Import trade restrictions for 0306120000 80
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Preferential rules of origin for 0306120000
What the goods must meet to count as originating in a partner country and get the preferential duty, per agreement.
EPA CARIFORUM
EPA Eastern and Southern Africa
EU Market Access Regulation (EPA) · Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya
EPA Pacific · Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption / or: Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex-works price of the product
Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP, GSP+, EBA) · Armenia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Syria, Vietnam
EU-Singapore FTA · Singapore
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption / or: Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used are wholly obtained
EU-Mexico Global Agreement · Mexico
EU-Palestine Interim Association Agreement · Palestine
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates / or: Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used must be wholly obtained
EU-Canada CETA · Canada
Production in which all the material of Chapter 3 used is wholly obtained.
EU-Colombia/Peru/Ecuador Trade Agreement · Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates / or: Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used are wholly obtained
EU-Israel Association Agreement · Israel
Crustaceans, except live crustaceans / or: Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used must be wholly obtained
EU-Central America Association Agreement
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates / or: Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 03 used are wholly obtained
EPA SADC · South Africa
Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, 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; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption / or: Manufacture in which the value of any materials of Chapter 3 used does not exceed 15 % of the ex–works price of the product
EU-Viet Nam FTA · Vietnam
crustaceans, whether in shell or not, 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; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption; / or: Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 3 used are wholly obtained.
Source: European Commission, Access2Markets (CC BY 4.0, shortened). The text of the agreement prevails. Access2Markets
Legal and explanatory notes for 0306120000
0306 CN Explanatory Notes: 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; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
Crustaceans which have been shelled and cooked (for example, cooked and peeled tails of shrimps, usually frozen), are classified in heading 1605. Partially shelled parts of crabs (for example, claws) which have been cooked by steaming or by boiling in water and are ready to eat without further shelling are also classified in heading 1605.
0306 12 10 CN Explanatory Notes: and 0306 12 90
Lobsters (Homarus spp.) Lobsters are crustaceans with large claws. Uncooked lobsters are dark blue in colour with white or yellowish marbling; they become red only on cooking. Lobsters are put up in virtually the same way as rock lobsters and other sea crawfish.
0306 12 90 CN Explanatory Notes: and 0306 12 90
Lobsters (Homarus spp.) Lobsters are crustaceans with large claws. Uncooked lobsters are dark blue in colour with white or yellowish marbling; they become red only on cooking. Lobsters are put up in virtually the same way as rock lobsters and other sea crawfish.
Notes to chapter 03
Notes 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 notes 1. For the purposes of subheadings 0305 32 11 and 0305 32 19, cod fillets (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) having a total salt content by weight of 12 % or more which are fit for human consumption without further industrial processing, are considered to be salted fish. However, frozen cod fillets which have a total salt content by weight of less than 12 % are to be classified under subheadings 0304 71 10 and 0304 71 90, in so far as the actual and lasting preservation depends essentially upon freezing. 2. For the purposes of the subheadings referred to in the third paragraph, the term ‘fillets’ includes ‘loins’, i.e. the strips of meat constituting the upper or lower, right or left, side of a fish insofar as the head, guts, fins (dorsal, anal, caudal, ventral, pectoral) and bones (spinal column or main backbone, ventral or costal bones, branchial bone or stapes, etc.) have been removed. The classification of such products as fillets is unaffected by cutting them into pieces, provided that these pieces can be identified as having been obtained from fillets. The provisions of the first two paragraphs apply to the following fish: (a) tuna, of the genus Thunnus, of subheadings 0304 49 90 and 0304 87 00; (b) swordfish (Xiphias gladius) of subheadings 0304 45 00 and 0304 84 00; (c) marlin, sailfish and spearfish, of the family Istiophoridae, of subheadings 0304 49 90 and 0304 89 90; (d) oceanic sharks (Hexanchus griseus, Cetorhinus maximus, Rhincodon typus, or of the families Alopiidae, Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae and Lamnidae) of subheadings 0304 47 20, 0304 47 90, 0304 88 15, 0304 88 22 and 0304 88 29.
Sources: Combined Nomenclature 2026, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (CELEX 32025R1926), and the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CELEX 02019XC0329(02)-20260213). The section and chapter notes are legally binding; the explanatory notes are guidance. EUR-Lex
UK advance tariff rulings for 0306120000
Rulings of HM Revenue & Customs for goods with UK commodity codes that start like this EU code. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff, so these rulings are guidance for the EU.
