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HTS 0306Chapter 03

HTS 0306Crustaceans, 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: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · $545.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$545.8M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

2 rulings — · 15 reg · 12 CIT, 3 CAFC (13 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 2 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $546M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.

Subheadings (81)

CodeDescriptionRate
0306.11.00Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (<i>Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.</i>)Free
0306.11.00.10Caribbean spiny lobster (<i>Panulirus argus</i>)
0306.11.00.20Other
0306.12.00Lobsters (<i>Homarus spp.</i>)Free
0306.12.00.10In brine
0306.12.00.30Other
0306.12.00.50In brine
0306.12.00.70Other
0306.14Crabs:
0306.14.20.00Crabmeat7.5%
0306.14.40OtherFree
0306.14.40.03Red king crab (<i>Paralithodes camtschaticus)</i>
0306.14.40.06Blue king crab (<i>Paralithodes platypus)</i>
0306.14.40.09Golden/brown king crab (<i>Lithodes aequispinus)</i>
0306.14.40.12Southern red santolla king crab (<i>Lithodes santolla formerly L. antarcticus</i>)
0306.14.40.15Other
0306.14.40.20Snow crab
0306.14.40.30Dungeness crab
0306.14.40.90Other
0306.15.00.00Norway lobsters (<i>Nephrops norvegicus</i>)Free
0306.16.00Cold-water shrimps and prawns (<i>Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon</i>)Free
0306.16.00.03Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)
0306.16.00.06Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)
0306.16.00.09Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)
0306.16.00.12Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)
0306.16.00.15Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)
0306.16.00.18Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)
0306.16.00.21Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)
0306.16.00.24Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)
0306.16.00.27Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)
0306.16.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.17.00Other shrimps and prawnsFree
0306.17.00.04Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)
0306.17.00.05Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)
0306.17.00.07Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)
0306.17.00.08Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)
0306.17.00.10Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)
0306.17.00.11Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)
0306.17.00.13Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)
0306.17.00.14Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)
0306.17.00.16Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)
0306.17.00.17Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)
0306.17.00.19Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)
0306.17.00.20Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)
0306.17.00.22Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)
0306.17.00.23Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)
0306.17.00.25Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)
0306.17.00.26Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)
0306.17.00.28Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)
0306.17.00.29Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)
0306.17.00.41Farmed
0306.17.00.42Not farmed
0306.19.01OtherFree
0306.19.01.10Freshwater crawfish
0306.19.01.30Antarctic krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i>)
0306.19.01.61Other
0306.31.00.00Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (<i>Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.</i>)Free
0306.32.00Lobsters (<i>Homarus spp.</i>)Free
0306.32.00.10Live
0306.32.00.90Other
0306.33Crabs:
0306.33.20.00Crabmeat7.5%
0306.33.40.00OtherFree
0306.34.00.00Norway lobsters (<i>Nephrops norvegicus</i>)Free
0306.35.00Cold-water shrimps and prawns (<i>Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon</i>)Free
0306.35.00.20Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.35.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.36.00Other shrimps and prawnsFree
0306.36.00.20Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.36.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.39.01.00OtherFree
0306.91.00.00Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (<i>Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.</i>)Free
0306.92.00.00Lobsters (<i>Homarus spp.</i>)Free
0306.93Crabs:
0306.93.20.00Crabmeat7.5%
0306.93.40.00OtherFree
0306.94.00.00Norway lobsters (<i>Nephrops norvegicus</i>)Free
0306.95.00Shrimps and prawnsFree
0306.95.00.20Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.95.00.40Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter
0306.99.01.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (2)

810052Classification

The tariff classification of red snapper, dolphin fish,salmon, tuna, shrimp, and clams from Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, andCosta Rica.

R01004Classification

The tariff classifications of live marine food from Canada.

Federal Register (15)

View all 15+ regulations on Federal Register →

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (15)

View all 15+ cases on PACER →

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

0306110010Schedule B

CARIBBEAN SPINY LOBSTER (PANULIRUS ARGUS), FROZEN

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

0305.79.00.000306.11.00