Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
HS v2022 Code: 0303
About fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
HS code 0303 covers a wide range of frozen fish products, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat. This industry plays a crucial role in the global food supply chain, providing a reliable and sustainable source of protein for millions of people worldwide. As a major contributor to the international trade in seafood, the frozen fish industry is an integral part of the broader economy, with significant implications for food security, employment, and environmental conservation.
Production process
The production of frozen fish under HS code 0303 typically involves a multi-step process. First, the fish are caught using various fishing methods, such as trawling, purse seining, or longline fishing. The catch is then transported to processing facilities, where the fish are cleaned, gutted, and prepared for freezing. The fish are then frozen using advanced techniques, such as blast freezing or cryogenic freezing, to preserve their freshness and nutritional value. Finally, the frozen fish are packaged and stored in specialized cold storage facilities before being shipped to domestic and international markets.
Production inputs
The frozen fish industry under HS code 0303 requires a range of inputs, including fishing vessels, fishing gear, processing equipment, and cold storage facilities. Additionally, the industry relies on a skilled workforce, including fishermen, processing technicians, and logistics personnel. The availability of high-quality, sustainable fish stocks is also a critical input, which is influenced by factors such as environmental regulations, fishing quotas, and conservation efforts.
Production outputs
The primary output of the frozen fish industry under HS code 0303 is a wide variety of frozen fish products, including whole fish, fillets, and other seafood items. These products are then consumed by a range of industries, including 0304 (Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen), 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs, and the broader food and beverage industry. The frozen fish industry also generates significant economic activity through exports, employment, and related industries, such as transportation and logistics.
Family tree for fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
graph LR A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/03'>03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates</a>"] A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0303'>0303: Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304</a>"] A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0301'>0301: Fish; live</a>"] A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0302'>0302: Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304</a>"] A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0304'>0304: Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen</a>"] A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0305'>0305: Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process</a>"] A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0306'>0306: Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine</a>"] A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0307'>0307: Molluscs; 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</a>"] A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0308'>0308: Aquatic 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</a>"] A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0309'>0309: Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption</a>"] B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030311'>030311: Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030312'>030312: Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030313'>030313: Fish; frozen, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030314'>030314: Fish; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030319'>030319: Fish; frozen, salmonidae, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.1, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030323'>030323: Fish; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030324'>030324: Fish; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030325'>030325: Fish; frozen, carp (as specified by the WCO), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030326'>030326: Fish; frozen, eels (Anguilla spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030329'>030329: Fish; frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030331'>030331: Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030332'>030332: Fish; frozen, plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030333'>030333: Fish; frozen, sole (Solea spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030334'>030334: Fish; frozen, turbots (Psetta maxima, Scophthalmidae), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030339'>030339: Fish; frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030341'>030341: Fish; frozen, albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030342'>030342: Fish; frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030343'>030343: Fish; frozen, skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030344'>030344: Fish; frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030345'>030345: Fish; frozen, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030346'>030346: Fish; frozen, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030349'>030349: Fish; frozen, tuna, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030351'>030351: Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030353'>030353: Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BI["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030354'>030354: Fish; frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BJ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030355'>030355: Fish; frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030356'>030356: Fish; frozen, cobia (Rachycentron canadum), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030357'>030357: Fish; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030359'>030359: Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030363'>030363: Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030364'>030364: Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030365'>030365: Fish; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030366'>030366: Fish; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030367'>030367: Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BS["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030368'>030368: Fish; frozen, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BT["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030369'>030369: Fish; frozen, of Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, Muraenolepididae, other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, Alaska pollack, blue whitings, not fillets, meat of 0304, and edible offal of 0303.9</a>"] B --> BU["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030381'>030381: Fish; frozen, dogfish and other sharks, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BV["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030382'>030382: Fish; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BW["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030383'>030383: Fish; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BX["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030384'>030384: Fish; frozen, seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BY["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030389'>030389: Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99</a>"] B --> BZ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030391'>030391: Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt</a>"] B --> CA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030392'>030392: Fish; frozen, shark fins</a>"] B --> CB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/030399'>030399: Fish; frozen, fish fins (other than shark fins), heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal</a>"] %% Color coordination by level classDef level1 color:#000,fill:#a8f9ff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px classDef level2 color:#000,fill:#e0a458,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level3 color:#000,fill:#419d78,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level4 color:#000,fill:#c04abc,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level5 color:#000,fill:#f1c40f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level6 color:#000,fill:#f1c40f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef highlight color:#000,fill:#fff,stroke:#000,stroke-width:5px %% Apply classes class A level2 class B level4 class C level4 class D level4 class E level4 class F level4 class G level4 class H level4 class I level4 class J level4 class K level6 class L level6 class M level6 class N level6 class O level6 class P level6 class Q level6 class R level6 class S level6 class T level6 class U level6 class V level6 class W level6 class X level6 class Y level6 class Z level6 class BA level6 class BB level6 class BC level6 class BD level6 class BE level6 class BF level6 class BG level6 class BH level6 class BI level6 class BJ level6 class BK level6 class BL level6 class BM level6 class BN level6 class BO level6 class BP level6 class BQ level6 class BR level6 class BS level6 class BT level6 class BU level6 class BV level6 class BW level6 class BX level6 class BY level6 class BZ level6 class CA level6 class CB level6 class B highlight %% class A level1 %% class B,C level2 %% class D,E,F,G,H,I level2 %% class J,K,L,M,N,O,P level3 %% class B highlight