- UK 0306121010 Valid Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 25, 2028 · Ruling 600012549 on GOV.UK
The product is a whole lobster in it's shell, which is cooked in brine and frozen. The species of lobster is the Homarus americanus. Defrost the lobster in the bag for 12-14 hours in the refrigerator. To cook place the defrosted lobster in boiling water for 2 minutes. The lobster in brine is packaged in a heat sealed bag.
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect –a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a)); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b)). - General Interpretative Rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 - Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 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 GIR 5 (B) - Has been used to identify the type of packaging - In brine with a heat sealed bag GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 030612- Frozen; Lobsters (Homarus spp.) 8 digit code - 03061210 - …
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Advance Tariff Rulings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Restrictions and flags for 030612
- Russia sanctions: import ban Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XXI 0306
Art. 3i, goods generating significant revenue for Russia
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Tariff quotas for 030612
- Open 09.8305 Origin: Canada
Cooked and frozen lobster, in shell
Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
2,000,000 KilogramsBalance left (100%)Volume 2,000,000
Source: European Commission, tariff quota reports, as of Oct 30, 2026. Balances change daily.
EU trade in 2025 for 030612
- Extra-EU imports
- €92.5M
- 6,001 t
- Extra-EU exports
- €20.4M
Top origin countries by import value
Canada €87.4M
United States €4.6M
United Kingdom €396.2K
Cuba €32.9K
Switzerland €18.2K
CN8 codes below this code: 2. Source: Eurostat, Comext, CC BY 4.0, processed by hscode.info. Confidential trade is not allocated to codes.
HS 2028 change
This subheading changes on 1 January 2028.
HS 2022 subheading 030612 moves to HS 2028 subheading 031052.
Heading 0306 is deleted in HS 2028.
From the WCO HS 2022 to HS 2028 correlation tables, a guide only. The EU sets its own CN codes for 2028.
Tariff changes for 030612 since 2016
- Jul 2026 0306129000 Third-country duty: 16 % → 0 %
- Jul 2026 0306121000 Third-country duty: 6 % → 0 %
- Aug 2025 0306129000 Third-country duty: 0 % → 16 %
- Aug 2025 0306121000 Third-country duty: 0 % → 6 %
- Jan 2021 0306129000 Third-country duty: 16 % → 0 %
- Jan 2021 0306121000 Third-country duty: 6 % → 0 %
- Oct 2017 2 codes Code removed
- Oct 2017 4 codes Code added
- Jan 2017 0306120500 Code removed
Month-by-month comparison of the European Commission’s TARIC extractions. Seasonal entry prices left out.
UK import duty for 030612
- 16%
- 6%
Third-country duties of all UK commodity codes under this HS subheading. Source: UK Department for Business and Trade, as of Nov 2, 2026. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff.
Import VAT in the EU
- Austria 20 % maybe 10 %
- Belgium 21 % maybe 6 %
- Bulgaria 20 %
- Croatia 25 %
- Cyprus 19 % maybe 5 %
- Czechia 21 % maybe 12 %
- Denmark 25 %
- Estonia 24 %
- Finland 25.5 % maybe 13.5 %
- France 20 % maybe 5.5 %
- Germany 19 % maybe 7 %
- Greece 24 % maybe 13 %
- Hungary 27 %
- Ireland 23 %
- Italy 22 %
- Latvia 21 %
- Lithuania 21 %
- Luxembourg 17 % maybe 3 %
- Malta 18 %
- Netherlands 21 % maybe 9 %
- Poland 23 %
- Portugal 23 %
- Romania 21 % maybe 11 %
- Slovakia 23 % maybe 19 %
- Slovenia 22 % maybe 9.5 %
- Spain 21 % maybe 10 %
- Sweden 25 % maybe 6 %
Standard rate per member state, on the customs value, the duty and transport to the destination. Reduced rates often depend on the use or the buyer and apply only where the country provides them for these goods. Source: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database, as of Nov 2, 2026.
Rules of origin
Preferential rules of origin for subheading 030612 depend on the trade agreement. The Commission publishes them in Access2Markets.
