# United States tariff line 0306.14.40.03: Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

> In the United States tariff, line 0306.14.40.03 covers 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, crabs, king crab, red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus). Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 0306.14 in heading 03.06 (chapter 03).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144003
Last updated: 9 October 2026

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## Key facts

- Tariff line: 0306.14.40.03
- Covers: 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, crabs, king crab, red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [0306.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030614)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 0306.14.40.03 covers 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, crabs, king crab, red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus).

Its legal text is “Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)”, read under “Frozen”, “Crabs”, “Other” and “King crab”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 0306.14 in heading 03.06 (chapter 03). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- Heading 03.06: 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
- Subheading 0306.14: Frozen
- Within the subheading: Crabs
- Within the subheading: Other
- Within the subheading: King crab
- Line 0306.14.40.03: Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

## Duty

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

The rate is published on 0306.14.40.

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 0306.14 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 0306.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030614)

## Other lines under 0306.14

- [0306.14.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306142000) Crabmeat
- [0306.14.40.06](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144006) Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus)
- [0306.14.40.09](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144009) Golden/brown king crab (Lithodes aequispinus)
- [0306.14.40.12](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144012) Southern red santolla king crab (Lithodes santolla formerly L. antarcticus)
- [0306.14.40.15](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144015) Other
- [0306.14.40.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144020) Snow crab
- [0306.14.40.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144030) Dungeness crab
- [0306.14.40.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144090) Other

- Previous line: [0306.14.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306142000) Crabmeat
- Next line: [0306.14.40.06](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144006) Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 0306.14.40.03 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 0306.14.40.03 covers 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, crabs, king crab, red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus).

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 0306.14.40.03 in the United States?

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. The rate is published on 0306.14.40.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306144003.json
