UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 0306.17
0306 17 99 10: Shrimps and prawns of the specie pleoticus muelleri, whether in shell or not, for processing
Frozen shrimps and prawns
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 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
- Frozen
- 0306 17 00 00 Other shrimps and prawns
- 0306 17 99 00 Other
- 0306 17 99 10 Shrimps and prawns of the specie pleoticus muelleri, whether in shell or not, for processing
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Legal act
- 2014 No. 170, S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlControl on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Cambodia, Comoros, St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 12% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreementQuota | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 3.6% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.2% |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 0306.17
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £78.9m | 24.2% | +16.5% |
 Vietnam | £65.9m | 20.2% | -7.3% |
 Ecuador | £63.1m | 19.3% | -14.7% |
 Honduras | £49.6m | 15.2% | +11.8% |
 Bangladesh | £28.6m | 8.8% | -12.2% |
 Argentina | £9.1m | 2.8% | -24.3% |
 Indonesia | £7.3m | 2.2% | +51.4% |
 Venezuela | £6.4m | 2% | +65.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0306.17 Other shrimps and prawns
EU 12% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 9% Third-country duty 24 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 0306.17
- 0306 17 91 00Deepwater rose shrimps (parapenaeus longirostris)
- 0306 17 92 20Shrimps and prawns of the specie penaeus vannamei and penaeus monodon, whether in shell or not, not cooked, for processing
- 0306 17 92 90Shrimps of the genus penaeus: other
- 0306 17 93 00Shrimps of the family pandalidae, other than of the genus pandalus
- 0306 17 94 00Shrimps of the genus crangon, other than of the species crangon crangon
- 0306 17 99 10Shrimps and prawns of the specie pleoticus muelleri, whether in shell or not, for processing
- 0306 17 99 90Other shrimps and prawns: other, other
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.
- N329589 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Shrimp Nobashi from Indonesia
- N282063 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, marking and country of origin of Frozen Wild Caught Shrimp from Argentina
- N281670 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, marking and country of origin of frozen farm raised shrimp from India.
- 600014503 HMRC
King prawns species: Litopenaeus Vannamei Raw, peeled, deveined, peeled with tail on and frozen Packaging - a polystyrene tray in a vacuum heat sealed pack. Net weight 6 x 1.8 kg
- 600014505 HMRC
king prawns penaeus species frozen, raw, head and shell still on packaged in shrink wrapped 1 kg polyethene packages
- 600014506 HMRC
King prawns species: Litopenaeus Vannamei Cut from second to fourth segment frozen, raw, peeled, deveined Packaging - a polythene bag and inner carton laminated box. Net weight 6 x 900 gram.
- 600014507 HMRC
king prawns penaeus vannamei species Frozen raw, peeled, and deveined packaged in an inner polythene bag within an outer fibre board cardboard carton
10 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 0306 17 99 10 is one of 7 lines under subheading 0306.17, other shrimps and prawns.
The third-country duty is 12%.
Goods from 168 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 12%; 150 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported frozen shrimps and prawns (HS 0306.17) worth £326.6m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £7.02 per kg; India supplied 24%, followed by Vietnam.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 12%, the Türkiye duty is 37.5%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 1%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 0306.17 worth US$404m in 2024; the largest supplier was India.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 0306 17 99 10?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 12%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 0306 17 99 10?
168 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 150 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0306 17 99 10?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 0306.17 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was India (US$91m), followed by Vietnam.