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    0306.16.00

    Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)

    This code covers frozen cold-water shrimp and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), categorized by size and whether they are peeled or shell-on. Use this code when importing these specific crustaceans, as the duty is generally free for standard trade partners, and it falls within the broader chapter covering fish and other aquatic invertebrates.

    Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)

    Detailed information for HTS Code 0306.16.00

    Chapter 3 covers fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates, but excludes mammals and certain unfit-for-consumption products detailed in the chapter notes. Code 0306.16.00 specifically addresses frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns, and imports are subject to specific requirements outlined in section 609 of Public Law 101-162. Numerous statistical suffixes exist under this code, each denoting a specific count size (shrimp per kilogram) for shell-on shrimp or indicating peeled shrimp, so selection depends on the quantity of shrimp per kilogram or whether the product is peeled.

    ChapterChapter 3 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    SectionSection I - Live Animals; Animal Products

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    General Duty

    Free

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    N/A

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for HTS code 0306.16.00 and all its subdivisions is free, applying to imports from standard trade partners (NTR). No special or FTA rates are specified, meaning preferential treatment under free trade agreements or other programs is not indicated in this data. All imports under this code and its subdivisions are reported in kilograms (kg). This means goods falling under any of the detailed subdivisions (based on shell status and count size) or the main code itself would not be subject to standard duties from eligible countries.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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    Code subdivisions

    0306.16.00.03

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) less than 33 per kg (15s)

    0306.16.00.06

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 33-45 per kg (15-20s)

    0306.16.00.09

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 46-55 per kg (21-25s)

    0306.16.00.12

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 56-66 per kg (26-30s)

    0306.16.00.15

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 67-88 per kg (31-40s)

    0306.16.00.18

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 89-110 per kg (41-50s)

    0306.16.00.21

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 111-132 per kg (51-60s)

    0306.16.00.24

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) 133-154 per kg (61-70s)

    0306.16.00.27

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter: > Count size (headless weight) more than 154 per kg (70s)

    0306.16.00.40

    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: > Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) > Peeled, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter

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    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 3 FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES I 3-1 Note 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Mammals of heading 0106; (b) Meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210); (c) Fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 2301); or (d) Caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604). 2. In this chapter the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder. 3. Headings 0305 to 0308 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 0309). Additional U.S. Note 1. Certain fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are provided for in chapter 98. Statistical Note 1. Imports of shrimp or products of shrimp are subject to the provisions of section 609 of Public Law 101-162 of November 21, 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1537 note). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes I 3-2

    Section notes

    SECTION I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS I-1 Notes 1. Any reference in this section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species. 2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the tariff schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes I-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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