HS heading 03.09: Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption
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Key facts
- Heading
- 03.09
- Description
- Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption
- Chapter
- 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- Subheadings
- 2
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 03.09 covers flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption. It is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). It is split into 2 subheadings: 0309.10 (of fish) and 0309.90 (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
- 03.05Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
- 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
How it is structured
Heading 03.09 is one of 9 headings in chapter 03. Its first two digits, 03, are the chapter; the next two, 09, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0309.10, 0309.90).
In other countries
No national tariff lines under heading 03.09 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 03.09 cover?
HS heading 03.09 covers flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption.
Which chapter is HS heading 03.09 in?
HS heading 03.09 is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates).
How many subheadings does HS heading 03.09 have?
HS heading 03.09 has 2 subheadings: 0309.10 (of fish) and 0309.90 (other).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.