Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) · tariff fraction · HS 1605.58
1605.58.01.00: Caracoles, excepto los de mar.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), in force from 14 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 1605 Crustáceos, moluscos y demás invertebrados acuáticos, preparados o conservados.
- 1605.58 Caracoles, excepto los de mar.
- 1605.58.01 Caracoles, excepto los de mar.
- 1605.58.01.00 Caracoles, excepto los de mar.
What you pay
Importing into Mexico
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
1605.58 Snails, other than sea snails
UK 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Canada 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1% 
Japan 6.7% – 9.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 8.6% 
Taiwan 22.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
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
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 160210, the expression ‘homogenised preparations’ means preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat, meat offal or insects. This subheading takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 1602.
2. The fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates specified in the subheadings of heading 1604 or 1605 under their common names only, are of the same species as those mentioned in Chapter 3 under the same name.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), 1605.58.01.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1605.58, snails, other than sea snails.
The import duty (IGI) is 20%, and quantities are declared in Kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20%, the EU duty is 20%, the Türkiye duty is 54%, the US duty is 0%–5%, the Canada duty is 4%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 6.7%–9.6%, the Taiwan duty is 22.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Mexico imported goods of subheading 1605.58 worth US$313k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Mexico import duty for tariff fraction 1605.58.01.00?
The import duty (IGI) in the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) is 20%; the supplementary unit is Kg. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.