1605 · Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
See subheading note 2 to this chapter.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1605.21
1605 21 10
1605 21 10: Prepared shrimp (not airtight): In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg
Prepared shrimp (not airtight)
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 7 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:
- Shrimps and prawns:
- 1605 21 Not in airtight containers:
- 1605 21 10 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty 20% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 6 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes → Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Only for
- 1605 21 10 40 Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis, shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except United Kingdom
- In force
- until 31 December 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0032/00
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 7
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 1548/17
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino
- Legal act
- Regulation 0632/21
- Documents
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y172 Goods with third country origin coming from Faroe Islands, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y173 Goods with third country origin coming from Greenland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cameroon, Cambodia, Comoros, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Legal act
- Regulation 1005/08
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago
- In force
- until 9 January 2027
- Legal act
- Regulation 1005/08
- Documents
- Y927 The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2008
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
- Legal act
- Regulation 2306/21
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
| 1605 21 10 05 | Hargow made of prawn, wheat starch, tapioca, water, scallion, ginger, sugar, and salt; Shaomai made of prawn predominantly, chicken, corn starch, vegetable oil, black pepper, sesame oil, and water; Fried prawn wonton made of prawn, salt, oil, sugar, ginger, pepper, egg, vinegar, and soy sauce |
| 1605 21 10 20 | shelled and frozen |
| 1605 21 10 30 | Other |
| 1605 21 10 40 | Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis, shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared |
| 1605 21 10 50 | Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus montagui, shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared |
| 1605 21 10 91 | Frozen |
| 1605 21 10 96 | Other |
| 1605 21 10 99 | Other |
Tariff quotas
| Order number | Origin | In-quota duty | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.0047 | All third countries | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 500,000 kg | 420,540 kg | Open |
| 09.0679 | Faroe Islands | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 4,000,000 kg | 3,975,322 kg | Open |
| 09.0745 | Norway | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 8,000,000 kg | 5,428,252 kg | Open |
| 09.0746 | Norway | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 1,000,000 kg | 892,691 kg | Open |
| 09.0865 | Norway | Free | 1 May 2026 – 30 April 2027 | 14,700,000 kg | 14,523,178 kg | Open |
| 09.7953 | Singapore | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 350,000 kg | 350,000 kg | Open |
| 09.8310 | Canada | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 5,000,000 kg | 4,965,151 kg | Open |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.
Export measures 2
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing | ERGA OMNES (except Cameroon, Cambodia, Comoros, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent & the Grenadines) | Regulation 1005/08 | 10 January 2026 |
| Control on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing | Cameroon, Cambodia, Comoros, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent & the Grenadines | Regulation 1005/08 | 11 December 2013 – 9 January 2027 |
TARIC data as of 29 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 10% reduced rate -
Belgium 6% reduced rate -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 19% -
Czechia 12% reduced rate -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 13.5% reduced rate -
France 5.5% reduced rate -
Germany 7% reduced rate -
Greece 13% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 10% reduced rate -
Latvia 12% reduced rate -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 19% reduced rate -
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate -
Spain 10% reduced rate -
Sweden 6% reduced rate
TEDB · 29 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 20% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–Faroe Islands agreementQuota | Faroe Islands | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–Norway agreementQuota | Norway | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreementQuota | United States | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 2.5% |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 7% |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | 10% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 16% |
Footnotes
WTO tariff quota.
EU: imports by month · HS 1605.21
last 12 months€367.3m+7.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price€7.64 per kg
Preferential rate85%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vietnam | €123.9m | 33.7% | +6.5% |
 Norway | €45m | 12.2% | -6% |
 Morocco | €34.5m | 9.4% | +25.1% |
 United States | €27.8m | 7.6% | -26.3% |
 Honduras | €20.8m | 5.7% | +56.2% |
 India | €20.4m | 5.5% | +55% |
 Canada | €19.6m | 5.3% | +59.6% |
 Albania | €17.7m | 4.8% | +32.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
1605.21 Not in airtight containers
UK 20% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Japan 4.8% – 5.3% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5% 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line EU lines: 1605.21
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.
- H341768 U.S. CBP
Tariff Classification of Frozen Shrimp Dumplings
- N339095 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Seafood from Indonesia
- N338493 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Mini Shrimp Bao Buns from Vietnam
- N338808 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Skewered Fried Shrimp and Vegetables from Vietnam
- 600011362 HMRC
Raw Prawn Cracker Pellets intended for frying. They consist predominantly of shelled prawn meat and tapioca. They are packaged in 18kg polyethylene bags with an outer packaging of carton card box
- 600011227 HMRC
Luxury Black Tiger Prawn Ring & Chilli Sauce Cooked and frozen, in tray with skin film/outer box Ingredients: Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon), Water, Salt, Acidity Regulators: Sodium Carbonates, Citric Acid, Dextrin, Sugar, Distilled White Vinegar, Modified Maize Starch, Red Chilli, Salt, Garlic…
15 rulings in total for this code
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.
CN Explanatory Notes
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
General notes to the chapter
PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
General
For the classification of composite food preparations (including so-called ‘prepared meals’) consisting of, for example, sausage, meat, meat offal, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates or any combination thereof, together with vegetables, spaghetti, sauce, etc., see note 2 to this chapter and the HS General Explanatory Note to this chapter, penultimate paragraph.
The second sentence of the first paragraph of note 2 (classification in the heading corresponding to the component which predominates by weight) also applies to the determination of the subheadings. The foregoing does not apply, however, to preparations containing liver, of headings 1601 00 and 1602 (see paragraph 2 of the note).
Additional note 2
As a general rule, the cut from which a part is obtained is identifiable only where the part measures approximately 100 × 80 × 2 mm or more.
The expression ‘parts thereof’ applies solely to parts when the cut from which they were obtained (for example, hams) can be determined by positive means, rather than by a process of elimination.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg | 20% | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 20% | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 20% | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 20% | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 20% | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 20% | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 20% | — |
| 2019 | In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg | 20% | — |
CN code 1605 21 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 1605.21 (not in airtight containers).
The third-country duty is 20%, and quantities are declared in —.
134 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 20%.
Imports of prepared shrimp (not airtight) (HS 1605.21) into the EU came to €367.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); Vietnam supplied 34%, followed by Norway.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20%, the Türkiye duty is 54%, the US duty is 0%–5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 4.8%–5.3%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, 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%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 1605.21 worth US$645m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 1605 21 10?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 20%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 1605 21 10?
150 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 134 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 1605.21 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Vietnam (US$118m), followed by Morocco.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.