1605.21: Not in airtight containers

1. 1605 21 00 00 Not in airtight containers
2. 1605 21 10 00 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg 20%
3. 1605 21 10 05 Hargow made of prawn, wheat starch, tapioca, water, scallion, ginger, sugar, and salt; shaomai made of prawn predominantly, chicken, corn starch, vegetable oil, black pepper, sesame oil, and water; fried prawn wonton made of prawn, salt, oil, sugar, ginger, pepper, egg, vinegar, and soy sauce 20%
4. Of the " crangon" variety 20%
5. 1605 21 10 20 Shelled and frozen 20%
6. 1605 21 10 30 Other 20%
7. 1605 21 10 40 Shrimps and prawns of the species pandalus borealis, shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared 20%
8. 1605 21 10 50 Shrimps and prawns of the species pandalus montagui, shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared 20%
9. Other 20%
10. Shelled 20%
11. 1605 21 10 91 Frozen 20%
12. 1605 21 10 96 Other 20%
13. 1605 21 10 99 Other 20%
14. 1605 21 90 00 Other 20%
15. 1605 21 90 05 Hargow made of prawn, wheat starch, tapioca, water, scallion, ginger, sugar, and salt; shaomai made of prawn predominantly, chicken, corn starch, vegetable oil, black pepper, sesame oil, and water; fried prawn wonton made of prawn, salt, oil, sugar, ginger, pepper, egg, vinegar, and soy sauce 20%
16. Of the " crangon" variety 20%
17. 1605 21 90 20 Shelled and frozen 20%
18. 1605 21 90 30 Other 20%
19. Shrimps and prawns of the species pandalus borealis 20%
20. 1605 21 90 40 Shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared 20%
21. 1605 21 90 45 Cooked and peeled for processing 20%
22. 1605 21 90 49 Other 20%
23. Shrimps and prawns of the species pandalus jordani 20%
24. 1605 21 90 55 Cooked and peeled for processing 20%
25. Other 20%
26. 1605 21 90 57 Frozen 20%
27. 1605 21 90 58 Other 20%
28. Shrimps and prawns of the species pandalus montagui 20%
29. 1605 21 90 60 Shelled, boiled and frozen, but not otherwise prepared 20%
30. 1605 21 90 62 Cooked and peeled for processing 20%
31. 1605 21 90 65 Other 20%
32. Other 20%
33. Shelled 20%
34. 1605 21 90 91 Frozen 20%
35. 1605 21 90 96 Other 20%
36. 1605 21 90 99 Other 20%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£165.8m+1.2% · previous 12 months

Average import price£8.43 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Vietnam	£70.4m	42.5%	+11.3%
Canada	£28.6m	17.3%	+61.6%
Iceland	£25.9m	15.6%	-13.1%
Norway	£15.1m	9.1%	-38%
Honduras	£8.6m	5.2%	-41.9%
Indonesia	£4.3m	2.6%	+27.5%
Greenland	£2.6m	1.5%	-26.3%
Bangladesh	£1.6m	0.9%	+22.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5%

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Vietnam	US$1bn	32.7%
2	Indonesia	US$475m	14.2%
3	Thailand	US$454m	13.5%
4	India	US$325m	9.7%
5	China	US$149m	4.4%
6	Ecuador	US$84m	2.5%
7	Morocco	US$84m	2.5%
8	Netherlands	US$74m	2.2%
9	Norway	US$69m	2.1%
10	Canada	US$61m	1.8%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1bn	39.9%
2	Japan	US$567m	16.9%
3	United Kingdom	US$185m	5.5%
4	South Korea	US$180m	5.4%
5	Netherlands	US$121m	3.6%
6	Canada	US$118m	3.5%
7	Sweden	US$114m	3.4%
8	Germany	US$104m	3.1%
9	Australia	US$83m	2.5%
10	Denmark	US$78m	2.3%

Binding rulings for similar goods 15

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.

1. Quota 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

   CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

2. Rules of origin 18 March 2026 · Applies from: 30 March 2026

   Decision No 1/2026 of the Trade Committee established under the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific states, of the other part, of 30 January 2026 amending certain provisions of Protocol II concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation [2026/498]

   CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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Products classified here

• prawns, prepared or preserved
• shrimps, prepared or preserved

Questions and answers

Typical products

• prawns, prepared or preserved
• shrimps, prepared or preserved

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