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HS code for shellfish

0307

0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “shellfish” points to heading 0307: molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process. 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, 0307 covers 92 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 10%. 3 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 0307 into 55 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 11% (average 8.5%). 2 of them are duty-free.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 0307 covers 58 tariff lines and the duty is 37.5%.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 10% Third-country duty 92 tariff lines · average 8.3% EU Free – 11% Third-country duty 55 tariff lines · average 8.5% Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 58 tariff lines USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 28 tariff lines · average 0.2%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for shellfish?

Shellfish are classified under 0307 (Molluscs, 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.