Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1605
1605.53: Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, mussels
Official description Mussels
Subheading 1605.53 belongs to heading 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved) in chapter 16.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1605 53 00 00 Mussels
- 1605 53 10 00 In airtight containers 20%
- Of the species mytilus spp. or perna spp. 20%
- 1605 53 10 10 Frozen mussels (mytilus edulis), cooked, whether or not in shell 20%
- 1605 53 10 20 Prepared or preserved mussels (mytilus edulis), and meals containing mussels (mytilus edulis), including meals ready for consumption 20%
- 1605 53 10 90 Other 20%
- 1605 53 10 95 Other 20%
- 1605 53 90 00 Other 20%
- Of the species mytilus spp. or perna spp. 20%
- 1605 53 90 10 Frozen mussels (mytilus edulis), cooked, whether or not in shell 20%
- 1605 53 90 20 Prepared or preserved mussels (mytilus edulis), and meals containing mussels (mytilus edulis), including meals ready for consumption 20%
- 1605 53 90 90 Other 20%
- 1605 53 90 95 Other 20%
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 4
- 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).
- 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 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 20% |
| 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 |
| 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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 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 agreementQuota | 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | 4% |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 6% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 7% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chile | £4.9m | 84.4% | +11.9% |
 Denmark | £382k | 6.6% | -65.3% |
 Spain | £268k | 4.6% | -49.8% |
 Ireland | £124k | 2.1% | +6% |
 Belgium | £66k | 1.1% | -28.3% |
 South Korea | £52k | 0.9% | -1.1% |
 Colombia | £6k | 0.1% | — |
 Netherlands | £6k | 0.1% | +1,949.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$116kUS$116k+US$910k+US$5m+> US$17m
Exports: 76
- Chile: US$303m
- Spain: US$40m
- China: US$17m
- New Zealand: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- Italy: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$910k
- Honduras: US$905k
- Russia: US$871k
- South Korea: US$487k
- United States: US$456k
- Bulgaria: US$430k
- Romania: US$430k
- United Kingdom: US$362k
- Poland: US$339k
- Lithuania: US$232k
- Slovenia: US$225k
- Sweden: US$172k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$166k
- Austria: US$150k
- Croatia: US$144k
- Slovakia: US$143k
- Czechia: US$124k
- El Salvador: US$120k
- Pakistan: US$116k
- Belarus: US$113k
- Iran: US$106k
- Peru: US$105k
- Japan: US$97k
- South Africa: US$96k
- Ukraine: US$89k
- Saudi Arabia: US$76k
- Estonia: US$75k
- Singapore: US$68k
- Switzerland: US$54k
- Malaysia: US$44k
- North Macedonia: US$39k
- India: US$23k
- Taiwan: US$23k
- Panama: US$22k
- Norway: US$17k
- Indonesia: US$14k
- Brazil: US$14k
- Australia: US$13k
- Hungary: US$12k
- Jamaica: US$12k
- Argentina: US$11k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7k
- Curaçao: US$6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$110kUS$110k+US$737k+US$4m+> US$17m
Imports: 184
- Spain: US$95m
- United States: US$48m
- France: US$44m
- Russia: US$37m
- Italy: US$32m
- Ukraine: US$17m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Germany: US$11m
- Japan: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Australia: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Belarus: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Peru: US$999k
- Bulgaria: US$889k
- Colombia: US$879k
- Cuba: US$851k
- Kazakhstan: US$829k
- Hungary: US$740k
- Czechia: US$737k
- Costa Rica: US$733k
- Croatia: US$729k
- Cyprus: US$659k
- Slovenia: US$611k
- Dominican Republic: US$598k
- Singapore: US$587k
- Vietnam: US$571k
- Egypt: US$533k
- Finland: US$532k
- Malta: US$489k
- Philippines: US$460k
- Ireland: US$428k
- Kuwait: US$417k
- Uruguay: US$399k
- Serbia: US$373k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | US$303m | 70.6% |
| 2 | Spain | US$40m | 9.3% |
| 3 |  China | US$17m | 3.9% |
| 4 |  New Zealand | US$12m | 2.7% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$8m | 2% |
| 6 | Denmark | US$8m | 1.9% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$7m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$5m | 1.3% |
| 9 | Ireland | US$4m | 1% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$4m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$95m | 22.1% |
| 2 |  United States | US$48m | 11.2% |
| 3 |  France | US$44m | 10.3% |
| 4 |  Russia | US$37m | 8.7% |
| 5 | Italy | US$32m | 7.5% |
| 6 |  Ukraine | US$17m | 3.9% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$13m | 3% |
| 8 | Germany | US$11m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$10m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$9m | 2.1% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- N332461 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Croquettes from Spain
- N331749 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frutti Di Mare Spaghetti from France
- N316710 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Marinated Clams and Seafood Paella. Correction to Ruling Number N316156
- N316156 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Marinated Clams and Seafood Paella
- 600013276 HMRC
A blend of individually frozen cooked mussels, king prawns, squid rings and squid tentacles. Product is prepared, cooked and then frozen. Instructions for preparation - remove from pack, defrost and ready for consumption. Packaged in 10 x 1 kg airtight polythene bags, per outer corrugated fibre…
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 1605.53 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 20%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 1605.53 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.
165 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 20%.
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 £5.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); Chile supplied 84%, followed by Denmark.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$430m (+5.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Chile (US$303m), followed by Spain.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, mussels?
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, mussels fall under HS subheading 1605.53, part of heading 1605, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1605.53 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 20%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1605.53 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 20%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic…?
Chile, with US$303m in 2024 (70.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
165 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 20% 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 Chile (84%), Denmark (7%) and Spain (5%), out of total imports of £5.8m.