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HS code for crustaceans

0306

0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “crustaceans” points to heading 0306: crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.

In the UK Global Tariff, 0306 covers 87 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 18%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 0306 into 46 tariff lines; the duty is between 6% and 18% (average 11.6%).

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 0306 covers 46 tariff lines and the duty is 37.5%.

Duty rates compared

UK 6% – 18% Third-country duty 87 tariff lines · average 11.4% EU 6% – 18% Third-country duty 46 tariff lines · average 11.6% Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 46 tariff lines USA Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 1%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for crustaceans?

Crustaceans are classified under 0306 (Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.