Rules of origin on Access2MarketsInformation
When importing or exporting "Lobsters (Homarus spp.)", it is crucial to have the correct HS code or TARIC code. The HS code 0306120000 80 serves as the standard code for this product, ensuring that the appropriate duties and taxes are applied when crossing international borders.
To ensure your business transactions run smoothly when importing or exporting "Lobsters (Homarus spp.)", consider the following points:
- Inform yourself about the specific import and export regulations in the countries involved. This includes possible restrictions, taxes, and duties applicable to "Lobsters (Homarus spp.)".
- Check if any additional licenses, permits, or certificates are required to import "Lobsters (Homarus spp.)" into the destination country or export it from the country of origin.
- Make sure your trading partners have valid identification numbers, such as EORI numbers (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) in the EU, to streamline trade and minimize delays.
- Ensure that all trade- and customs-related documents (such as commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and insurance policies) are accurately completed and adhere to the respective national regulations.
- Keep an eye on the current exchange rates, as well as packaging, shipping, and insurance costs, to accurately calculate trade costs.
In summary, the HS code or TARIC code for "Lobsters (Homarus spp.)" is 0306120000 80. Make sure you accurately use this code in all your trade and customs documents to guarantee smooth and hassle-free transactions. With these tips, you'll be better prepared for the challenges of international trade and can successfully import and export "Lobsters (Homarus spp.)".
HS Code structure
1. Chapter
There are 21 different sections, which are divided into 96 chapters. Exceptional chapters include chapter 77, which is reserved for future use, chapters 98 and 99, which are limited at national level, and chapter 99, which is a specific code for temporary changes. In the example above, chapter 03 was selected for fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
2. Heading
The heading determines the specific category within a certain chapter. In the example above, the 06 refers to 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.
3. Subheading
The last two digits of the international harmonized code are more specific and define subcategories of products. In the example above, the 12 refers to Lobsters (Homarus spp.).
HS Code tree structure
0300000000 80
Chapter FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
0306000000 80
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
0306110000 10
- Frozen
0306110000 80
- - Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
0306111000 80
- - - Crawfish tails
0306111010 80
- - - - For processing
0306111090 80
- - - - Other
0306119000 80
- - - Other
0306119020 80
- - - - For processing
0306119080 80
- - - - Other
0306120000 80
- - Lobsters (Homarus spp.)
0306121000 80
- - - Whole
0306121010 80
- - - - Lobster (Homarus americanus), cooked
0306121091 10
- - - - Other
0306121091 80
- - - - - Cooked
0306121099 80
- - - - - Other
0306129000 80
- - - Other
0306129010 80
- - - - Lobster (Homarus americanus), in pieces, cooked
0306129091 10
- - - - Other
0306129091 80
- - - - - Cooked, in shell
0306129099 80
- - - - - Other
0306140000 80
- - Crabs
0306141000 80
- - - Crabs of the species Paralithodes camchaticus, Chionoecetes spp. or Callinectes sapidus
0306143000 80
- - - Crabs of the species Cancer pagurus
0306149000 80
- - - Other
0306149010 80
- - - - Crab of the species Geryon affinis
0306149090 80
- - - - Other
0306150000 80
- - Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)
0306160000 80
- - Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
0306169100 80
- - - Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
0306169900 80
- - - Other
0306169920 80
- - - - Of the species Pandalus borealis, in shell, for processing
0306169930 80
- - - - Of the species Pandalus montagui, in shell, for processing
0306169990 80
- - - - Other
0306170000 80
- - Other shrimps and prawns
0306179100 80
- - - Deepwater rose shrimps (Parapenaeus longirostris)
0306179200 80
- - - Shrimps of the genus Penaeus
0306179220 80
- - - - Shrimps and prawns of the specie Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus monodon, whether in shell or not, not cooked, for processing
0306179290 80
- - - - Other
0306179300 80
- - - Shrimps of the family Pandalidae, other than of the genus Pandalus
0306179400 80
- - - Shrimps of the genus Crangon, other than of the species Crangon crangon
0306179900 80
- - - Other
0306179910 80
- - - - Shrimps and prawns of the specie Pleoticus muelleri, whether in shell or not, for processing
0306179990 80
- - - - Other
0306190000 80
- - Other
0306191000 80
- - - Freshwater crayfish
0306199000 80
- - - Other
0306310000 10
- Live, fresh or chilled
0306310000 80
- - Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
0306310010 80
- - - For processing
0306310090 80
- - - Other
0306320000 80
- - Lobsters (Homarus spp.)
