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HS heading 03.08: 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

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Key facts

Heading
03.08
Description
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
Chapter
03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Subheadings
8
Edition
HS2022

Summary

HS heading 03.08 covers 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. It is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). It is split into 8 subheadings: 0308.11 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), live, fresh or chilled), 0308.12 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), frozen), 0308.19 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), other), 0308.21 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled), 0308.22 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), frozen), 0308.29 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), other) and 2 others. National tariff lines under heading 03.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (9 lines, also used by 1 other country).

What this code covers

HS heading 03.08 covers 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.

It is split into 8 subheadings: 0308.11 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), live, fresh or chilled), 0308.12 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), frozen), 0308.19 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), other), 0308.21 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled), 0308.22 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), frozen), 0308.29 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), other) and 2 others.

  • 0308.11Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea): Live, fresh or chilled
  • 0308.12Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea): Frozen
  • 0308.19Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea): Other
  • 0308.21Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus): Live, fresh or chilled
  • 0308.22Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus): Frozen
  • 0308.29Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus): Other
  • 0308.30Jellyfish (Rhopilema spp.)
  • 0308.90Other

What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 03 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below.

  • 03.01Live fish
  • 03.02Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
  • 03.03Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  • 03.04Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  • 03.05Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process
  • 03.06Crustaceans, 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
  • 03.07Molluscs, 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
  • 03.09Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption

How it is structured

Heading 03.08 is one of 9 headings in chapter 03. Its first two digits, 03, are the chapter; the next two, 08, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0308.11, 0308.12, 0308.19).

In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 03.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (9 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Frequently asked questions

What does HS heading 03.08 cover?

HS heading 03.08 covers 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.

Which chapter is HS heading 03.08 in?

HS heading 03.08 is in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates).

How many subheadings does HS heading 03.08 have?

HS heading 03.08 has 8 subheadings: 0308.11 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), live, fresh or chilled), 0308.12 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), frozen), 0308.19 (sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), other), 0308.21 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled), 0308.22 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), frozen), 0308.29 (sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), other) and 2 others.

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 03.08?

National tariff lines under heading 03.08 are live on border.bot for the United States (9 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.

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