GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1605.53
1605.53.00.00.00: Mussels, whether prepared or preserved
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Same subheading in other tariffs
1605.53 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, mussels
UK 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
EU 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 0.7% 
Japan 6.7% – 9.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.2% 
Taiwan 10% – 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 13.3% 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
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The tariff classification of Marinated Clams and Seafood Paella. Correction to Ruling Number N316156
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- 600013276 HMRC
A blend of individually frozen cooked mussels, king prawns, squid rings and squid tentacles. Product is prepared, cooked and then frozen. Instructions for preparation - remove from pack, defrost and ready for consumption. Packaged in 10 x 1 kg airtight polythene bags, per outer corrugated fibre…
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 GCC Common Customs Tariff, 1605.53.00.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1605.53, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, mussels.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20%, the EU duty is 20%, the Türkiye duty is 54%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 4%, 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 6.7%–9.6%, the Taiwan duty is 10%–15%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1605.53 worth US$3m in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1605.53.00.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. 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.