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16042005
PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH, OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, OR OF INSECTSPrepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

Preparations of surimi

Standard EU duty
20%
VAT
5%
Additional duties / sanctions
0 rules
Docs required
39 docs
C400Y900C099C122C124C125+33
Standard rates
Applies toTypeRateConditionsRegulation
ERGA OMNESThird country duty20%R2551/93
Preferences
AD 0%AL 10%BA 14%CA 0%CAMER 0%CARI 0%CI 0%CL 0%CM 0%CO 0%DZ 0%EBA 0%EC 0%EEA 6%EG 0%EH 0%ESA 0%EUCA 0%FJ 0%FO 0%GB 0%GE 0%GH 0%GSP 14%GSP+ 0%IL 0%IS 3%JP 0%KE 0%KR 0%KR 0%LB 0%LOMB 0%MA 0%MD 0%ME 14%MK 0%MX 0%NZ 0%PE 0%PG 0%PS 0%SADC EPA 0%SB 0%SM 0%TN 0%TR 0%UA 0%VN 0%WS 0%XC 0%XK 0%XL 0%XS 14%XS 0%ZA 0%
Notes
CD303The relief from or reduction of customs duties shall be subject to the specific request expressed by the declarant in box 44 "Additional information/Documents produced/Certificates and authorisations", of the Single Administrative Document (SAD)
TM904Preferences granted under the agreement between the European Union and Morocco in force from 19 July 2019.As of 3 October 2025, products originating in Western Sahara subject to controls by the customs authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco shall benefit from trade preferences under the terms of the new Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the EU and Morocco, The European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to allow those products to be identified by reference to the region of origin to be included in the proof of origin and as provided for in Protocol 4.In view of the application of these measures, the origin certificates codes U179 and U180 must be declared.The country code to be entered in the origin declaration when these proofs of origin are used is “EH”.
CD727Eligibility to benefit from this preference is subject to the presentation of an origin declaration stating the European Union origin of the goods, in the context of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
TM547Application of Article 7.3 of Regulation (EC) No 978/2012 (OJ L 303).
CD906The list of non-eligible locations and their postal codes is available at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/technical-arrangement_postal-codes.pdf
TM771Where a proof of origin is provided for surimi preparations of CN code 1604 20 05, it shall be accompanied by documentary evidence that the surimi preparation contains at least 40 per cent fish by weight and that the Alaska Pollack (theragra Chalcogramma) species has been used as the primary ingredient of the surimi base.
CD598Subject to the presentation of an origin declaration containing the following statement in English: "Derogation - Annex II(a) of Protocol concerning the definition of "originating products " and methods of administrative cooperation " (OJ L 127/2011, 14.5.2011).
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Binding Tariff Information

BTI classification examples

DEgold137/25-1

Surimi food preparation with >20% fish

surimi (przetwór rybny)GRI 1GRI 5bGRI 6
DEgold784/24-1

Surimi fish stick food preparation

surimi (przetworzona masa rybna)GRI 1GRI 5bGRI 6
FRgold23-08023

Canned tuna with cream and leeks

tuńczyk (ryby)GRI 1GRI 5bGRI 6
ESgold25SOL643

Canned skipjack tuna in olive oil

tuńczyk pasiasty (Katsuwonus pelamis)GRI 1GRI 6
FRgold25-00028

Frozen savory verrine assortment with salmon, chicken, vegetables

łosoś (Salmo salar)GRI 1GRI 2bGRI 3bGRI 5bGRI 6

BTI (Binding Tariff Information) is an official EU customs decision confirming the classification of goods. Valid for 3 years, binding across all EU member states.