Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0307
0307.12: Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: oysters, frozen
Official description Frozen
0307.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0307, molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted…, chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0307 12 00 00 Frozen 8%
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- 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))
- 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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| 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 | 2.7% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 2.7% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 3.1% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | £1.2m | 99.4% | +94% |
 Germany | £5k | 0.4% | -31.3% |
 Japan | £1k | 0.1% | — |
 China | £1k | 0.1% | — |
 Ireland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1% 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines Japan 7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% 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 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64kUS$64k+US$321k+US$1m+> US$26m
Exports: 53
- South Korea: US$49m
- Japan: US$26m
- China: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- France: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Mexico: US$816k
- Netherlands: US$791k
- Vietnam: US$734k
- Spain: US$693k
- Singapore: US$654k
- Denmark: US$392k
- Philippines: US$322k
- India: US$261k
- Germany: US$216k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$210k
- Australia: US$191k
- Oman: US$165k
- Thailand: US$159k
- United Arab Emirates: US$156k
- Ireland: US$127k
- Belgium: US$104k
- Taiwan: US$96k
- Austria: US$68k
- Portugal: US$64k
- Italy: US$64k
- Greece: US$46k
- South Africa: US$28k
- Slovenia: US$17k
- United Kingdom: US$16k
- Uruguay: US$16k
- Czechia: US$12k
- Poland: US$8k
- Malaysia: US$7k
- Canada: US$4k
- Kenya: US$3k
- Brazil: US$3k
- Sweden: US$2k
- Indonesia: US$2k
- Peru: US$2k
- Mozambique: US$1k
- Jamaica: US$1k
- Latvia: US$800
- Russia: US$700
- Angola: US$500
- Sri Lanka: US$300
- Bulgaria: US$200
- Brunei: US$200
- Luxembourg: US$100
- Norway: US$100
- Estonia: US$0
- Lithuania: US$0
- Romania: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21kUS$21k+US$144k+US$1m+> US$10m
Imports: 118
- Japan: US$25m
- United States: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- French Polynesia: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Belgium: US$906k
- South Korea: US$591k
- Saudi Arabia: US$518k
- Denmark: US$489k
- Macao SAR China: US$476k
- Indonesia: US$362k
- Germany: US$342k
- Netherlands: US$331k
- Greece: US$234k
- Spain: US$219k
- Maldives: US$167k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$159k
- Norway: US$144k
- Philippines: US$101k
- United Arab Emirates: US$93k
- Jamaica: US$90k
- Dominican Republic: US$86k
- France: US$81k
- Croatia: US$75k
- Austria: US$74k
- Cambodia: US$73k
- Papua New Guinea: US$67k
- Lithuania: US$65k
- Switzerland: US$63k
- Ireland: US$60k
- Guam: US$59k
- Russia: US$58k
- Portugal: US$49k
- South Africa: US$39k
- Romania: US$38k
- Sweden: US$36k
- Hungary: US$36k
- Brunei: US$34k
- Mauritius: US$33k
- Cyprus: US$31k
- Fiji: US$30k
- Finland: US$29k
- Guatemala: US$25k
- Bahamas: US$24k
- Vanuatu: US$24k
- Colombia: US$21k
- Czechia: US$21k
- Mexico: US$17k
- Eswatini: US$16k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | US$49m | 49.4% |
| 2 | Japan | US$26m | 26.7% |
| 3 | China | US$8m | 7.9% |
| 4 | New Zealand | US$6m | 6.5% |
| 5 |  France | US$1m | 1.5% |
| 6 | United States | US$1m | 1.3% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$816k | 0.8% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$791k | 0.8% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$734k | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$693k | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$25m | 24.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$16m | 16.1% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$13m | 13.1% |
| 4 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$10m | 9.7% |
| 5 |  Singapore | US$5m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$4m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$3m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$3m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$2m | 2.3% |
| 10 | New Zealand | US$2m | 2.2% |
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
- 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Türkiye, Barbados, Belize
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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 7% – 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 1% | 0% – 2% | 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 | 12% | 9% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 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) | 9% | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 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 | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 40% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 3% | 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
- 03631 Oysters, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted/in brine
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21262 Oysters, frozen, smoked, dried, salted or in brine
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0307.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0307.19 | changed |
| 2007 | 0307.10, 1605.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 0307.10, 1605.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 0307.10, 1605.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 0307.10, 1605.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0307.19.
Subheading 0307.12 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0307.12; the duty is 9%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 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 £1.2m (up 93% on the year before), at an average of £6.95 per kg; South Korea supplied 99%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$98m in 2024, down 8.9% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 49.4% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: oysters, frozen?
Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: oysters, frozen fall under HS subheading 0307.12, part of heading 0307, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0307.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0307.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh…?
South Korea, with US$49m in 2024 (49.4% 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 8% 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 South Korea (99%), Germany (0%) and Japan (0%), out of total imports of £1.2m.