Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0306
0306.14: Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: frozen, crabs
Frozen crabs
Official description Crabs
0306.14 is the HS subheading for frozen crabs, under heading 0306 in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0306 14 00 00 Crabs
- 0306 14 10 00 Crabs of the species paralithodes camchaticus, chionoecetes spp. or callinectes sapidus 6%
- 0306 14 30 00 Crabs of the species cancer pagurus 6%
- 0306 14 90 00 Other 6%
- 0306 14 90 10 Crab of the species geryon affinis 6%
- 0306 14 90 90 Other 6%
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Legal act
- 2014 No. 170, S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- 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).
- 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
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreementQuota | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 2.2% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | £3.1m | 35.4% | +38% |
 Bangladesh | £1.7m | 19.2% | +33.3% |
 China | £887k | 10.2% | -19.4% |
 Ireland | £680k | 7.8% | -50% |
 Sri Lanka | £551k | 6.3% | +13.8% |
 Myanmar (Burma) | £359k | 4.1% | +117.5% |
 Indonesia | £312k | 3.6% | +14.7% |
 Thailand | £262k | 3% | +261.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Canada Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4% 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 4% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Taiwan 15% – 25% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 19.2% 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$459kUS$459k+US$8m+US$33m+> US$107m
Exports: 104
- Canada: US$1bn
- Russia: US$536m
- Norway: US$117m
- China: US$107m
- Chile: US$82m
- South Korea: US$77m
- United States: US$48m
- Tunisia: US$41m
- Bahrain: US$38m
- Greenland: US$37m
- Argentina: US$33m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$30m
- Pakistan: US$29m
- Denmark: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Ireland: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$18m
- Japan: US$17m
- France: US$11m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Bangladesh: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Germany: US$9m
- Sri Lanka: US$8m
- Spain: US$6m
- Madagascar: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Uruguay: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Angola: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Bahamas: US$1m
- Mauritania: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$960k
- Senegal: US$935k
- United Arab Emirates: US$853k
- Ecuador: US$649k
- Yemen: US$507k
- Albania: US$459k
- Kenya: US$436k
- Türkiye: US$396k
- Nigeria: US$377k
- Brazil: US$365k
- Oman: US$349k
- Taiwan: US$344k
- Gambia: US$188k
- Papua New Guinea: US$178k
- Philippines: US$172k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94kUS$94k+US$791k+US$11m+> US$74m
Imports: 168
- United States: US$1bn
- Japan: US$433m
- China: US$333m
- South Korea: US$166m
- Vietnam: US$74m
- Taiwan: US$55m
- Indonesia: US$54m
- Spain: US$38m
- Thailand: US$36m
- Canada: US$35m
- France: US$35m
- Denmark: US$32m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$24m
- Australia: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Portugal: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Germany: US$7m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Iceland: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Macao SAR China: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Maldives: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$889k
- Israel: US$851k
- Kazakhstan: US$791k
- Austria: US$780k
- Mauritius: US$761k
- Philippines: US$751k
- Tunisia: US$729k
- Poland: US$720k
- Brunei: US$714k
- Norway: US$699k
- Brazil: US$686k
- Hungary: US$575k
- Finland: US$561k
- Cyprus: US$508k
- Luxembourg: US$457k
- Czechia: US$364k
- Jamaica: US$348k
- Bahamas: US$339k
- Kuwait: US$338k
- Romania: US$329k
- Aruba: US$326k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$1bn | 41.3% |
| 2 |  Russia | US$536m | 21.6% |
| 3 | Norway | US$117m | 4.7% |
| 4 | China | US$107m | 4.3% |
| 5 |  Chile | US$82m | 3.3% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$77m | 3.1% |
| 7 | United States | US$48m | 1.9% |
| 8 |  Tunisia | US$41m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Bahrain | US$38m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Greenland | US$37m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1bn | 41.1% |
| 2 | Japan | US$433m | 17.4% |
| 3 | China | US$333m | 13.4% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$166m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$74m | 3% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$55m | 2.2% |
| 7 | Indonesia | US$54m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$38m | 1.5% |
| 9 | Thailand | US$36m | 1.4% |
| 10 | Canada | US$35m | 1.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Kiribati, Iran, Türkiye
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 13% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 13% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
| Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 12% | 9% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 25% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 18% | 14% – 20% | 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 55% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.8% | 0% – 7.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0.3% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 03619 Other crustaceans, frozen, including flours, meals & pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21251 Crabs, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0306.14 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0306.14 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0306.14, 1605.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 0306.14, 1605.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 0306.14, 1605.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 0306.14, 1605.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0306.14 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0306.14 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 7.5%.
167 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of frozen crabs into the UK came to £8.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Norway supplied 35%, followed by Bangladesh.
In 2024, countries exported frozen crabs worth US$2bn (+2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Canada (US$1bn), followed by Russia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: frozen, crabs?
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: frozen, crabs fall under HS subheading 0306.14, part of heading 0306, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0306.14 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0306.14 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live…?
Canada, with US$1bn in 2024 (41.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export frozen crabs to the UK duty-free?
167 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on frozen crabs?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import frozen crabs from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Norway (35%), Bangladesh (19%) and China (10%), out of total imports of £8.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.