Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 0308.11

0308.11.00.00

0308.11.00.00: Live, fresh or chilled

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 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.
  2. 03081 Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea):
  3. 0308.11.00 Live, fresh or chilled
  4. 0308.11.00.00 Live, fresh or chilled

What you pay

Importing into Canada

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

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

0308.11 Live, fresh or chilled

UK 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free – 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% Taiwan Free – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5% GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 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

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) mammals of heading 0106;

  2. (b) meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210);

  3. (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 2301); or

  4. (d) caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604).

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 0305 to 0308 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 0309).

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In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 0308.11.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0308.11, live, fresh or chilled.

The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 11%, the Türkiye duty is 37.5%, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–7%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–10%, 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%.

Canada imported goods of subheading 0308.11 worth US$2m in 2024; the largest supplier was St Pierre & Miquelon.

Questions and answers

What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 0308.11.00.00?

The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. 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.

Where does Canada import these goods from?

For subheading 0308.11 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was St Pierre & Miquelon (US$1m), followed by the United States.

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Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.