# HS code 0306.11: 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, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) > HS code 0306.11 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, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.). It sits in 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) in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). Other goods of heading 03.06 are classified under 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)) or 15 others. Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030611 Last updated: 13 October 2026 [HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/03) / [03.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0306) / [0306.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030611) ## Key facts - HS code: 0306.11 - 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, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) - 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0306) - Chapter: [03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/03) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries) ## What this code covers HS code 0306.11 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, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.). The legal text of the subheading is “Frozen: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)”, read under “Frozen”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 03.06 are classified under 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)) or 15 others. - [0306.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030612) Frozen: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) - [0306.14](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030614) Frozen: Crabs - [0306.15](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030615) Frozen: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) - [0306.16](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030616) Frozen: Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) - [0306.17](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030617) Frozen: Other shrimps and prawns - [0306.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030619) Frozen: Other - [0306.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030631) Live, fresh or chilled: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) - [0306.32](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030632) Live, fresh or chilled: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) - [0306.33](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030633) Live, fresh or chilled: Crabs - [0306.34](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030634) Live, fresh or chilled: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) - [0306.35](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030635) Live, fresh or chilled: Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) - [0306.36](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030636) Live, fresh or chilled: Other shrimps and prawns - [0306.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030639) Live, fresh or chilled: Other - [0306.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030691) Other: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) - [0306.92](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030692) Other: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) - [0306.93](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030693) Other: Crabs - [0306.94](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030694) Other: Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) - [0306.95](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030695) Other: Shrimps and prawns - [0306.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030699) Other: Other ## How it is structured 0306.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 03, are the chapter; the first four, 0306, are heading 03.06; the last two, 11, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - 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 - Within the heading: Frozen - Subheading 0306.11: Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) ## In other countries No national tariff lines under 0306.11 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0306.11 at six digits and add their own digits after it. - Previous subheading: [0305.79](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030579) Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal: Other - Next subheading: [0306.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030612) Frozen: Lobsters (Homarus spp.) ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 0306.11 cover? HS code 0306.11 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, rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.). ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0306.11 in? HS code 0306.11 is in 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) in chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). ### Where are goods of heading 03.06 classified when 0306.11 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 03.06 are classified under 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)) or 15 others. ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026. This page was last updated on 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/030611.json