Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0306
0306.16: Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
Frozen cold-water shrimps
0306.16 is the HS subheading for frozen cold-water shrimps, under heading 0306 in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0306 16 00 00 Cold-water shrimps and prawns (pandalus spp., crangon crangon)
- 0306 16 91 00 Shrimps of the species crangon crangon 18%+2
- 0306 16 99 00 Other 12%
- 0306 16 99 20 Of the species pandalus borealis, in shell, for processing 12%+3
- 0306 16 99 30 Of the species pandalus montagui, in shell, for processing 12%+3
- 0306 16 99 90 Other 12%+2
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
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 233 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
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 12% – 18% |
| 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 | |
| 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–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreementQuota | Faroe Islands | 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreementQuota | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 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 | 3.6% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.2% – 14.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | £1.2m | 32.3% | +25.7% |
 Vietnam | £1.1m | 29.9% | — |
 Lithuania | £698k | 18.9% | +227.3% |
 Ireland | £228k | 6.2% | -23.1% |
 China | £183k | 4.9% | -45.6% |
 Estonia | £88k | 2.4% | -55% |
 Iceland | £76k | 2% | -38.1% |
 Netherlands | £41k | 1.1% | -10.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% – 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% 
Türkiye 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$465.7kUS$465.7k+US$4m+US$27.3m+> US$213m
Exports: 95
- Greenland: US$470.4m
- Denmark: US$252.9m
- Canada: US$213m
- Ecuador: US$112.3m
- Russia: US$109.6m
- Norway: US$75.1m
- Netherlands: US$54.3m
- Estonia: US$40.1m
- China: US$36.8m
- Germany: US$27.3m
- Lithuania: US$20.5m
- Angola: US$14m
- United States: US$13.6m
- India: US$9.6m
- Spain: US$9.1m
- Latvia: US$7.4m
- Vietnam: US$6.8m
- Thailand: US$6.5m
- Indonesia: US$5.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5.9m
- United Kingdom: US$4.6m
- Ireland: US$4.1m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3.5m
- Argentina: US$3.4m
- Japan: US$3.2m
- Iceland: US$2.9m
- Malaysia: US$2.6m
- Sweden: US$2.2m
- France: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Italy: US$1.7m
- Oman: US$1.6m
- Poland: US$1.5m
- Morocco: US$1.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.5m
- Nigeria: US$1.2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Egypt: US$875.3k
- South Korea: US$720k
- Armenia: US$696k
- Peru: US$639.3k
- Greece: US$636.8k
- Bangladesh: US$512.3k
- Nicaragua: US$465.7k
- South Africa: US$387.5k
- Bulgaria: US$363.4k
- Taiwan: US$292.6k
- Guatemala: US$251.5k
- Cameroon: US$245.2k
- Albania: US$239k
- Mozambique: US$237.6k
- Austria: US$216.2k
- Belarus: US$167.8k
- Senegal: US$161.9k
- Brazil: US$149.2k
- Slovenia: US$143.1k
- Iran: US$118.6k
- Ukraine: US$112.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$254.1kUS$254.1k+US$2.2m+US$17.9m+> US$90.2m
Imports: 151
- China: US$495.5m
- Denmark: US$251.6m
- Morocco: US$98.2m
- United States: US$95.4m
- Japan: US$90.2m
- Norway: US$43.9m
- Sweden: US$43.8m
- Ukraine: US$35.9m
- Spain: US$32.2m
- Germany: US$31.1m
- Iceland: US$23.3m
- Belgium: US$21m
- Canada: US$19.8m
- Russia: US$18.9m
- Bulgaria: US$17.9m
- Poland: US$16.7m
- Netherlands: US$16.1m
- Albania: US$14.9m
- France: US$14.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$11.4m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Kazakhstan: US$10.2m
- Estonia: US$9.8m
- Vietnam: US$8.9m
- Thailand: US$8.4m
- Macao SAR China: US$7.2m
- United Kingdom: US$6.7m
- Belarus: US$6.6m
- Taiwan: US$5.5m
- Portugal: US$5.2m
- Italy: US$4.6m
- Finland: US$3.8m
- Brazil: US$3.4m
- Lithuania: US$3.3m
- Malaysia: US$3.1m
- Bahamas: US$2.6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2.2m
- Armenia: US$2.2m
- Brunei: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Colombia: US$1.8m
- Austria: US$1.8m
- Kuwait: US$1.7m
- Latvia: US$1.6m
- Guatemala: US$1.6m
- Qatar: US$1.6m
- Greece: US$1.5m
- Egypt: US$1.2m
- Indonesia: US$1.1m
- Switzerland: US$922.5k
- Luxembourg: US$889.9k
- Türkiye: US$803.4k
- Georgia: US$765.2k
- South Africa: US$757.5k
- Aruba: US$729.9k
- Singapore: US$658k
- Saudi Arabia: US$612.9k
- Romania: US$610.1k
- United Arab Emirates: US$608.5k
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0306.16 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 12% and 18% (average 13.5%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0306.16 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 12% and 18%.
151 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 12% – 18%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of frozen cold-water shrimps into the UK came to £3.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 22% on the year before); Canada supplied 32%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported frozen cold-water shrimps worth US$1.5bn (−2.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Greenland (US$470.4m), followed by Denmark.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)?
Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) fall under HS subheading 0306.16, part of heading 0306, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cold-water shrimps and prawns in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0306.16 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12% to 18%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cold-water shrimps and prawns in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0306.16 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12% to 18%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cold-water shrimps and prawns?
Greenland, with US$470.4m in 2024 (30.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export frozen cold-water shrimps to the UK duty-free?
151 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% – 18% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on frozen cold-water shrimps?
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 cold-water shrimps from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Canada (32%), Vietnam (30%) and Lithuania (19%), out of total imports of £3.7m.