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0303.89.18 — Mangrove red snappers (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Cá hồng bạc (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Unit: kg (kg)
HS code 03038918 covers mangrove red snappers (lutjanus argentimaculatus) under heading 0303 (fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04), Chapter 03. The MFN import duty is 10%; the lowest FTA rate is 0% under ASEAN - China (ACFTA) (C/O form E required). VAT: */5/8/10. Unit of quantity: kg.
MFN import duty
10%
Lowest FTA
0%
ASEAN - China (ACFTA)
VAT
*/5/8/10
Excise / Env. tax
—
Not subject
Import duty comparison across FTA schedules
Full table with legal documents & effective dates
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferential import duty (MFN) | 10% | 26/2023/NĐ-CP | 15/07/2023 |
| Ordinary import duty | 15% | 15/2023/QĐ-TTg | 15/07/2023 |
| ASEAN (ATIGA)(2026) | 0% | 126/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - China (ACFTA) | 0% | 118/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Japan (AJCEP)(01/04/2026 - 31/3/2027) | 30% | 120/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Japan (VJEPA)(1/4/2026 - 31/3/2027) | 30% | 124/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Korea (AKFTA) | 0%excl. KR, TH | 119/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Australia/New Zealand (AANZFTA) | 5% | 121/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - India (AIFTA)(01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026) | 15% | 122/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Korea (VKFTA)(2026) | 0% | 125/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Chile (VCFTA)(2026) | 5% | 112/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union (VN-EAEU)(2026) | 0% | 113/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| CPTPP Agreement(2026) | 0% | 115/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Hong Kong (AHKFTA)(2026) | 10% | 123/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - EU (EVFTA)(2026) | 0% | 116/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - UK (UKVFTA)(2026) | 0% | 117/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Laos | 0% | 206/2025/NĐ-CP | 15/07/2025 |
| Vietnam - Israel (VIFTA)(2026) | * | 131/2024/NĐ-CP | 15/10/2024 |
| RCEP - Group A (ASEAN)(2026) | 5% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group B (China)(2026) | 5% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group C (Korea)(2026) | 5% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group D (Japan)(2026) | 5,5% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group E (Australia)(2026) | 5% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group F (New Zealand)(2026) | 5% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
FTA schedules are cut annually: the rate shown applies to the period in brackets, per the decree's appendix.
VAT · Excise tax · Environmental protection tax
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value added tax (VAT) | */5/8/10 | 181/2025/NĐ-CP | 01/07/2025 |
Export duty
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export duty | 0% | 26/2023/NĐ-CP | 31/05/2023 |
Rules of origin by FTA
To claim an FTA rate the goods must meet the origin criterion below AND carry a valid C/O — the right HS code alone is not enough.
- - Other:
WO
WO
Source: 44/2025/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
CC
CC
Source: 37/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2017 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
WO
WO
Source: 49/2025/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
CC
CC
CTH
CTH
Source: 03/2019/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2012 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Cá và động vật giáp xác, động vật thân mềm và động vật thuỷ sinh không xương sống khác, ngoại trừ:
Xuất xứ thuần túy.
WO
Source: 14/2026/TT-BCT
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
CC
CC
Source: 32/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Cá và động vật giáp xác, động vật thân mềm và động vật thuỷ sinh không xương sống khác, ngoại trừ:
Cá và động vật giáp xác, động vật thân mềm và động vật thuỷ sinh không xương sống khác có xuất xứ thuần túy.
WO
Source: 02/2021/TT-BCT
- - Other:
WO
WO
Source: 09/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2017 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- - Other:
CC
CC
Source: 01/2024/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Agreements with no rule specific to this code
This code carries a preferential rate under the agreements below but has no line of its own in the product-specific rules annex. The goods must still meet an origin requirement.
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. The goods referred to in Clause 3, Article 5 of this Circular, other than the goods provided in Clause 2 of this Article, are considered originating if they have an RVC of not less than 40% calculated in accordance with Article 8 of this Circular.
Source: 21/2019/TT-BCT · Article 7(1)
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. Products referred to in Clause 2, Article 2 are considered originating if:
a) The AIFTA content is not less than thirty-five per cent (35%) of the FOB value; and
b) The non-originating materials used in the production of that product have undergone a change in tariff classification at the six (6)-digit level (CTSH) of the Harmonized System.
provided that the last production process is carried out in the territory of the exporting Member State.
