Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0306

0306.15

0306.15: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)

0306.15 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0306, crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried…, chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0306 15 00 00 Norway lobsters (nephrops norvegicus) 12%

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
    2017/625
    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))
    • 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).
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
    • 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
  • 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
    Documents
    • C673 Importer Declaration or Re-export Certificate, as foreseen in Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1005/2008 or Annex IV of Regulation (EC) 1010/2009
    • 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 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
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—12%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, 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–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreementQuota Iceland 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 agreementQuota 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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 8.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£2.2m-23.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.89 per kg
Jan 2024: £211kFeb 2024: £207kMar 2024: £162kApr 2024: £167kMay 2024: £172kJun 2024: £85kJul 2024: £256kAug 2024: £254kSept 2024: £160kOct 2024: £595kNov 2024: £232kDec 2024: £115kJan 2025: £196kFeb 2025: £113kMar 2025: £206kApr 2025: £264kMay 2025: £353kJun 2025: £180kJul 2025: £317kAug 2025: £153kSept 2025: £313kOct 2025: £58kNov 2025: £186kDec 2025: £198kJan 2026: £136kFeb 2026: £170kMar 2026: £223kApr 2026: £41kMay 2026: £176kJun 2026: £22kJul 2026: £212kAug 2026: £463k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Vietnam £1.5m 69.4% +22.3%
India £464k 21.1% -51.9%
Ireland £94k 4.3% -10.7%
United Kingdom £65k 2.9% -88%
Norway £30k 1.4% —
Italy £13k 0.6% +136%
Spain £7k 0.3% —
France £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0306.15 · US$303m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$28kUS$28k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$65m

Exports: 65
  1. United Kingdom: US$79m
  2. Ireland: US$65m
  3. Denmark: US$49m
  4. France: US$45m
  5. Netherlands: US$21m
  6. Spain: US$15m
  7. New Zealand: US$5m
  8. South Africa: US$3m
  9. Italy: US$3m
  10. Morocco: US$3m
  11. Norway: US$2m
  12. Mozambique: US$2m
  13. India: US$2m
  14. Sweden: US$2m
  15. Tunisia: US$1m
  16. Vietnam: US$1m
  17. Belgium: US$1m
  18. Portugal: US$1m
  19. Argentina: US$971k
  20. Germany: US$479k
  21. Thailand: US$470k
  22. Greece: US$408k
  23. Croatia: US$356k
  24. Albania: US$268k
  25. Iceland: US$249k
  26. Slovenia: US$245k
  27. China: US$101k
  28. United Arab Emirates: US$92k
  29. Iran: US$70k
  30. North Macedonia: US$66k
  31. Oman: US$65k
  32. Australia: US$28k
  33. St Helena: US$25k
  34. Hong Kong SAR China: US$21k
  35. Luxembourg: US$18k
  36. Brazil: US$17k
  37. Estonia: US$16k
  38. United States: US$16k
  39. Lithuania: US$13k
  40. Türkiye: US$13k
  41. Austria: US$11k
  42. Malaysia: US$11k
  43. Latvia: US$10k
  44. Switzerland: US$9k
  45. Hungary: US$7k
  46. Singapore: US$7k
  47. Czechia: US$6k
  48. Russia: US$5k
  49. Bahamas: US$5k
  50. Pakistan: US$5k
  51. Japan: US$3k
  52. Canada: US$3k
  53. Romania: US$2k
  54. Falkland Islands: US$2k
  55. Poland: US$2k
  56. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1k
  57. Chile: US$1k
  58. Taiwan: US$900
  59. Bangladesh: US$800
  60. Montenegro: US$400

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Kingdom US$79m 25.9%
2 Ireland US$65m 21.6%
3 Denmark US$49m 16.1%
4 France US$45m 14.8%
5 Netherlands US$21m 6.9%
6 Spain US$15m 4.9%
7 New Zealand US$5m 1.6%
8 South Africa US$3m 1%
9 Italy US$3m 1%
10 Morocco US$3m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$117m 38.6%
2 France US$62m 20.5%
3 Spain US$45m 14.8%
4 China US$15m 5.1%
5 Croatia US$7m 2.2%
6 Netherlands US$6m 1.9%
7 Denmark US$5m 1.6%
8 Switzerland US$5m 1.5%
9 Ireland US$4m 1.5%
10 Vietnam US$4m 1.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 160

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)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Türkiye, Barbados

160

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 8% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 10% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 35% 2022
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 8% 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 5% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
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) 12% 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 2% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 8% 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
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 10% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 8% 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 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
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 13% 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 12% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 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
21254 Norway lobsters, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170306.15unchanged
20120306.15unchanged
20070306.19, 1605.40changed
20020306.19, 1605.40changed
19960306.19, 1605.40changed
19920306.19, 1605.40changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Subheading 0306.15 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 12%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0306.15; the duty is 12%.

Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 169 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.2m (down 24% on the year before), at an average of £2.89 per kg; Vietnam supplied 69%, followed by India.

World trade in these goods reached US$303m in 2024, down 2.4% on 2023.

The United Kingdom was the largest exporter with 25.9% of the total, ahead of Ireland.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)?

Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) fall under HS subheading 0306.15, part of heading 0306, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0306.15 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0306.15 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)?

The United Kingdom, with US$79m in 2024 (25.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

169 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 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Vietnam (69%), India (21%) and Ireland (4%), out of total imports of £2.2m.

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