# United States tariff line 0306.33.20.00: Crabmeat

> In the United States tariff, line 0306.33.20.00 covers live, fresh or chilled, crabs, crabmeat. The general (MFN) duty rate is 7.5%. It falls under HS subheading 0306.33 in heading 03.06 (chapter 03).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306332000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 03](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/03) / [0306.33](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/030633) / [0306.33.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306332000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 0306.33.20.00
- Covers: Live, fresh or chilled, crabs, crabmeat
- Duty (MFN): 7.5%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [0306.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030633)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 0306.33.20.00 covers live, fresh or chilled, crabs, crabmeat.

Its legal text is “Crabmeat”, read under “Live, fresh or chilled” and “Crabs”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 0306.33 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 0306.33: Live, fresh or chilled
- Within the subheading: Crabs
- Line 0306.33.20.00: Crabmeat

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 7.5%.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A*) (A*)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 0306.33 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 0306.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030633)

## Other lines under 0306.33

- [0306.33.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306334000) Other

- Previous line: [0306.32.00.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306320090) Other
- Next line: [0306.33.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0306334000) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 0306.33.20.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 0306.33.20.00 covers live, fresh or chilled, crabs, crabmeat.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 0306.33.20.00 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 7.5%.

### Which preferential rates apply to 0306.33.20.00?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

## 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/0306332000.json
