03.07 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
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section I, Live Animals & Animal Products — live animals, meat, fish, dairy and other products of animal origin.
- 03 Chapter Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- 07 Heading 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
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 28 six-digit codes below
Chapter 3 covers fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, whether live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine. It is one of the largest HS chapters by code count because each species and presentation (whole, fillets, live) gets its own six-digit line. Classification tip: Smoked, canned or otherwise cooked seafood preparations move out of chapter 3 and into chapter 16: only the raw or simply preserved product stays here.
All of chapter 03The 28 six-digit codes under 03.07
One of these is the number you declare.
- 0307.11 Molluscs; oysters, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.12 Molluscs; oysters, whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.19 Molluscs; oysters, whether in shell or not, dried, salted or in brine, smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.21 Molluscs; scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.22 Molluscs; scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae, whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.29 Molluscs; scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.31 Molluscs; mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.32 Molluscs; mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.39 Molluscs; mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.42 Molluscs; cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.43 Molluscs; cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.49 Molluscs; cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.51 Molluscs; octopus (Octopus spp.), live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.52 Molluscs; octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen
- 0307.59 Molluscs; octopus (Octopus spp.), dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.60 Molluscs; snails, other than sea snails, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.71 Molluscs; clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.72 Molluscs; clams, cockles, ark shells (Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae), whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.79 Molluscs; clams, cockle, ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae, Veneridae), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, smoked
- 0307.81 Molluscs; abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.82 Molluscs; stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled
- 0307.83 Molluscs; abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.84 Molluscs; stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.87 Molluscs; abalone (Haliotis spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.88 Molluscs; stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
- 0307.91 Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, live or fresh, chilled
- 0307.92 Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen
- 0307.99 Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process
Other headings in chapter 03
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 03.07? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment03.07 FAQ
Heading 03.07 covers 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. It is part of chapter 03 (fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates), and it is subdivided into 28 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 28 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section I and to chapter 03. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.