Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0307

0307.60

0307.60: Snails, other than sea snails

Subheading 0307.60 belongs to heading 0307 (molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted…) in chapter 03.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free 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 60 00 00 Snails, other than sea snails Free

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
    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
    • 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).
    • 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))
    • 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 - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • 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)—Free
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–Switzerland agreement Switzerland 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 agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 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–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein 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: imports by month

last 12 months£1.2m+31.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£25.08 per kg
Jan 2024: £14kFeb 2024: £27kMar 2024: £44kApr 2024: £31kMay 2024: £33kJun 2024: £61kJul 2024: £91kAug 2024: £30kSept 2024: £65kOct 2024: £71kNov 2024: £64kDec 2024: £63kJan 2025: £8kFeb 2025: £48kMar 2025: £111kApr 2025: £79kMay 2025: £113kJun 2025: £110kJul 2025: £123kAug 2025: £60kSept 2025: £72kOct 2025: £203kNov 2025: £131kDec 2025: £148kJan 2026: £5kFeb 2026: £61kMar 2026: £193kApr 2026: £87kMay 2026: £106kJun 2026: £27kJul 2026: £129kAug 2026: £42k 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
Nigeria £1m 84.6% +72.9%
Czechia £95k 7.9% -54.3%
Vietnam £56k 4.6% +43.3%
Lithuania £16k 1.4% -1.1%
Singapore £7k 0.6% +63.8%
Indonesia £3k 0.3% —
Ireland £3k 0.2% -75.5%
Germany £3k 0.2% +152.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0307.60 · US$92m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$104kUS$104k+US$1m+US$4m+> US$6m

Exports: 81
  1. Morocco: US$17m
  2. Lithuania: US$9m
  3. Ukraine: US$6m
  4. Serbia: US$6m
  5. France: US$5m
  6. Türkiye: US$5m
  7. Spain: US$5m
  8. Czechia: US$4m
  9. Canada: US$4m
  10. Indonesia: US$4m
  11. Romania: US$4m
  12. Belgium: US$2m
  13. Tunisia: US$2m
  14. Bulgaria: US$2m
  15. Georgia: US$2m
  16. India: US$1m
  17. Vietnam: US$1m
  18. Algeria: US$1m
  19. Poland: US$1m
  20. Slovakia: US$1m
  21. Italy: US$1m
  22. Belarus: US$908k
  23. Nigeria: US$706k
  24. North Macedonia: US$699k
  25. Thailand: US$561k
  26. Hungary: US$420k
  27. Albania: US$412k
  28. Greece: US$388k
  29. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$367k
  30. Myanmar (Burma): US$327k
  31. Netherlands: US$242k
  32. Portugal: US$219k
  33. United States: US$200k
  34. China: US$158k
  35. Singapore: US$158k
  36. Sri Lanka: US$148k
  37. Mexico: US$146k
  38. Ireland: US$107k
  39. Germany: US$104k
  40. Japan: US$99k
  41. South Korea: US$95k
  42. Norway: US$89k
  43. Pakistan: US$89k
  44. Taiwan: US$64k
  45. Côte d’Ivoire: US$62k
  46. Croatia: US$61k
  47. Cameroon: US$57k
  48. Slovenia: US$57k
  49. Ecuador: US$57k
  50. Philippines: US$46k
  51. Senegal: US$42k
  52. Sierra Leone: US$41k
  53. Luxembourg: US$32k
  54. Malaysia: US$30k
  55. Estonia: US$26k
  56. Denmark: US$23k
  57. South Africa: US$19k
  58. Ghana: US$17k
  59. Latvia: US$15k
  60. Austria: US$15k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Morocco US$17m 18.5%
2 Lithuania US$9m 9.2%
3 Ukraine US$6m 7%
4 Serbia US$6m 6.7%
5 France US$5m 5.8%
6 Türkiye US$5m 5.6%
7 Spain US$5m 5.3%
8 Czechia US$4m 4.4%
9 Canada US$4m 4.3%
10 Indonesia US$4m 4.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$22m 23.6%
2 Spain US$17m 18.2%
3 Romania US$8m 8.6%
4 Italy US$7m 8.1%
5 Portugal US$7m 8%
6 Czechia US$4m 4.4%
7 Lithuania US$4m 4.2%
8 Bosnia & Herzegovina US$3m 2.7%
9 Vietnam US$3m 2.7%
10 United States US$2m 2.5%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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
  • 32number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Kiribati, Türkiye, Antigua & Barbuda

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 8% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
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 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 2% 0% – 4% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 17% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 3.5% 0% – 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) 0% 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
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
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 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 13% 0% – 26% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 7.9% 6.7% – 10% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 60% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 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 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) 7.5% 0% – 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 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 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 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 Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 6.3% 0% – 20% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 55% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 5% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 40% 2023
Zimbabwe 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
01293 Snails (other than sea snails)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
02920 Snails, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, except sea snails
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0149 Raising of other animals

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170307.60unchanged
20120307.60unchanged
20070307.60, 1605.90changed
20020307.60, 1605.90changed
19960307.60, 1605.90changed
19920307.60, 1605.90changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0307.60; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 0307.60 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

171 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 32% on the year before); Nigeria supplied 85%, followed by Czechia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$92m (+14.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was Morocco (US$17m), followed by Lithuania.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for snails, other than sea snails?

Snails, other than sea snails fall under HS subheading 0307.60, part of heading 0307, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on snails, other than sea snails in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0307.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on snails, other than sea snails in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0307.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most snails, other than sea snails?

Morocco, with US$17m in 2024 (18.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

171 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 Free 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 Nigeria (85%), Czechia (8%) and Vietnam (5%), out of total imports of £1.2m.

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