Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1605
1605.54: Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, cuttlefish and squid
Official description Cuttlefish and squid
1605.54 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1605, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved, chapter 16.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1605 54 00 00 Cuttlefish and squid 20%
- 1605 54 00 10 Cuttlefish balls made of cuttlefish filling, wheat starch, salt, sugar, and compound condiments; lobster flavoured balls: cuttlefish meat, fish meat and crab meat 20%
- 1605 54 00 90 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 |
| 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–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 agreementQuota | 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–Norway agreement | Norway | 6% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 7% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | £4.7m | 32.7% | -16.1% |
 China | £3.2m | 22.6% | -35.5% |
 Vietnam | £2m | 13.9% | +38.5% |
 Spain | £1.4m | 9.7% | -51.4% |
 India | £644k | 4.5% | -6.6% |
 Indonesia | £537k | 3.7% | +13.1% |
 Peru | £488k | 3.4% | +26.2% |
 Myanmar (Burma) | £344k | 2.4% | -11.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$274kUS$274k+US$2m+US$16m+> US$70m
Exports: 89
- China: US$645m
- Spain: US$134m
- Peru: US$70m
- Vietnam: US$39m
- Thailand: US$38m
- South Korea: US$27m
- Malaysia: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Italy: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Japan: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Germany: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Albania: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$923k
- Estonia: US$891k
- Singapore: US$856k
- Croatia: US$821k
- United Kingdom: US$746k
- Bahrain: US$612k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$584k
- United States: US$534k
- Morocco: US$445k
- Belarus: US$443k
- Lithuania: US$443k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$422k
- Poland: US$413k
- Austria: US$388k
- Russia: US$376k
- United Arab Emirates: US$308k
- Slovenia: US$292k
- Latvia: US$281k
- Tunisia: US$274k
- Czechia: US$265k
- Finland: US$194k
- Vanuatu: US$189k
- Ukraine: US$185k
- Ireland: US$155k
- South Africa: US$117k
- Bulgaria: US$108k
- Australia: US$100k
- Angola: US$92k
- Sweden: US$65k
- Mexico: US$65k
- Romania: US$64k
- North Macedonia: US$59k
- Brunei: US$41k
- Oman: US$38k
- Brazil: US$32k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$59kUS$59k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$54m
Imports: 187
- Japan: US$263m
- South Korea: US$166m
- United States: US$96m
- Thailand: US$74m
- France: US$54m
- Russia: US$54m
- Germany: US$43m
- Australia: US$33m
- Malaysia: US$26m
- Vietnam: US$26m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$22m
- Italy: US$19m
- China: US$19m
- Taiwan: US$17m
- Canada: US$13m
- Ukraine: US$12m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Belgium: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Spain: US$7m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$1m
- Jamaica: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$999k
- Bulgaria: US$947k
- Hungary: US$918k
- Ireland: US$894k
- Brunei: US$863k
- Czechia: US$861k
- Saudi Arabia: US$773k
- Sweden: US$772k
- Lebanon: US$583k
- Luxembourg: US$523k
- Finland: US$508k
- Indonesia: US$467k
- Malta: US$465k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$645m | 59.2% |
| 2 | Spain | US$134m | 12.3% |
| 3 | Peru | US$70m | 6.4% |
| 4 | Vietnam | US$39m | 3.6% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$38m | 3.5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$27m | 2.5% |
| 7 | Malaysia | US$18m | 1.6% |
| 8 |  France | US$17m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$16m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$14m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | US$263m | 24.1% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$166m | 15.3% |
| 3 |  United States | US$96m | 8.8% |
| 4 | Thailand | US$74m | 6.8% |
| 5 | France | US$54m | 5% |
| 6 |  Russia | US$54m | 4.9% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$43m | 4% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$33m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Malaysia | US$26m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Vietnam | US$26m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 9
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.
- N355190 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Seasoned Squid from South Korea. Correction to Ruling Number N352331
- N352331 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, marking and eligibility for preferential treatment under the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement of Seasoned Squid from South Korea
- N332461 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Croquettes from Spain
- N308182 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Frozen Seafood Jambalaya from France.
- 600015110 HMRC
Pre-fried pineapple cut squid pieces in a crispy salt & pepper coating 60% Squid - 40% Coating Frozen Packaging inner : 1kg laminate bag outer: corrugated carton Pack Size: 10 x 1kg
- 600014152 HMRC
Roasted Squid Roll Ingredients: squid (cephalopods), sugar, salt, starch, and seasonings Packaging: sealed plastic pouch 30g
- 600014153 HMRC
shredded squid Ingredients: squid (cephalopods), sugar, salt, starch, and seasonings Packaging: sealed plastic pouch
- 600014226 HMRC
Squid strips coated, flash fried and frozen species: Dosidicus gigas Packaging: plastic bag 1KG
- 600013232 HMRC
Frozen Crispy Calamari Squid Bites For human Consumption Squid (Dosidicus Gigas species) 44% , and Tofu and vegetable mixture hand formed into balls, crumbed and covered in a rice paper netting. The product is then steamed, individually quick frozen and packed on a tray with sleeve. 20 pcs per…
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 1605.59.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1605.54 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 1605.54; the duty is 20%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 20%; 167 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £14.3m (down 18% on the year before), at an average of £5.04 per kg; Malaysia supplied 33%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, down 15.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 59.2% of the total, ahead of Spain.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, cuttlefish and squid?
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: molluscs, cuttlefish and squid fall under HS subheading 1605.54, 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 1605.54 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 1605.54 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…?
China, with US$645m in 2024 (59.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 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 Malaysia (33%), China (23%) and Vietnam (14%), out of total imports of £14.3m.