HS code 0305: Fish, dried, salted or in brine
Heading 0305 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 03, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
Place in the nomenclature: 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates > 0305
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Fish, fit for human consumption, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, fit for human consumption, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 22
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 42
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 0305
- 0305 20Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fish livers, roes and milt, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
- 0305 20 00 Livers, 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.)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "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 31 00 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
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
- 0305 32 11 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) | Cod of the species Gadus macrocephalus
- 0305 32 19 Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) | Other
- 0305 32 90 Other
- 0305 39Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked (excl. tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, snakeheads and fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae)
- 0305 39 10 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), salted or in brine
- 0305 39 50 Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), salted or in brine
- 0305 39 90 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Smoked 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", incl. fillets (excl. offal)
- 0305 41 00 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excl. offal)
- 0305 42 00 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Smoked trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster", incl. fillets (excl. offal)
- 0305 43 00 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.)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Smoked tilapia "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.", incl. fillets (excl. offal)
- 0305 44 10 Eels (Anguilla spp.)
- 0305 44 90 Other
- 0305 49Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excl. offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads)
- 0305 49 10 Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
- 0305 49 20 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- 0305 49 30 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
- 0305 49 80 Other
- 0305 51Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dried cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus", even salted, not smoked (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 51 10 Dried, unsalted
- 0305 51 90 Dried, salted
- 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.)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dried tilapia "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.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 52 00 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dried fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets, offal and cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus")
- 0305 53 10 Polar Cod (Boreogadus saida)
- 0305 53 90 Other
- 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dried 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 and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 54 30 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
- 0305 54 50 Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)
- 0305 54 90 Other
- 0305 59Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fish, dried, even salted but not smoked, n.e.s. (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 59 70 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- 0305 59 85 Other
- 0305 61Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 61 00 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)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Cod "Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 62 00 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.)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Anchovies "Engraulis spp.", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 63 00 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.)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Tilapia "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.", salted or in brine only (excl. fillets and offal)
- 0305 64 00 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
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fish, salted or in brine only (excl. fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads)
- 0305 69 10 Polar cod (Boreogadus saida)
- 0305 69 30 Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- 0305 69 50 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 69 80 Other
- 0305 71Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal | Shark fins
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine
- 0305 71 15 Piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and catsharks (Scyliorhinus spp.)
- 0305 71 30 Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)
- 0305 71 40 Blue shark (Prionace glauca)
- 0305 71 50 Shortfin Mako shark (Isurus Oxyrinchus)
- 0305 71 90 Other
- 0305 72Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal | Fish heads, tails and maws
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fish heads, tails and maws, smoked, dried, salted or in brine
- 0305 72 00 Fish heads, tails and maws
- 0305 79Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fish fins and other edible fish offal, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (excl. heads, tails, maws and shark fins)
- 0305 79 00 Other
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Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.