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Snow Crab: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Snow crab is sold predominantly as cooked frozen sections and as picked meat, and the grade is by size band. Section grading determines presentation and price, and buyers supplying foodservice generally want a tighter band than buyers supplying processing.

The attribute to interrogate is glaze. Glazing protects frozen product but it is water, and a price per kilogram that does not state the glaze percentage is not comparable to one that does. Net weight after glaze is the number that matters, and it should be a contract term.

Canadian snow crab comes primarily from Newfoundland and the Gulf, in a fishery that runs on a defined season with quotas set annually. That makes supply genuinely variable year to year in a way farmed products are not, and buyers building continuous programmes should expect to contract early in the season and not assume availability.

Specify size band, cooked or raw, section or meat, and the glaze percentage. Those four define the product.

Canadian export requirements

HS classification
0306.14 (Crabs) frozen
CFIA certificates
Certificate of Origin and Hygiene (CFIA/ACIA 5003)

Six-market position

MarketMFN dutyPreferentialRegistration category
Vietnam27%Free (CPTPP)On request
Thailand20%None: no agreement in forceOn request
Philippines15%None: no agreement in forceOn request
Indonesia5%None: CEPA signed, not in forceOn request
MalaysiaFreeFree (CPTPP)On request
SingaporeFreeFree (CPTPP)On request

MFN duty is the destination's applied general rate for this tariff line. Preferential is the rate under an agreement in force between Canada and that market.

Both are customs duty only: destination excise, value-added tax and local levies are additional and are not shown here.

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Commercial terms

Producing provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia
Seasonality
Defined fishing season with annual quotas
Pack formats
Frozen cartons, IQF blocks
Container configuration
On request
Indicative MOQ
On request

Common questions

What is the HS code for snow crab?
0306.14 (Crabs) frozen. This was read from Canada Border Services Agency on 2026-09-01. The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonised System; digits beyond that are set by the destination.
What is the import duty on Canadian snow crab in Vietnam?
The most-favoured-nation rate Vietnam applies is 27%. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). This was read from Government of Canada, BDC and EDC on 2026-09-01. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian snow crab in Thailand?
The most-favoured-nation rate Thailand applies is 20%. Preferential treatment: None: no agreement in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian snow crab in the Philippines?
The most-favoured-nation rate the Philippines applies is 15%. Preferential treatment: None: no agreement in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian snow crab in Indonesia?
The most-favoured-nation rate Indonesia applies is 5%. Preferential treatment: None: CEPA signed, not in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian snow crab in Malaysia?
The most-favoured-nation rate Malaysia applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
What is the import duty on Canadian snow crab in Singapore?
The most-favoured-nation rate Singapore applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.

Sources

Last reviewed: September 1, 2026