Heading · Chapter 03
0308: Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
8 subheadings make up heading 0308 in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates).
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 10% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 9.2% 
EU Free – 11% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 10% 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 4% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Japan Free – 10.5% General (MFN) 22 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
Taiwan Free – 30% General (MFN) 26 tariff lines · average 14.9% · 3× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Subheadings 8
- 0308.11Live, fresh or chilled
- 0308.12Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea): frozen
- 0308.19Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea): other
- 0308.21Live, fresh or chilled
- 0308.22Sea urchins: frozen
- 0308.29Sea urchins: other
- 0308.30Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs: jellyfish (Rhopilema spp.)
- 0308.90Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs: other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$285kUS$285k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$48m
Exports: 138
- Russia: US$87m
- Japan: US$86m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$77m
- Chile: US$61m
- Indonesia: US$48m
- China: US$48m
- Canada: US$45m
- Mexico: US$39m
- Nicaragua: US$29m
- Thailand: US$24m
- United States: US$20m
- South Korea: US$19m
- Australia: US$19m
- Vietnam: US$18m
- Türkiye: US$18m
- Spain: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Sri Lanka: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Peru: US$10m
- Yemen: US$10m
- Honduras: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Greece: US$7m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Iceland: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Seychelles: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Fiji: US$3m
- Belize: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Maldives: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- St Pierre & Miquelon: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Venezuela: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Cuba: US$776k
- Haiti: US$722k
- Brazil: US$593k
- Denmark: US$476k
- New Caledonia: US$476k
- Somalia: US$471k
- Tanzania: US$431k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$582k+US$8m+> US$113m
Imports: 129
- Japan: US$170m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$131m
- Macao SAR China: US$117m
- China: US$113m
- United States: US$64m
- South Korea: US$57m
- Taiwan: US$26m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Italy: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Canada: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- Poland: US$8m
- Australia: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Germany: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Romania: US$998k
- Sweden: US$794k
- New Zealand: US$703k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$636k
- Indonesia: US$627k
- Switzerland: US$582k
- Brazil: US$451k
- Belgium: US$443k
- Austria: US$425k
- Luxembourg: US$405k
- Bulgaria: US$388k
- Morocco: US$316k
- North Korea: US$270k
- Sri Lanka: US$268k
- Ireland: US$267k
- Cyprus: US$262k
- Israel: US$246k
- Malta: US$245k
- Slovenia: US$215k
- Russia: US$213k
- Croatia: US$209k
- Bangladesh: US$173k
- Denmark: US$158k
- Algeria: US$157k
- Nigeria: US$148k
- Finland: US$128k
- Czechia: US$119k
- Cambodia: US$115k
- Mauritius: US$112k
- Maldives: US$108k
- Lithuania: US$99k
- Brunei: US$97k
- Türkiye: US$82k
- Philippines: US$72k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | US$87m | 10.5% |
| 2 | Japan | US$86m | 10.3% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$77m | 9.3% |
| 4 |  Chile | US$61m | 7.4% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$48m | 5.8% |
| 6 |  China | US$48m | 5.8% |
| 7 | Canada | US$45m | 5.5% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$39m | 4.7% |
| 9 |  Nicaragua | US$29m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$24m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$170m | 20.6% |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$131m | 15.8% |
| 3 |  Macao SAR China | US$117m | 14.1% |
| 4 | China | US$113m | 13.7% |
| 5 | United States | US$64m | 7.8% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$57m | 6.9% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$26m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$22m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$17m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$16m | 1.9% |
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:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 0308 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 10%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 0308 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 11% (average 10%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 0308 covers 14 tariff lines and the duty is 37.5%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 0308 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 0308 covers 14 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 8 of them are duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 0308 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 15%.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 0308 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is 9%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 0308 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is 9%.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 0308 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 0308 into 16 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 1.3%). 12 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 0308 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 10.5%. 4 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 0308 into 26 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 30% (average 14.9%). 4 of them are duty-free. 3 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 0308 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 0308 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 0308 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 0308 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 0308 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.
World trade in heading 0308 goods reached US$828m in 2024, down 13.5% on 2023.
Russia was the largest exporter with 10.5% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Japan imported the most (US$170m).
The United Kingdom ranked 83rd among 138 exporters with US$104k.
The United Kingdom imported US$2m.
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) mammals of heading 0106;
(c) fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 2301); or
(d) caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604).
2. In this chapter, the term ‘pellets’ means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder.
3. Headings 0305 to 0308 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 0309).
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process?
Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process fall under HS heading 0308, part of chapter 03, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0308 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0308 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 11%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and…?
Russia, with US$87m in 2024 (10.5% of world exports).