Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1605
1605.58: Snails, other than sea snails
1605.58 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 58 00 00 Snails, other than sea snails 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 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 7% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £226k | 76.1% | -2.1% |
 Greece | £53k | 18% | -1.1% |
 Türkiye | £6k | 1.9% | — |
 Poland | £5k | 1.8% | +4.8% |
 Romania | £4k | 1.4% | — |
 Czechia | £1k | 0.5% | -84.9% |
 Italy | £1k | 0.4% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$24kUS$24k+US$598k+US$6m+> US$15m
Exports: 58
- Romania: US$17m
- France: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Greece: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$598k
- Morocco: US$382k
- United States: US$359k
- South Korea: US$252k
- Italy: US$178k
- Spain: US$165k
- Denmark: US$96k
- Portugal: US$88k
- Germany: US$82k
- Pakistan: US$49k
- South Africa: US$40k
- Nigeria: US$34k
- Japan: US$26k
- Latvia: US$24k
- Taiwan: US$23k
- Russia: US$21k
- Thailand: US$21k
- Singapore: US$19k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$17k
- Greenland: US$13k
- Poland: US$12k
- Sierra Leone: US$11k
- Switzerland: US$10k
- Bulgaria: US$8k
- Ireland: US$8k
- Sweden: US$5k
- Slovakia: US$5k
- Chile: US$4k
- India: US$4k
- New Zealand: US$3k
- Luxembourg: US$3k
- Serbia: US$2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2k
- Senegal: US$2k
- Finland: US$2k
- Benin: US$1k
- Malaysia: US$400
- Cameroon: US$300
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Egypt: US$100
- Austria: US$0
- Estonia: US$0
- Ghana: US$0
- Croatia: US$0
- Kenya: US$0
- Myanmar (Burma): US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18kUS$18k+US$192k+US$915k+> US$5m
Imports: 113
- France: US$35m
- Japan: US$9m
- United States: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$999k
- Switzerland: US$995k
- Netherlands: US$915k
- China: US$799k
- South Africa: US$793k
- Spain: US$628k
- Finland: US$574k
- Taiwan: US$509k
- United Kingdom: US$501k
- Singapore: US$431k
- Ukraine: US$342k
- United Arab Emirates: US$320k
- Mexico: US$313k
- Macao SAR China: US$305k
- Australia: US$295k
- Czechia: US$284k
- Cambodia: US$264k
- Denmark: US$220k
- Luxembourg: US$192k
- Malaysia: US$178k
- French Polynesia: US$160k
- Austria: US$125k
- Sweden: US$124k
- Morocco: US$95k
- Latvia: US$86k
- Norway: US$70k
- New Zealand: US$68k
- Slovakia: US$68k
- Bulgaria: US$66k
- Portugal: US$62k
- Kazakhstan: US$60k
- New Caledonia: US$60k
- Vietnam: US$59k
- Estonia: US$54k
- Thailand: US$54k
- Poland: US$50k
- Brazil: US$49k
- Lithuania: US$42k
- Aruba: US$39k
- Hungary: US$35k
- Cyprus: US$26k
- Jamaica: US$24k
- Gibraltar: US$21k
- Croatia: US$20k
- Philippines: US$20k
- Iceland: US$19k
- Qatar: US$18k
- Guatemala: US$16k
- Colombia: US$15k
- Bahamas: US$15k
- Mauritius: US$12k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | US$17m | 21.8% |
| 2 | France | US$15m | 18.7% |
| 3 |  Lithuania | US$10m | 12.5% |
| 4 |  Belgium | US$7m | 9.1% |
| 5 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | US$7m | 8.7% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$6m | 7.4% |
| 7 | Greece | US$4m | 5.3% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$3m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  China | US$3m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Czechia | US$2m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$35m | 43.5% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$9m | 11.5% |
| 3 |  United States | US$6m | 8% |
| 4 | Romania | US$5m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$4m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$3m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$2m | 3% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$2m | 3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$1m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$999k | 1.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
- 600011487 HMRC
Frozen African Land snails For human consumption. African land snails (Archachatina marginata) De-shelled, washed in water with salt and lime. Boiled for 10 minutes, frozen and packed in a transparent airtight bag.
- 600011403 HMRC
Frozen African Land snails For human consumption. African land snails (Achatina achatina) De-shelled, washed in water with salt and lime. Boiled and packed in a transparent airtight bag
Subheading 1605.58 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 20%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 1605.58; the duty is 20%.
Goods from 168 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 £296.9k (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £19.10 per kg; France supplied 76%, followed by Greece.
World trade in these goods reached US$80m in 2024, down 2.6% on 2023.
Romania was the largest exporter with 21.8% of the total, ahead of France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for snails, other than sea snails?
Snails, other than sea snails fall under HS subheading 1605.58, part of heading 1605, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on snails, other than sea snails in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1605.58 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 snails, other than sea snails in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1605.58 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 snails, other than sea snails?
Romania, with US$17m in 2024 (21.8% 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 France (76%), Greece (18%) and Türkiye (2%), out of total imports of £296.9k.