Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0306.33

0306.33.20

0306.33.20: Live, fresh or chilled: crabs, crabmeat

Live or fresh crabs

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 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:
  2. Live, fresh or chilled:
  3. 0306.33 Crabs:
  4. 0306.33.20 Crabmeat

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 7.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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 dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—7.5%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus15%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

0306.33 Live, fresh or chilled: crabs

UK 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 7.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 37.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada 5% 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 4 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 4% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Taiwan Free – 25% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 16.7% · 2× specific or compound duty GCC Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 0306.33

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 03 →

Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0306.24.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 0306.33.20 is one of 2 lines under subheading 0306.33, live, fresh or chilled: crabs.

The general duty is 7.5%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 7.5%, the Türkiye duty is 37.5%, the Canada duty is 5%, 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 4%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–25%, 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 United States imported goods of subheading 0306.33 worth US$44m in 2024; the largest supplier was Norway.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0306.33.20?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 7.5%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 0306.33.20 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 0306.33 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Norway (US$22m), followed by Canada.

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