EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1605.51

1605 51 00: Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, oysters

1605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:
Molluscs:
1605 51 00 Oysters

Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 20% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5

VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%

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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 3

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
Documents
- C127 Merchant product identifier
- C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
- C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
- Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
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 5

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 controlImport control of organic products
Applies to goods from
all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

Legal act
Regulation 2306/21
Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine

Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
- Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
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

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 more Afghanistan, 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 more Antigua & 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 more Antarctica, 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 more Bolivia, 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–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–Japan agreement	Japan	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–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–Vietnam agreement	Vietnam	Free
EU–Samoa agreement	Samoa	Free
EU–Kosovo agreement	Kosovo	Free
EU–South Africa agreement	South Africa	Free
EEA - European Economic Area	Liechtenstein, Norway	6%
GSP - General arrangements	Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 more Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu	7%
Mercosur	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay	16%

EU: imports by month · HS 1605.51

last 12 months€264k+65.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price€7.77 per kg

Preferential rate55%55% entered at a preferential rate

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Japan	€132k	49.8%	+196.3%
South Korea	€130k	49.4%	+15.3%
United Kingdom	€575	0.2%	-69.6%
Türkiye	€434	0.2%	—
Norway	€385	0.1%	—
United States	€353	0.1%	+4,942.9%
China	€140	0.1%	+6,900%
Australia	€136	0.1%	-53.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

1605.51 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, oysters

UK 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA Free – 4.7% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.6%

CN code 1605 51 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 1605.51 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, oysters).

The third-country duty is 20%, and quantities are declared in —.

133 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 goods of subheading 1605.51 into the EU came to €263.9k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 65% on the year before); Japan supplied 50%, followed by South Korea.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20%, the Türkiye duty is 54% and the US duty is 0%–4.7%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 1605.51 worth US$2m in 2024.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 1605 51 00?

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 51 00?

149 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 133 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.