U.S. imports of Frozen Cooked Crabs, Including in Shell (HS 030614) totaled $119.5M in August 2026, imported from 39 countries.
Importers of Frozen Cooked Crabs, Including in Shell paid $1.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 1.33% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Frozen Cooked Crabs, Including in Shell imports of $119.5M in August 2026 ran 33% below the year-to-date monthly average of $178.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataFrozen crabs cooked by steaming or boiling — including king, snow, Dungeness, and other species — are widely traded seafood commodities with Canada as the leading US supplier, followed by Norway and Argentina. The US tariff schedule subdivides this heading extensively by species and form: crabmeat (0306142000) is separated from whole or in-shell product, and king crab is further split by color variant — red (0306144003), blue (0306144006), and golden/brown (0306144009) — each potentially carrying distinct duty treatment. FDA governs admissibility of all imported seafood under mandatory HACCP requirements, and shipments must be accompanied by appropriate entry documentation. Species-level identification is critical at classification, as misidentification between king crab variants or between snow and Dungeness can result in liquidation errors.
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The US schedule breaks king crab (in-shell, frozen, except crabmeat) into red king crab (0306144003), blue king crab (0306144006), golden/brown king crab (0306144009), a general king crab line (0306144010), Southern red santolla king crab (0306144012), and other king crabs (0306144015). Correct species identification — typically supported by the exporter's species certificate — is essential to avoid misclassification.
Norway is not a US free-trade-agreement partner, so Norwegian-origin frozen crab enters under the standard MFN duty rate without preferential treatment. Importers sourcing from Canada may benefit from USMCA preferential rates, subject to applicable rules of origin, making origin documentation particularly important when sourcing from multiple countries.
Subheading 2 of 20 in heading 0306
Subheading 030614 · $119.5M of $727.2M
ImportsExports
Imports
$119.5MYoY · free account
Exports
$6.2MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.6B of Frozen Cooked Crabs, Including in Shell and exported $48.6M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
origin
Canada and Norway together supply 89% of it. Japan pays 12.5% duty; Canada 0.0%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
87.8% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 1.33% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0306144020 | Snow Crabs, Frozen, Except Crabmeat | $103.7M | 0.48% | 3.84% | $496K |
| 0306144090 | Crabs, Frozen, Except Crabmeat, NESOI | $7.3M | 3.35% | 36.30% | $245K |
| 0306144003 | Red King Crab, Frozen, Except Crabmeat | $4.1M | 12.43% | 100.00% | $513K |
| 0306144012 | S. Red Santolla King Crab, Frozen, Except Crabmeat | $3.1M | 10.00% | 100.00% | $307K |
| 0306144015 | Other King Crabs, Frozen, Except Crabmeat | $564K | 0.00% | 91.92% | -- |
| 0306142000 | Crabmeat, Frozen | $297K | 7.68% | 74.66% | $23K |
| 0306144006 | Blue King Crab, Frozen, Except Crabmeat | $270K | 0.00% | 0.00% | -- |
| 0306144030 | Dungeness Crabs, Frozen, Except Crabmeat | $116K | 0.00% | 0.00% | -- |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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