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
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Heading 0306 covers crustaceans such as lobster, crab, shrimp and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, smoked, or cooked in shell by steaming or boiling. The heading splits first by condition: frozen (0306.11 to 0306.19), live, fresh or chilled (0306.31 to 0306.39), and other, meaning dried, salted, in brine, smoked or cooked (0306.91 to 0306.99). Each of those groups then splits by species and, for shrimp and prawns, by shell-on or peeled, farmed or not farmed, and count size.
Products in this heading
- Frozen rock lobster tails
- Frozen whole cooked lobster in brine
- Frozen king crab legs
- Frozen snow crab clusters
- Frozen shell-on shrimp, count sized
- Frozen peeled shrimp
- Live lobsters for retail sale
- Fresh crabmeat
How to choose the right subheading
- Condition of the goods: frozen, live/fresh/chilled, or other (dried, salted, in brine, smoked, or cooked in shell)
- Species group: rock lobster and sea crawfish, lobsters (Homarus spp.), crabs, Norway lobsters, cold-water shrimps and prawns, or other shrimps and prawns
- For crabs, whether the product is crabmeat or whole and other crab
- For shrimps and prawns, whether shell-on or peeled, and whether farmed or not farmed
- For shell-on shrimp, the count size per kg in headless weight
Often confused with
- Heading 0301Live goldfish and other live ornamental fish
Heading 0306 covers crustaceans only, not fish.
- Heading 0307Oysters, scallops and mussels
Molluscs are classified in heading 0307, not with crustaceans.
- Heading 0308Sea urchins and sea cucumbers
These are aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs.
- Heading 0304Frozen fish fillets
Fish meat is classified in heading 0304.
- Heading 0309Flours and meals of crustaceans
Ground crustacean products fit for human consumption go to heading 0309.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for frozen snow crab?
Frozen snow crab falls under 0306.14.40.20, which carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.
What is the duty on frozen crabmeat?
Frozen crabmeat is classified in 0306.14.20.00 and pays a general (MFN) rate of 7.5%. Live, fresh or chilled crabmeat under 0306.33.20.00 pays the same 7.5% general (MFN) rate.
How do I classify frozen peeled cold-water shrimp?
Frozen peeled cold-water shrimps and prawns imported under statistical note 1 to chapter 3 go in 0306.16.00.40, general (MFN) rate Free. Frozen peeled shrimp of other species are split into farmed, 0306.17.00.41, or not farmed, 0306.17.00.42, both Free.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 0306
- 0306.11.00.10Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus)Free
- 0306.11.00.20Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) / OtherFree
- 0306.12.00.10Lobsters (Homarus spp.) / In airtight containers / In brineFree
- 0306.12.00.30Lobsters (Homarus spp.) / In airtight containers / OtherFree
- 0306.12.00.50Frozen / Lobsters (Homarus spp.) / In brineFree
- 0306.12.00.70Frozen / Lobsters (Homarus spp.) / OtherFree
- 0306.14.20.00Frozen / Crabs / Crabmeat7.5%
- 0306.14.40.03Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)Free
- 0306.14.40.06Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus)Free
- 0306.14.40.09Golden/brown king crab (Lithodes aequispinus)Free
- 0306.14.40.12Southern red santolla king crab (Lithodes santolla formerly L. antarcticus)Free
- 0306.14.40.15Frozen / Crabs / King crab / OtherFree
- 0306.14.40.20Frozen / Crabs / Snow crabFree
- 0306.14.40.30Frozen / Crabs / Dungeness crabFree
- 0306.14.40.90Frozen / Crabs / OtherFree
- 0306.15.00.00Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)Free
- 0306.16.00.03Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)Free
- 0306.16.00.06Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)Free
- 0306.16.00.09Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)Free
- 0306.16.00.12Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)Free
- 0306.16.00.15Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)Free
- 0306.16.00.18Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)Free
- 0306.16.00.21Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)Free
- 0306.16.00.24Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)Free
- 0306.16.00.27Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)Free
- 0306.16.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.17.00.04Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)Free
- 0306.17.00.05Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)Free
- 0306.17.00.07Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)Free
- 0306.17.00.08Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)Free
- 0306.17.00.10Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)Free
- 0306.17.00.11Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)Free
- 0306.17.00.13Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)Free
- 0306.17.00.14Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)Free
- 0306.17.00.16Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)Free
- 0306.17.00.17Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)Free
- 0306.17.00.19Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)Free
- 0306.17.00.20Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)Free
- 0306.17.00.22Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)Free
- 0306.17.00.23Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)Free
- 0306.17.00.25Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)Free
- 0306.17.00.26Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)Free
- 0306.17.00.28Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)Free
- 0306.17.00.29Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)Free
- 0306.17.00.41Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter / FarmedFree
- 0306.17.00.42Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter / Not farmedFree
- 0306.19.01.10Frozen / Freshwater crawfishFree
- 0306.19.01.30Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)Free
- 0306.19.01.61Frozen / OtherFree
- 0306.31.00.00Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)Free
- 0306.32.00.10Live, fresh or chilled / Lobsters (Homarus spp.) / LiveFree
- 0306.32.00.90Live, fresh or chilled / Lobsters (Homarus spp.) / OtherFree
- 0306.33.20.00Live, fresh or chilled / Crabs / Crabmeat7.5%
- 0306.33.40.00Live, fresh or chilled / Crabs / OtherFree
- 0306.34.00.00Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)Free
- 0306.35.00.20Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.35.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.36.00.20Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.36.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.39.01.00Live, fresh or chilled / OtherFree
- 0306.91.00.00Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)Free
- 0306.92.00.00Lobsters (Homarus spp.)Free
- 0306.93.20.00Crabs / Crabmeat7.5%
- 0306.93.40.00Crabs / OtherFree
- 0306.94.00.00Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)Free
- 0306.95.00.20Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.95.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapterFree
- 0306.99.01.00OtherFree