Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0307

0307.52

0307.52: Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen

Frozen octopus

Official description Frozen

0307.52 is the HS subheading for frozen octopus, under heading 0307 in chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0307 52 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 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
    • 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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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 2.4%
UK–Norway agreement Norway 2.4%
DCTS Standard Indonesia 2.8%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£7.8m+11.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.13 per kg
Jan 2024: £572kFeb 2024: £350kMar 2024: £408kApr 2024: £762kMay 2024: £344kJun 2024: £563kJul 2024: £320kAug 2024: £546kSept 2024: £771kOct 2024: £674kNov 2024: £689kDec 2024: £588kJan 2025: £336kFeb 2025: £857kMar 2025: £451kApr 2025: £373kMay 2025: £424kJun 2025: £751kJul 2025: £479kAug 2025: £608kSept 2025: £346kOct 2025: £1.2mNov 2025: £693kDec 2025: £585kJan 2026: £749kFeb 2026: £302kMar 2026: £527kApr 2026: £889kMay 2026: £531kJun 2026: £769kJul 2026: £782kAug 2026: £461k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Spain £3m 38% +16.2%
Portugal £2m 25.7% -27.7%
France £949k 12.1% —
Greece £868k 11.1% +290.4%
India £363k 4.6% +41.8%
Morocco £291k 3.7% -62.1%
Mauritania £117k 1.5% +69.1%
Indonesia £103k 1.3% -54.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0307.52 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$419kUS$419k+US$6m+US$39m+> US$428m

Exports: 96
  1. Morocco: US$592m
  2. Spain: US$434m
  3. Mauritania: US$428m
  4. Vietnam: US$238m
  5. China: US$193m
  6. Indonesia: US$119m
  7. Portugal: US$74m
  8. India: US$53m
  9. Senegal: US$42m
  10. Philippines: US$39m
  11. Thailand: US$34m
  12. Peru: US$25m
  13. Italy: US$18m
  14. Algeria: US$17m
  15. Mexico: US$15m
  16. Malaysia: US$12m
  17. Pakistan: US$12m
  18. Madagascar: US$11m
  19. Greece: US$9m
  20. Netherlands: US$8m
  21. Venezuela: US$8m
  22. Chile: US$7m
  23. France: US$7m
  24. Tanzania: US$6m
  25. Kenya: US$6m
  26. Tunisia: US$4m
  27. Mozambique: US$4m
  28. United States: US$4m
  29. Belgium: US$3m
  30. Türkiye: US$3m
  31. Australia: US$3m
  32. Japan: US$3m
  33. Angola: US$3m
  34. Gambia: US$2m
  35. South Korea: US$2m
  36. Denmark: US$2m
  37. Germany: US$2m
  38. South Africa: US$1m
  39. Yemen: US$1m
  40. Guinea-Bissau: US$1m
  41. Slovenia: US$959k
  42. Oman: US$803k
  43. Argentina: US$605k
  44. Latvia: US$600k
  45. United Arab Emirates: US$514k
  46. Egypt: US$511k
  47. Côte d’Ivoire: US$419k
  48. Bangladesh: US$349k
  49. Russia: US$344k
  50. Hong Kong SAR China: US$323k
  51. Cyprus: US$299k
  52. Sri Lanka: US$278k
  53. Croatia: US$261k
  54. Ireland: US$234k
  55. Albania: US$230k
  56. North Macedonia: US$228k
  57. Myanmar (Burma): US$218k
  58. Bulgaria: US$208k
  59. Czechia: US$206k
  60. Ghana: US$194k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Morocco US$592m 24.1%
2 Spain US$434m 17.7%
3 Mauritania US$428m 17.4%
4 Vietnam US$238m 9.7%
5 China US$193m 7.8%
6 Indonesia US$119m 4.8%
7 Portugal US$74m 3%
8 India US$53m 2.1%
9 Senegal US$42m 1.7%
10 Philippines US$39m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Spain US$689m 28.1%
2 South Korea US$373m 15.2%
3 Italy US$360m 14.7%
4 Japan US$302m 12.3%
5 United States US$183m 7.4%
6 Portugal US$169m 6.9%
7 Greece US$58m 2.4%
8 China US$35m 1.4%
9 France US$30m 1.2%
10 Germany US$25m 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
  • 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Türkiye, Barbados, Belize

151

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata 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
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 4% 0% – 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 0% 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 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) 8% 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 24% 12% – 35% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 7% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 1.5% 0% – 3% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 4% 0% – 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 24% 12% – 35% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 4% 0% – 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 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 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 15% 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
03637 Cuttlefish, octopus & squid, frozen, dried, salted/in brine; flours, meals & pellets thereof, fit for human consumption
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
21267 Octopus, frozen, smoked, dried, salted or in brine
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170307.52unchanged
20120307.59changed
20070307.59, 1605.90changed
20020307.59, 1605.90changed
19960307.59, 1605.90changed
19920307.59, 1605.90changed

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.

  • N358480 U.S. CBP 5 February 2026 · 0307.52.00.00

    The tariff classification and country of origin of Frozen Octopus

Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0307.59.

Subheading 0307.52 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0307.52; the duty is 8%.

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 frozen octopus worth £7.8m (up 12% on the year before), at an average of £9.13 per kg; Spain supplied 38%, followed by Portugal.

World trade in frozen octopus reached US$2bn in 2024, up 2.5% on 2023.

Morocco was the largest exporter with 24.1% of the total, ahead of Spain.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen?

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen fall under HS subheading 0307.52, 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 0307.52 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 0307.52 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh…?

Morocco, with US$592m in 2024 (24.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export frozen octopus 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 frozen octopus?

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 octopus from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (38%), Portugal (26%) and France (12%), out of total imports of £7.8m.

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