FIQCU Nomenclatures
Below is the current list of fish and fishery product categories for which FIQCU issues certificates. This list is subject to change as regulations and species introductions evolve.
Thunnus albacares
Yellowfin tunas — HS Code: 030342
- Description:
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares"
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- Max L 195 cm (fork length)
- Main Characteristics:
- Distribution:
- Cosmopolitan, swimming in tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans and surrounding seas, between 40° north and 40° south (not present in the Mediterranean).
Euthynnus -Katsuwonus- pelamis
Skipjack tunas — HS Code: 030343
- Description:
- Frozen skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus -Katsuwonus- pelamis"
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- Max L 100 cm (fork length)
- Main Characteristics:
- . A larger keel between two smaller keels on each side of caudal peduncle; B. corselet is evident; C. separation between dorsal fins is very short; D. four to six longitudinal stripes which are very evident on flanks and belly.
- Distribution:
- Cosmopolitan (tropical and temperate waters of all oceans and adjacent seas); present in the Mediterranean.
Thunnus obesus
Big eye tunas — HS Code: 030344
- Description:
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus"
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- Max L over 200 cm (fork length)
- Main Characteristics:
- A. Pectoral fin moderate in length in large specimens, very elongate in smaller specimens (greater than 80 percent of head length, 22 percent to 31 percent of fork length), not reaching end of second dorsal fin base;
- Distribution:
- Cosmopolitan, swimming in tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans and surrounding seas, between 40° north and 40° south (not present in the Mediterranean).
unspecified
Dorado, Kingfish, Galate, Marlin — HS Code: 03038990
- Description:
- Frozen fish, n.e.s.
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Sarda orientalis
Bonitos — HS Code: 03035990
- Description:
- Frozen Bonitos
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- Sarda orientalis
- Main Characteristics:
- A. Five to 11 slightly oblique lines running forward and downward; B. supramaxillary bone narrow; C. total gill rakers on first arch 8 to 13.
- Distribution:
- Indo-Pacific: from Durban to northern KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), the Seychelles, Red Sea, west coast of India and Sri Lanka.
unspecified
Bourgeois, Vielle, Job — HS Code: 03038990
- Description:
- Frozen fish, n.e.s.
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Bourgeois, Vielle, Job — HS Code: 03028990
- Description:
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s.
- Processing:
- Fresh Fish Whole
- Shipping Condition:
- Fresh Fish Whole
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Thunnus albacares
Yellowfin tunas — HS Code: 030232
- Description:
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares"
- Processing:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Shipping Condition:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis
Skipjack tunas — HS Code: 030233
- Description:
- Fresh or chilled skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito
- Processing:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Shipping Condition:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Thunnus obesus
Big Eye tunas — HS Code: 030234
- Description:
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus"
- Processing:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Shipping Condition:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Xiphias gladius
Swordfish — HS Code: 03024700
- Description:
- Swordfish, fresh or chilled
- Processing:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Shipping Condition:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Size:
- Max L 221 cm
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Istiompax indica
Black Marlin — HS Code: 03024990
- Description:
- marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae"
- Processing:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Shipping Condition:
- Fresh/Chilled
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- A. Anterior part of first dorsal fin lower than body depth; B. pectoral fins rigid, not able to be folded back against sides of body;
- Distribution:
- Indo-Pacific: tropical and subtropical waters, occasionally entering temperate waters.
unspecified
Tunas, Bourgeois, Job, Vielle — HS Code: 03044990
- Description:
- Fresh or chilled fillets of fish, n.e.s.
- Processing:
- Fillet fresh/frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Fillet fresh/frozen
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Xiphias gladius
Swordfish — HS Code: 03044500
- Description:
- Fresh or chilled fillets of swordfish "Xiphias gladius"
- Processing:
- Fillet Fresh/Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Fillet Fresh/Frozen
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- A. Upper jaw is extended into a long, flat rostrum called sword which covers one-third of total fish length; B. pelvic fins are absent;
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Skipjack in vegetable oil — HS Code: 16041421
- Description:
- Prepared or preserved skipjack, whole or in pieces, in vegetable oil (excl. minced)
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Skipjack in brine — HS Code: 16041428
- Description:
- Prepared or preserved skipjack, whole or in pieces (excl. minced, fillets known as "loins" and such products in vegetable oil)
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Big Eye and Germon in oil — HS Code: 16041441
- Description:
- Prepared or preserved tunas, whole or in pieces, in vegetable oil (excl. minced, skipjack and Yellowfin tuna "Thunnus albacares")
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Big Eye and Germon in brine — HS Code: 16041448
- Description:
- Prepared or preserved tuna, whole or in pieces (excl. minced, fillets known as "loins" and such products in vegetable oil, skipjack and Yellowfin tuna "Thunnus albacares")
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Yellowfin in oil — HS Code: 16041431
- Description:
- Prepared or preserved Yellowfin tuna "Thunnus albacares", whole or in pieces, in vegetable oil (excl. minced)
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Yellowfin in brine — HS Code: 16041438
- Description:
- Prepared or preserved Yellowfin tuna "Thunnus albacares", whole or in pieces (excl. minced, fillets known as "loins" and such products in vegetable oil)
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Fillets (cooked) — HS Code: 16041426
- Description:
- Fillets known as "loins" of skipjack, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (excl. such products in vegetable oil or minced)
- Processing:
- Canned
- Shipping Condition:
- Canned
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Mixed Tuna Species — HS Code: 150420
- Description:
- Fats and oils of fish and their fractions, whether or not refined (excl. liver oils and chemically modified)
- Processing:
- Crude Oil
- Shipping Condition:
- Crude Oil
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Mixed Tuna species — HS Code: 23012000
- Description:
- Flours, meals and pellets of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption
- Processing:
- Fishmeal
- Shipping Condition:
- Fishmeal
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Fish roe, liver — HS Code: 03039190
- Description:
- Frozen fish livers, roes and milt (excl. hard and soft roes for the manufacture of deoxyribonucleic acid or protamine sulphate)
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Fish skin, fins, heads, tails — HS Code: 03039900
- Description:
- Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins)
- Processing:
- Frozen
- Shipping Condition:
- Frozen
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Dry Sea Cucumber — HS Code: 03081900
- Description:
- Smoked, dried, salted or in brine, sea cucumbers "Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea"
- Processing:
- Dried
- Shipping Condition:
- Dried
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Crab(prepared or preserved) — HS Code: 16051000
- Description:
- Crab, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- Processing:
- Prepared/Preserved
- Shipping Condition:
- Prepared/Preserved
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Shrimp and prawns(prepare or preserved) — HS Code: 160521
- Description:
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excl. smoked)
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Shrimp and prawns(prepare or preserved) — HS Code: 16052110
- Description:
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in immediate packings of a net content of <= 2 kg (excl. merely smoked, and in airtight containers)
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
unspecified
Shrimp and prawns(prepare or preserved)-Other than 16042110 — HS Code: 16052190
- Description:
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in immediate packings of a net content of > 2 kg (excl. merely smoked, and in airtight containers)
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Unspecified
Dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish — HS Code: 0305
- Description:
- 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
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Unspecified
Crabs — HS Code: 03061400
- Description:
- Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Unspecified
Octopus — HS Code: 030752
- Description:
- Molluscs; octopus (octopus spp.), frozen
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —
Xiphias gladius
Frozen swordfish — HS Code: 030357
- Description:
- Frozen swordfish
- Processing:
- —
- Shipping Condition:
- —
- Size:
- —
- Main Characteristics:
- —
- Distribution:
- —