# HS 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 > HS heading 03.06 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. It is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). It is split into 20 subheadings: 0306.11 (frozen, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)), 0306.12 (frozen, lobsters (Homarus spp.)), 0306.14 (frozen, crabs), 0306.15 (frozen, norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)), 0306.16 (frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)), 0306.17 (frozen, other shrimps and prawns) and 14 others. National tariff lines under heading 03.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (68 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0306 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/03) / [03.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0306) ## Key facts - Heading: 03.06 - Description: 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 - Chapter: 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates - Subheadings: 20 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this code covers HS heading 03.06 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. It is split into 20 subheadings: 0306.11 (frozen, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)), 0306.12 (frozen, lobsters (Homarus spp.)), 0306.14 (frozen, crabs), 0306.15 (frozen, norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)), 0306.16 (frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)), 0306.17 (frozen, other shrimps and prawns) and 14 others. - [0306.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030611) Frozen: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) - [0306.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030612) Frozen: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) - [0306.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030614) Frozen: Crabs - [0306.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030615) Frozen: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) - [0306.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030616) Frozen: Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) - [0306.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030617) Frozen: Other shrimps and prawns - [0306.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030619) Frozen: Other - [0306.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030631) Live, fresh or chilled: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) - [0306.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030632) Live, fresh or chilled: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) - [0306.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030633) Live, fresh or chilled: Crabs - [0306.34](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030634) Live, fresh or chilled: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) - [0306.35](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030635) Live, fresh or chilled: Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) - [0306.36](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030636) Live, fresh or chilled: Other shrimps and prawns - [0306.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030639) Live, fresh or chilled: Other - [0306.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030691) Other: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) - [0306.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030692) Other: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) - [0306.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030693) Other: Crabs - [0306.94](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030694) Other: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) - [0306.95](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030695) Other: Shrimps and prawns - [0306.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/030699) Other: Other ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of chapter 03 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below. - [03.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0301) Live fish - [03.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0302) Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 - [03.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0303) Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 - [03.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0304) Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen - [03.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0305) Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process - [03.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0307) Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process - [03.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0308) Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process - [03.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0309) Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption ## How it is structured Heading 03.06 is one of 9 headings in chapter 03. Its first two digits, 03, are the chapter; the next two, 06, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0306.11, 0306.12, 0306.14). ## In other countries National tariff lines under heading 03.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (68 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/03): 68 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous heading: [03.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0305) Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process - Next heading: [03.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0307) Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS heading 03.06 cover? HS heading 03.06 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. ### Which chapter is HS heading 03.06 in? HS heading 03.06 is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). ### How many subheadings does HS heading 03.06 have? HS heading 03.06 has 20 subheadings: 0306.11 (frozen, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)), 0306.12 (frozen, lobsters (Homarus spp.)), 0306.14 (frozen, crabs), 0306.15 (frozen, norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)), 0306.16 (frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)), 0306.17 (frozen, other shrimps and prawns) and 14 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 03.06? National tariff lines under heading 03.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (68 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026. This page was last updated on 11 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0306.json