HS code 1605: Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared
Heading 1605 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 16, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
1605Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
Place in the nomenclature: 16 Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects > 1605
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 18
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 21
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 1605
- 1605 10Crab
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Crab, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 10 00 Crab
- 1605 21Shrimps and prawns | Not in airtight containers
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excl. smoked)
- 1605 21 10 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg
- 1605 21 90 Other
- 1605 29Shrimps and prawns | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excl. smoked)
- 1605 29 00 Other
- 1605 30Lobster
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Lobster, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 30 10 Lobster meat, cooked, for the manufacture of lobster butter or of lobster pastes, pâtés, soups or sauces
- 1605 30 90 Other
- 1605 40Other crustaceans
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster)
- 1605 40 00 Other crustaceans
- 1605 51Molluscs | Oysters
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Oysters, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 51 00 Oysters
- 1605 52Molluscs | Scallops, including queen scallops
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Scallops, incl. queen scallops, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 52 00 Scallops, including queen scallops
- 1605 53Molluscs | Mussels
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Mussels, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 53 10 In airtight containers
- 1605 53 90 Other
- 1605 54Molluscs | Cuttlefish and squid
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Cuttlefish and squid, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 54 00 Cuttlefish and squid
- 1605 55Molluscs | Octopus
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Octopus, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 55 00 Octopus
- 1605 56Molluscs | Clams, cockles and arkshells
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Clams, cockles and arkshells, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 56 00 Clams, cockles and arkshells
- 1605 57Molluscs | Abalone
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Abalone, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 57 00 Abalone
- 1605 58Molluscs | Snails, other than sea snails
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Snails, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked and sea snails)
- 1605 58 00 Snails, other than sea snails
- 1605 59Molluscs | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Molluscs, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked, oysters, scallops, mussels, cuttle fish, squid, octopus, abalone, snails, and clams, cockles and arkshells)
- 1605 59 00 Other
- 1605 61Other aquatic invertebrates | Sea cucumbers
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sea cucumbers, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 61 00 Sea cucumbers
- 1605 62Other aquatic invertebrates | Sea urchins
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Sea urchins, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 62 00 Sea urchins
- 1605 63Other aquatic invertebrates | Jellyfish
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Jellyfish, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked)
- 1605 63 00 Jellyfish
- 1605 69Other aquatic invertebrates | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved (excl. smoked, crustaceans, molluscs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and jellyfish)
- 1605 69 00 Other
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.