CTSH
Source: 15/2010/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix 1
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. General origin criteria:
a) Goods referred to in Clause 2, Article 2 of this Appendix are considered originating in the Member State where the production or processing of those goods took place if:
- The goods have a regional value content (hereinafter referred to as the “ASEAN Value Content” or the “Regional Value Content (RVC)”) of not less than 40% (forty per cent), calculated in accordance with the formula provided in Article 5 of this Appendix; or
- All non-originating materials used in the production of those goods have undergone a change in tariff classification (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”) at the 4 (four)-digit level (that is, a change of heading) of the Harmonized System.
b) Each Member State shall allow the exporter of the goods to decide whether to use the criterion of “RVC of not less than 40% (forty per cent)” or that of “a change in tariff classification at the 4 (four)-digit level” referred to at Point a, Clause 1 in determining the origin of the goods.
CTC
Source: 22/2016/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix I
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. General origin criterion
a) Goods specified in Clause 2 of Article 2 shall be considered as originating in the Member State where the working or processing of those goods has taken place if:
- The goods have a regional value content (hereinafter referred to as the “Viet Nam - Laos value content” or the “regional value content (LVC)”) of not less than forty percent (40%), calculated in accordance with the formula provided in Article 5; or
- All non-originating materials used in the production of those goods have undergone a change in tariff classification (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”) at the four (4)-digit level (meaning a change of heading) of the Harmonized System.
b) Each Member State shall allow the exporter of the goods to decide to use either of the two criteria “LVC of not less than forty percent (40%)” or “change in tariff classification at the four (04)-digit level” referred to at point a of Clause 1 in order to determine the origin of the goods.
CTCLVC
Source: 04/2010/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix 1
Criteria are quoted verbatim from the Vietnamese circular, not paraphrased.
Commodity policy for this HS code
Unofficial English rendering of the Vietnamese source; the document numbers link to the full text.
Managing authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
- Aquatic animals and aquatic animal products subject to quarantine (01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT M5)Quarantine· Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
- Aquatic animals and aquatic animal products subject to quarantine (01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT M5)*Quarantine· Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
Related documents (full text)
Notes for Section I — LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Notes
1. Any reference in this Section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species.
2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the Nomenclature any reference to “dried” products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried.
Notes for Chapter 03 — Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Notes
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) Mammals of heading 01.06;
(b) Meat of mammals of heading 01.06 (heading 02.08 or 02.10);
(c) Fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 23.01); or
(d) Caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 16.04).
2. In this Chapter the term “pellets” means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder.
3. Headings 03.05 to 03.08 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 03.09).
Vietnam trade in subheading 0303.89
Figures cover the whole 6-digit subheading 0303.89, not code 03038918 alone — UN Comtrade only publishes to 6 digits. Latest year available for Vietnam is 2023.
Imports
- 202187 mn USD
- 2022103 mn USD
- 2023115 mn USD
Top partners 2023
- Japan34 mn USD
- Other Asia, nes23 mn USD
- Rep. of Korea12 mn USD
- USA10 mn USD
- India9 mn USD
- New Zealand6 mn USD
- China6 mn USD
- Indonesia5 mn USD
Exports
- 202164 mn USD
- 202299 mn USD
- 2023102 mn USD
Top partners 2023
- China28 mn USD
- Russian Federation17 mn USD
- Malaysia15 mn USD
- USA7 mn USD
- Thailand7 mn USD
- Saudi Arabia5 mn USD
- Japan3 mn USD
- Canada3 mn USD
Source: UN Comtrade (preview API) — reported by Vietnam. Partner totals are as reported and may differ from partner-country statistics.
Codes at the same level under “Marine fish:”
Check neighbouring codes to make sure the classification fits best.
- 03038911Grouper
- 03038913Bluntnose lizardfish (Trachinocephalus myops)
- 03038914Savalai hairtails (Lepturacanthus savala), Belanger’s croakers (Johnius belangerii), Reeve’s croakers (Chrysochir aureus) and bigeye croakers (Pennahia anea)
- 03038915Indian threadfins (Polynemus indicus)
- 03038916Torpedo scads (Megalaspis cordyla), spotted sicklefish (Drepane punctata) and great barracudas (Sphyraena barracuda)
- 03038917Black pomfrets (Parastromatus niger)
- 03038919Other
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