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HS code for sea cucumbers
0308.11
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “sea cucumbers” points to subheading 0308.11: live, fresh or chilled. 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.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for 0308.11; the duty is 10%.
0308.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 11%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 0308.11 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 37.5%.
Duty rates compared
UK 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Taiwan Free – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sea cucumbers?
Sea cucumbers are classified under 0308.11 (Live, fresh or chilled) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.