0306321000 80
- - - Live
0306329100 10
- - - Other
0306329100 80
- - - - Whole
0306329900 80
- - - - Other
0306330000 80
- - Crabs
0306331000 80
- - - Crabs of the species Cancer pagurus
0306339000 80
- - - Other
0306340000 80
- - Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)
0306350000 80
- - Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
0306351000 10
- - - Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
0306351000 80
- - - - Fresh or chilled
0306355000 80
- - - - Other
0306359000 80
- - - Other
0306359012 10
- - - - Fresh (live or dead)
0306359012 80
- - - - - Of the species Pandalus borealis, in shell, for processing
0306359014 80
- - - - - Of the species Pandalus montagui, in shell, for processing
0306359020 10
- - - - - Other
0306359020 80
- - - - - - For processing
0306359030 80
- - - - - - Other
0306359092 10
- - - - Other
0306359092 80
- - - - - Of the species Pandalus borealis, in shell, chilled, for processing
0306359093 80
- - - - - Of the species Pandalus montagui, in shell, chilled, for processing
0306359096 10
- - - - - Other
0306359096 80
- - - - - - For processing
0306359099 80
- - - - - - Other
0306360000 80
- - Other shrimps and prawns
0306361000 80
- - - Shrimps of the family Pandalidae, other than of the genus Pandalus
0306361011 10
- - - - Fresh (live or dead)
0306361011 80
- - - - - For processing
0306361019 80
- - - - - Other
0306361091 10
- - - - Other
0306361091 80
- - - - - For processing
0306361099 80
- - - - - Other
0306365000 80
- - - Shrimps of the genus Crangon, other than of the species Crangon crangon
0306369000 80
- - - Other
0306369020 80
- - - - Shrimps and prawns of the specie Pleoticus muelleri, whether in shell or not, fresh or chilled, for processing
0306369030 80
- - - - Shrimps and prawns of the specie Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus monodon, whether in shell or not, fresh or chilled, not cooked, for processing
0306369090 80
- - - - Other
0306390000 80
- - Other
0306391000 80
- - - Freshwater crayfish
0306399000 80
- - - Other
0306399020 80
- - - - Peurullus spp.
0306399090 80
- - - - Other
0306910000 10
- Other
0306910000 80
- - Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)
0306920000 80
- - Lobsters (Homarus spp.)
0306921000 80
- - - Whole
0306921010 80
- - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
0306921090 80
- - - - Other
0306929000 80
- - - Other
0306929010 80
- - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
0306929090 80
- - - - Other
0306930000 80
- - Crabs
0306931000 80
- - - Crabs of the species Cancer pagurus
0306931010 80
- - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
0306931090 80
- - - - Other
0306939000 80
- - - Other
0306939010 80
- - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
0306939090 80
- - - - Other
0306940000 80
- - Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)
0306950000 80
- - Shrimps and prawns
0306951100 10
- - - Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)
0306951100 20
- - - - Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon
0306951100 80
- - - - - Cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
0306951900 80
- - - - - Other
0306951910 80
- - - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306951990 80
- - - - - - Other
0306952000 80
- - - - Pandalus spp.
0306952010 80
- - - - - Boiled on board
0306952021 10
- - - - - For processing
0306952021 80
- - - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306952029 80
- - - - - - Other
0306952091 10
- - - - - Other
0306952091 80
- - - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306952099 80
- - - - - - Other
0306953000 10
- - - Other shrimps and prawns
0306953000 80
- - - - Shrimps of the family Pandalidae, other than of the genus Pandalus
0306953010 80
- - - - - Boiled on board
0306953021 10
- - - - - For processing
0306953021 80
- - - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306953029 80
- - - - - - Other
0306953091 10
- - - - - Other
0306953091 80
- - - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306953099 80
- - - - - - Other
0306954000 80
- - - - Shrimps of the genus Crangon, other than of the species Crangon crangon
0306954010 80
- - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306954090 80
- - - - - Other
0306959000 80
- - - - Other
0306959010 80
- - - - - Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 2 kg
0306959090 80
- - - - - Other
0306990000 80
- - Other
0306991000 80
- - - Freshwater crayfish
0306999000 80
- - - Other
0306999020 80
- - - - Peurullus spp.
0306999090 80
- - - - Other