Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0306
0306.99: Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, other
Official description Other
0306.99 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 99 00 00 Other
- 0306 99 10 00 Freshwater crayfish 6%
- 0306 99 90 00 Other 12%
- 0306 99 90 20 Peurullus spp. 12%
- 0306 99 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
- S.I. 2019/411, 2014 No. 170
- 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).
- 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 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 controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% – 12% |
| 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–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% – 3.6% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 2.2% – 3.6% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% – 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Taiwan | £227k | 21.6% | +12.2% |
 Indonesia | £221k | 20.9% | +11.2% |
 Ireland | £189k | 17.9% | -30.2% |
 Singapore | £121k | 11.5% | -51.3% |
 Sri Lanka | £120k | 11.4% | +96.8% |
 Vietnam | £35k | 3.3% | +16.2% |
 Portugal | £33k | 3.1% | +9% |
 United States | £22k | 2.1% | +98.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.5% – 12% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9.8% 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Japan 4.8% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 7.4% Taiwan 20% – 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 23.3% 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$74kUS$74k+US$357k+US$792k+> US$1m
Exports: 79
- United States: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- New Caledonia: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Venezuela: US$990k
- Denmark: US$900k
- Taiwan: US$792k
- Singapore: US$652k
- Ecuador: US$621k
- Egypt: US$598k
- France: US$594k
- Italy: US$590k
- Netherlands: US$539k
- China: US$505k
- Portugal: US$465k
- Argentina: US$408k
- Estonia: US$388k
- Ireland: US$357k
- Canada: US$329k
- India: US$328k
- Indonesia: US$290k
- Nigeria: US$223k
- Bulgaria: US$222k
- Mexico: US$215k
- Sweden: US$211k
- Vietnam: US$210k
- Japan: US$202k
- Sri Lanka: US$179k
- South Africa: US$177k
- United Kingdom: US$144k
- Greece: US$112k
- Thailand: US$102k
- Malta: US$97k
- South Korea: US$92k
- New Zealand: US$88k
- Lithuania: US$74k
- Dominican Republic: US$73k
- Greenland: US$65k
- Malaysia: US$62k
- Bangladesh: US$62k
- Philippines: US$59k
- Tunisia: US$54k
- United Arab Emirates: US$37k
- Türkiye: US$34k
- Senegal: US$34k
- Czechia: US$33k
- Croatia: US$26k
- Germany: US$23k
- Kenya: US$23k
- Mauritania: US$21k
- Hungary: US$20k
- Russia: US$19k
- Belgium: US$19k
- Suriname: US$18k
- Morocco: US$14k
- Latvia: US$14k
- Cuba: US$13k
- Ghana: US$12k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$28kUS$28k+US$116k+US$733k+> US$1m
Imports: 107
- Mexico: US$20m
- Japan: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Germany: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$796k
- Finland: US$733k
- Saudi Arabia: US$618k
- Italy: US$598k
- Spain: US$532k
- Sweden: US$458k
- Portugal: US$355k
- Nicaragua: US$310k
- Greece: US$270k
- Malaysia: US$266k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$258k
- Nepal: US$234k
- Ireland: US$214k
- Singapore: US$187k
- Belgium: US$164k
- Poland: US$133k
- Austria: US$119k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$116k
- Latvia: US$106k
- China: US$105k
- Hungary: US$103k
- Denmark: US$93k
- Romania: US$84k
- Luxembourg: US$82k
- Netherlands: US$76k
- Switzerland: US$75k
- Samoa: US$74k
- South Africa: US$74k
- Malta: US$74k
- Thailand: US$70k
- Croatia: US$69k
- Indonesia: US$69k
- Zimbabwe: US$66k
- Bulgaria: US$57k
- Andorra: US$55k
- Taiwan: US$52k
- Kuwait: US$48k
- French Polynesia: US$46k
- United Arab Emirates: US$41k
- Seychelles: US$36k
- Norway: US$36k
- Panama: US$33k
- Canada: US$33k
- Israel: US$28k
- Montenegro: US$25k
- Czechia: US$24k
- Kazakhstan: US$19k
- South Korea: US$17k
- Qatar: US$16k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$16k
- Chile: US$14k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$21m | 54.7% |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1m | 3.7% |
| 3 |  New Caledonia | US$1m | 3.3% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$1m | 3.2% |
| 5 | Norway | US$1m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Venezuela | US$990k | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Denmark | US$900k | 2.3% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$792k | 2% |
| 9 | Singapore | US$652k | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Ecuador | US$621k | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | US$20m | 50.9% |
| 2 | Japan | US$2m | 5.3% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$1m | 3.7% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$1m | 3.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$1m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$1m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  France | US$1m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Ukraine | US$1m | 3% |
| 9 | New Zealand | US$1m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Nigeria | US$796k | 2% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 36number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Türkiye, Sudan, Zambia
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 | 7.5% | 7% – 8% | 2023 |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 7% – 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 13% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 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 | 25% | 15% – 35% | 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 | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
| Ecuador | 25% | 20% – 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) | 9.8% | 7.5% – 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 | |
 Guatemala | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 13% | 0% – 26% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
| Japan | 7.4% | 4.8% – 10% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 7% – 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 | 2% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 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 | 13% | 0% – 26% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.5% | 7% – 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 | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 13% | 5% – 20% | 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 | 10% | 6% – 12% | 2023 |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 19% | 10% – 27% | 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
- 04391 Other wild crustaceans, live, fresh or chilled04392 Other farmed crustaceans, live, fresh or chilled21259 Other crustaceans, 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 | 0306.99 | changed |
| 2012 | 0306.29 | changed |
| 2007 | 0306.29, 1605.40 | changed |
| 2002 | 0306.29, 1605.40 | changed |
| 1996 | 0306.29, 1605.40 | changed |
| 1992 | 0306.29, 1605.40 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0306.29.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0306.99 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 12%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0306.99 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 7.5% and 12% (average 9.8%).
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6% – 12%; 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 £1.1m (down 13% on the year before), at an average of £18.10 per kg; Taiwan supplied 22%, followed by Indonesia.
World trade in these goods reached US$39m in 2024, up 1.3% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 54.7% of the total, ahead of Saudi Arabia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, other?
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: other, other fall under HS subheading 0306.99, 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 0306.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 12%, 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 0306.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5% to 12%, 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…?
The United States, with US$21m in 2024 (54.7% 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 6% – 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 Taiwan (22%), Indonesia (21%) and Ireland (18%), out of total imports of £1.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.