Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) · NCM code · HS 1605.56
1605.56.00: Amêijoas, berbigões e arcas
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 1605 Crustáceos, moluscos e outros invertebrados aquáticos, preparados ou em conservas.
- 16055 Moluscos:
- 1605.56.00 Amêijoas, berbigões e arcas
What you pay
Importing into Brazil
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
1605.56 Clams, cockles and arkshells
UK 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 10% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1% 
Japan 6.7% – 9.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.2% 
Taiwan 22.5% – 30% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 26.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 160210, the expression ‘homogenised preparations’ means preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat, meat offal or insects. This subheading takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 1602.
2. The fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates specified in the subheadings of heading 1604 or 1605 under their common names only, are of the same species as those mentioned in Chapter 3 under the same name.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), 1605.56.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1605.56, clams, cockles and arkshells.
The TEC rate is 14.4%.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20%, the EU duty is 20%, the Türkiye duty is 54%, the US duty is 0%–10%, the Canada duty is 6.5%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 6.7%–9.6%, the Taiwan duty is 22.5%–30%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Questions and answers
What is the Brazil import duty for NCM code 1605.56.00?
The TEC rate in the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) is 14.4%. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
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