Shrimps and prawns

HTS code 0306.95.00 covers imports of shrimp and prawns, whether in shell or not, and in various forms like fresh, frozen, or dried. This code is used when classifying these crustaceans for import, and generally benefits from free duty treatment with standard trade partners or eligible FTA programs, as positioned within Chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0306.95.00

This entry falls within Chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which covers fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates. Specifically, code 0306.95.00 covers shrimps and prawns, whether live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, and cooked by steaming or boiling. This code has two subdivisions: 0306.95.00.20 for shell-on shrimp and 0306.95.00.40 for peeled shrimp, both imported in accordance with specific statutory requirements outlined in Statistical Note 1. When reporting, use the appropriate suffix (.20 or .40) to indicate whether the shrimp are shell-on or peeled.

Chapter	Chapter 3 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Section	Section 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 0306.95.00 and its subdivisions (0306.95.00.20 for shell-on and 0306.95.00.40 for peeled shrimp/prawns) is Free, applying to imports from standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, but imports may qualify for preferential treatment under eligible FTA or preference programs. Reporting units are in kilograms (kg) for all subdivisions. Statistical Note 1 indicates that imports of shrimp or shrimp products are subject to specific provisions under section 609 of Public Law 101-162, regardless of duty rate.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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Code subdivisions

0306.95.00.20

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: > Other: > Shrimps and prawns > Shell-on, imported in accordance with statistical note 1 to this chapter

0306.95.00.40

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: > Other: > Shrimps and prawns > 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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