Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0306
0306.95: Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, shrimps and prawns
Official description Shrimps and prawns
0306.95 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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0306 95 00 00 Shrimps and prawns
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns (pandalus spp., crangon crangon)
- Shrimps of the species crangon crangon
- 0306 95 11 00 Cooked by steaming or by boiling in water 18%
- 0306 95 19 00 Other 18%
- 0306 95 19 10 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 18%
- 0306 95 19 90 Other 18%
- 0306 95 20 00 Pandalus spp. 12%
- 0306 95 20 10 Boiled on board 12%
- For processing 12%
- 0306 95 20 21 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 12%
- 0306 95 20 29 Other 12%
- Other 12%
- 0306 95 20 91 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 12%
- 0306 95 20 99 Other 12%
- Other shrimps and prawns
- 0306 95 30 00 Shrimps of the family pandalidae, other than of the genus pandalus 12%
- 0306 95 30 10 Boiled on board 12%
- For processing 12%
- 0306 95 30 21 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 12%
- 0306 95 30 29 Other 12%
- Other 12%
- 0306 95 30 91 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 12%
- 0306 95 30 99 Other 12%
- 0306 95 40 00 Shrimps of the genus crangon, other than of the species crangon crangon 18%
- 0306 95 40 10 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 18%
- 0306 95 40 90 Other 18%
- 0306 95 90 00 Other 12%
- 0306 95 90 10 Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg 12%
- 0306 95 90 90 Other 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
- 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
- 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))
- 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) | — | 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 | |
| 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, Japan, 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 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–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–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Norway agreementQuota | Norway | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.2% – 14.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vietnam | £637k | 32.8% | +142.9% |
 Thailand | £302k | 15.6% | +22.8% |
 China | £257k | 13.2% | -7.2% |
 India | £171k | 8.8% | +3.1% |
 Spain | £150k | 7.7% | -36.1% |
 Ireland | £116k | 6% | -16.9% |
 Netherlands | £104k | 5.4% | +3.2% |
 Myanmar (Burma) | £98k | 5% | +1,636% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% – 18% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 15% 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Japan 4.8% – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.9% 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$259kUS$259k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$36m
Exports: 97
- Spain: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$40m
- Thailand: US$36m
- China: US$36m
- Vietnam: US$29m
- Denmark: US$24m
- Germany: US$18m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$12m
- India: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Nicaragua: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$995k
- Singapore: US$947k
- Italy: US$912k
- Romania: US$651k
- Japan: US$536k
- Portugal: US$530k
- Guatemala: US$521k
- Sweden: US$516k
- Guyana: US$502k
- Mozambique: US$494k
- Chile: US$483k
- Philippines: US$471k
- South Africa: US$442k
- Lithuania: US$424k
- Sri Lanka: US$360k
- Croatia: US$347k
- Australia: US$333k
- United Arab Emirates: US$330k
- Czechia: US$301k
- Argentina: US$287k
- Morocco: US$272k
- Canada: US$259k
- Greece: US$239k
- Mexico: US$225k
- Brunei: US$157k
- Türkiye: US$140k
- Brazil: US$109k
- Ghana: US$105k
- Senegal: US$85k
- Madagascar: US$83k
- Russia: US$83k
- Austria: US$82k
- Bangladesh: US$81k
- Suriname: US$68k
- Poland: US$45k
- Slovenia: US$37k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$585k+US$4m+> US$24m
Imports: 157
- Portugal: US$44m
- China: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$36m
- South Korea: US$28m
- Belgium: US$24m
- Japan: US$17m
- Sweden: US$16m
- United States: US$13m
- France: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Germany: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Greece: US$999k
- Romania: US$875k
- Luxembourg: US$868k
- Bulgaria: US$795k
- Switzerland: US$747k
- Macao SAR China: US$704k
- New Zealand: US$678k
- Croatia: US$675k
- Poland: US$665k
- Moldova: US$630k
- Mauritius: US$600k
- Bahamas: US$585k
- Serbia: US$532k
- Hungary: US$504k
- Colombia: US$485k
- Seychelles: US$466k
- Austria: US$458k
- Slovakia: US$444k
- Czechia: US$428k
- Barbados: US$393k
- Ireland: US$391k
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$347k
- Latvia: US$323k
- Peru: US$258k
- Greenland: US$257k
- Panama: US$252k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$222k
- Slovenia: US$219k
- Honduras: US$201k
- Norway: US$198k
- Bahrain: US$187k
- Denmark: US$170k
- Nigeria: US$163k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$47m | 15.1% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$40m | 12.9% |
| 3 | Thailand | US$36m | 11.6% |
| 4 | China | US$36m | 11.4% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$29m | 9.4% |
| 6 |  Denmark | US$24m | 7.6% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$18m | 5.9% |
| 8 | Myanmar (Burma) | US$12m | 3.7% |
| 9 | India | US$9m | 3% |
| 10 | Norway | US$8m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal | US$44m | 14.1% |
| 2 | China | US$40m | 12.9% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$36m | 11.5% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$28m | 8.9% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$24m | 7.8% |
| 6 | Japan | US$17m | 5.4% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$16m | 5.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$13m | 4.1% |
| 9 |  France | US$11m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$8m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 152
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.
- 11%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Barbados, Belize, Dominica
152
| 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 | 6% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 8% | 0% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 30% | 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) | 15% | 12% – 18% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 14% | 5% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 19% | 12% – 26% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4.9% | 4.8% – 5% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6% | 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 | 2.7% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 3% | 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 | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 19% | 12% – 26% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 10% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 12% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 13% | 2023 |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 38% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 14% | 12% – 18% | 2023 |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 10% | 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
- 04351 Wild cold-water shrimps and prawns (< i> Pandalus spp.</i>, < i> Crangon crangon</i>), live, fresh or chilled04352 Farmed cold-water shrimps and prawns (< i> Pandalus spp.</i>, < i> Crangon crangon</i>), live, fresh or chilled04361 Other wild shrimps and prawns, live, fresh or chilled04362 Other farmed shrimps and prawns, live, fresh or chilled
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0311 Marine fishing0321 Marine aquaculture0312 Freshwater fishing0322 Freshwater aquaculture
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0306.95 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0306.26, 0306.27 | changed |
| 2007 | 0306.23, 1605.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 0306.23, 1605.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 0306.23, 1605.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 0306.23, 1605.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- 600014150 HMRC
Dried shrimp Packaging: sealed plastic pouch (100g)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11563)
RG 31.07.2026 sayı 33326 · Karar 11563 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0306.26, 0306.27.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0306.95 covers 17 tariff lines and the duty is between 12% and 18%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0306.95 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 12% and 18% (average 15%).
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12% – 18%; 166 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 £1.9m (up 28% on the year before), at an average of £9.95 per kg; Vietnam supplied 33%, followed by Thailand.
World trade in these goods reached US$312m in 2024, down 5.6% on 2023.
Spain was the largest exporter with 15.1% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, shrimps and prawns?
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, shrimps and prawns fall under HS subheading 0306.95, 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 0306.95 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 crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0306.95 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 crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live…?
Spain, with US$47m in 2024 (15.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
166 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 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 (33%), Thailand (16%) and China (13%), out of total imports of £1.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.