Harmonized System
U.S. imports of Live, Fresh, or Chilled Oysters (HS 030711) totaled $5.4M in August 2026, imported from 4 countries.
Importers of Live, Fresh, or Chilled Oysters paid $7K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.13% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Live, Fresh, or Chilled Oysters imports of $5.4M in August 2026 ran 22% above the year-to-date monthly average of $4.4M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataCanada is the dominant supplier of live, fresh, and chilled oysters to the US market, benefiting from geographic proximity and cold-water growing conditions that support premium half-shell product demanded by restaurant and raw-bar buyers. The US schedule subdivides this heading into seed oysters (0307110020), farmed oysters excluding seed (0307110060), and other live/fresh/chilled oysters (0307110040 and 0307110080) — a distinction that matters because seed oysters may be subject to USDA APHIS phytosanitary review in addition to FDA oversight. Cold-chain integrity is paramount: live oysters must arrive with valid shellfish tags issued under an Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers (ICSS) program-equivalent authority recognized by the FDA National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP). Mexico and South Korea are secondary suppliers, each serving distinct regional and species-specific market segments.
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744 import shipments a month
Live oysters must be accompanied by shellfish tags or equivalent harvest documentation recognized under the FDA National Shellfish Sanitation Program. The foreign harvesting country or region must appear on the FDA's list of approved shellfish-growing areas, and the shipper must be listed on the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers list or an equivalent bilateral agreement.
Seed oysters — juvenile oysters intended for aquaculture grow-out rather than direct consumption — are classified under 0307110020 and may trigger USDA APHIS review for live aquatic animal imports in addition to standard FDA seafood requirements. Market-size farmed oysters fall under 0307110060, while non-farmed live product uses 0307110040 or the NESOI line 0307110080.
Subheading 5 of 28 in heading 0307
Subheading 030711 · $5.4M of $89.1M
ImportsExports
Imports
$5.4MYoY · free account
Exports
$1.2MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $55.1M of Live, Fresh, or Chilled Oysters and exported $16.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0307110060 | Oysters, Farmed, Live Fresh Chill Exc Seed Oysters | $5.1M | 0.11% | 0.84% | $5K |
| 0307110020 | Seed Oysters, Live, Fresh or Chilled | $149K | 0.00% | 0.00% | -- |
| 0307110080 | Oysters, Live, Fresh or Chilled, NESOI | $88K | 1.62% | 12.96% | $1K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0307110040 | Oysters (Other Than Seed Oysters) Live, Fresh/Chld | $1.2M |
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.
Imports · August 2026
origin
Canada and Mexico together supply 99% of it. South Korea pays 12.5% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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rate provision · imports
99.0% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 0.13% of imports for consumption.