smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)) and 16 others.

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 03.05?

National tariff lines under heading 03.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (54 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

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