Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan · CCC code · HS 0508.00

0508.00.30.00

0508.00.30.00: Shell meal

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, in force from 24 April 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into Taiwan

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — No additional measures recorded for this origin.
VAT 20% import VAT
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Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

No additional measures recorded for this origin.

Same subheading in other tariffs

0508.00 Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof

UK Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Taiwan lines: 0508.00

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.

  • N334026 U.S. CBP 24 July 2023 · 0508.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of Paper Shell Foraminifera from the Republic of Fiji

  • N329949 U.S. CBP 5 January 2023 · 0508.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of Puka Shells from Philippines

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 05 →

In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, 0508.00.30.00 is one of 7 lines under subheading 0508.00, coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise….

The column 1 rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, 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 5%.

Taiwan imported goods of subheading 0508.00 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was Japan.

Questions and answers

What is the Taiwan import duty for CCC code 0508.00.30.00?

The column 1 rate in the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. 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.

Where does Taiwan import these goods from?

For subheading 0508.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Japan (US$3m).

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