Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0306
0306.33: Live, fresh or chilled: crabs
Live or fresh crabs
Official description Crabs
0306.33 is the HS subheading for live or fresh crabs, under heading 0306 in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0306 33 00 00 Crabs
- 0306 33 10 00 Crabs of the species cancer pagurus 6%
- 0306 33 90 00 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 6
- 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
- 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))
- C640 Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A 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
- 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 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
- Import controlImport control - IAS
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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 2.2% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £2.5m | 46% | +4.6% |
 Sri Lanka | £2m | 37.7% | +24.1% |
 Greece | £370k | 6.8% | +20.1% |
 Norway | £322k | 6% | -18.8% |
 Canada | £66k | 1.2% | -2.8% |
 Spain | £56k | 1% | +86.4% |
| United Kingdom | £53k | 1% | -80% |
 India | £8k | 0.2% | +460.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.8% Canada 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 4% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 25% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 16.7% · 2× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$233kUS$233k+US$9m+US$60m+> US$117m
Exports: 94
- Russia: US$1bn
- Canada: US$128m
- Vietnam: US$117m
- United States: US$113m
- Indonesia: US$106m
- South Korea: US$78m
- United Kingdom: US$78m
- China: US$70m
- Bangladesh: US$60m
- Norway: US$50m
- India: US$44m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$36m
- France: US$35m
- Malaysia: US$34m
- Philippines: US$31m
- Ireland: US$27m
- Netherlands: US$23m
- Pakistan: US$17m
- Tanzania: US$12m
- Mozambique: US$10m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Japan: US$9m
- Madagascar: US$8m
- Australia: US$8m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Kenya: US$6m
- Sri Lanka: US$6m
- Papua New Guinea: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- St Pierre & Miquelon: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$642k
- Cambodia: US$633k
- Germany: US$534k
- Singapore: US$442k
- Italy: US$426k
- Ecuador: US$397k
- Belgium: US$381k
- Saudi Arabia: US$274k
- Bahamas: US$233k
- Finland: US$209k
- Morocco: US$205k
- Latvia: US$174k
- Türkiye: US$172k
- United Arab Emirates: US$86k
- Romania: US$76k
- Czechia: US$76k
- Mexico: US$73k
- New Zealand: US$58k
- Taiwan: US$55k
- Chile: US$45k
- Luxembourg: US$39k
- Nigeria: US$31k
- Guyana: US$27k
- Somalia: US$24k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$24kUS$24k+US$404k+US$13m+> US$60m
Imports: 129
- China: US$2bn
- South Korea: US$322m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$66m
- Canada: US$60m
- France: US$59m
- Singapore: US$54m
- Vietnam: US$49m
- United States: US$44m
- Taiwan: US$31m
- Spain: US$29m
- Portugal: US$25m
- Japan: US$15m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Italy: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Germany: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$856k
- Sweden: US$773k
- Saudi Arabia: US$603k
- Maldives: US$573k
- Australia: US$404k
- Poland: US$359k
- Laos: US$302k
- Bahrain: US$275k
- Estonia: US$269k
- Guam: US$237k
- Cyprus: US$234k
- Luxembourg: US$219k
- Romania: US$180k
- Bahamas: US$127k
- Czechia: US$118k
- Mauritius: US$102k
- Bermuda: US$101k
- Brunei: US$90k
- Austria: US$90k
- Moldova: US$83k
- Seychelles: US$79k
- Finland: US$72k
- Iceland: US$70k
- Aruba: US$64k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$55k
- Greece: US$53k
- Croatia: US$46k
- Israel: US$44k
- Kenya: US$43k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$41k
- Türkiye: US$39k
- Russia: US$39k
- Mexico: US$36k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | US$1bn | 55.7% |
| 2 | Canada | US$128m | 4.9% |
| 3 |  Vietnam | US$117m | 4.5% |
| 4 | United States | US$113m | 4.3% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$106m | 4% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$78m | 3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$78m | 3% |
| 8 |  China | US$70m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | US$60m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Norway | US$50m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 68.1% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$322m | 12.4% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$66m | 2.5% |
| 4 | Canada | US$60m | 2.3% |
| 5 |  France | US$59m | 2.3% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$54m | 2.1% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$49m | 1.9% |
| 8 | United States | US$44m | 1.7% |
| 9 | Taiwan | US$31m | 1.2% |
| 10 | Spain | US$29m | 1.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 151
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
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Türkiye, Barbados
151
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 13% | 0% – 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 | 0% | 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% | 0% – 14% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 10% | 0% – 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 | |
 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 | 0% | 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 | |
 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 | 13% | 0% – 25% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 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 Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 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% | 2023 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 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
- 0362 Crustaceans, other than frozen, including flours, meals & pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 04311 Wild crabs, live, fresh or chilled04312 Farmed crabs, live, fresh or chilled21251 Crabs, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0311 Marine fishing0312 Freshwater fishing0321 Marine aquaculture0322 Freshwater aquaculture
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0306.33 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0306.24 | changed |
| 2007 | 0306.24, 1605.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 0306.24, 1605.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 0306.24, 1605.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 0306.24, 1605.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0306.24.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0306.33 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0306.33 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 7.5%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 167 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 live or fresh crabs worth £5.4m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £4.43 per kg; Ireland supplied 46%, followed by Sri Lanka.
World trade in live or fresh crabs reached US$3bn in 2024, up 5.9% on 2023.
Russia was the largest exporter with 55.7% of the total, ahead of Canada.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for live, fresh or chilled: crabs?
Live, fresh or chilled: crabs fall under HS subheading 0306.33, part of heading 0306, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on live, fresh or chilled: crabs in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0306.33 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 live, fresh or chilled: crabs in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0306.33 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 live, fresh or chilled: crabs?
Russia, with US$1bn in 2024 (55.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export live or fresh 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 live or fresh 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 live or fresh crabs from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (46%), Sri Lanka (38%) and Greece (7%), out of total imports of £5.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.