Subheading · Chapter 03 · Heading 0308
0308.21: Live, fresh or chilled
Subheading 0308.21 belongs to heading 0308 (aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh…) in chapter 03.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0308 21 00 00 Live, fresh or chilled 10%
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
- 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 controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- 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) | — | 10% |
| 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 | 3.3% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 3.3% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 3.8% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | £40k | 48.7% | +60% |
 Iceland | £21k | 26% | -40.4% |
 France | £17k | 20.3% | -51.3% |
 Taiwan | £3k | 3.6% | — |
 Norway | £1k | 1.4% | — |
 Australia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Ireland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% Taiwan Free – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 10% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
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$72kUS$72k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$60m
Exports: 43
- Russia: US$86m
- Japan: US$60m
- Canada: US$17m
- United States: US$9m
- China: US$8m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Chile: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Croatia: US$754k
- France: US$627k
- New Zealand: US$607k
- Netherlands: US$179k
- Indonesia: US$115k
- Greece: US$103k
- Slovenia: US$75k
- South Korea: US$72k
- Singapore: US$40k
- Norway: US$36k
- Italy: US$26k
- Sweden: US$25k
- Vietnam: US$17k
- Sri Lanka: US$15k
- Philippines: US$14k
- Denmark: US$10k
- Romania: US$7k
- Luxembourg: US$6k
- Germany: US$4k
- Belgium: US$2k
- Poland: US$2k
- Ireland: US$1k
- United Kingdom: US$800
- Latvia: US$800
- Kenya: US$500
- Panama: US$300
- Morocco: US$100
- United Arab Emirates: US$0
- Bulgaria: US$0
- Czechia: US$0
- Estonia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15kUS$15k+US$191k+US$3m+> US$19m
Imports: 93
- Japan: US$93m
- United States: US$41m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$19m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Italy: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Macao SAR China: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Australia: US$790k
- Indonesia: US$569k
- Vietnam: US$470k
- India: US$386k
- Brazil: US$300k
- Malta: US$226k
- United Kingdom: US$191k
- Malaysia: US$185k
- Germany: US$140k
- New Zealand: US$126k
- Denmark: US$87k
- Belgium: US$81k
- Netherlands: US$62k
- Cambodia: US$61k
- Switzerland: US$34k
- Guam: US$27k
- Cyprus: US$26k
- Slovenia: US$25k
- Luxembourg: US$25k
- Austria: US$21k
- Maldives: US$20k
- Poland: US$20k
- Brunei: US$19k
- Mexico: US$18k
- Sweden: US$18k
- Ukraine: US$17k
- Saudi Arabia: US$16k
- Bahamas: US$15k
- Qatar: US$15k
- Moldova: US$13k
- Russia: US$11k
- Colombia: US$9k
- Kazakhstan: US$9k
- Bahrain: US$9k
- Romania: US$8k
- Greece: US$8k
- Portugal: US$8k
- Latvia: US$7k
- Finland: US$6k
- Israel: US$5k
- Hungary: US$4k
- South Africa: US$4k
- Czechia: US$4k
- Morocco: US$4k
- Armenia: US$4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | US$86m | 41.9% |
| 2 | Japan | US$60m | 29.4% |
| 3 | Canada | US$17m | 8.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$9m | 4.5% |
| 5 |  China | US$8m | 4% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$6m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Peru | US$5m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$4m | 1.9% |
| 9 |  Chile | US$2m | 1.1% |
| 10 | Australia | US$2m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$93m | 45.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$41m | 19.9% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$19m | 9.3% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$13m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$8m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$8m | 4% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$3m | 1.7% |
| 8 | China | US$3m | 1.4% |
| 9 | Canada | US$3m | 1.3% |
| 10 | France | US$3m | 1.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 161
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
- 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Türkiye, Barbados, Belize
161
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 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 | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 13% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 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 | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 11% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
| Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 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 | 11% | 3% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 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 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 0% – 0.1% | 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
- 03635 Other molluscs & aquatic invertebrates, fresh/chilled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 04521 Wild sea urchins, live, fresh or chilled04522 Farmed sea urchins, live, fresh or chilled
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0311 Marine fishing0321 Marine aquaculture
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0308.21 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0308.21 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0307.91 | changed |
| 2002 | 0307.91 | changed |
| 1996 | 0307.91 | changed |
| 1992 | 0307.91 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0308.21; the duty is 10%.
Subheading 0308.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 11%.
166 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 10%.
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 £81.6k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 25% on the year before); Canada supplied 49%, followed by Iceland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$205m (−3.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Russia (US$86m), followed by Japan.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for live, fresh or chilled?
Live, fresh or chilled fall under HS subheading 0308.21, part of heading 0308, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on live, fresh or chilled in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0308.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on live, fresh or chilled in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0308.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 11%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most live, fresh or chilled?
Russia, with US$86m in 2024 (41.9% 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 10% 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 Canada (49%), Iceland (26%) and France (20%), out of total imports of £81.6k.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.