0308Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:

水棲無脊椎動物（生きているもの、生鮮のもの及び冷蔵し、冷凍し、乾燥し、塩蔵し又は塩水漬けしたものに限るものとし、甲殻類及び軟体動物を除く。）及びくん製した水棲無脊椎動物（甲殻類及び軟体動物を除くものとし、くん製する前に又はくん製する際に加熱による調理をしてあるかないかを問わない。）

HS code 0308 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:”. This code has 8 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 0308 (Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:) totaled ¥2B (YoY +15.4%), with a volume of 1,098,459 KG at about ¥1,595/KG. The top import sources are Russia (44.3%), Chile (33.5%), Canada (6.5%). Exports totaled ¥1B (YoY +17.6%), with a volume of 420,989 KG at about ¥2,669/KG. The top export destinations are United States of America (36.0%), Hong Kong (18.8%), Malaysia (9.3%).

Export (May 2026)

¥1B

YoY: +17.6%

Qty: 420,989 KG

Unit price: ¥2,669/KG

Import (May 2026)

¥2B

YoY: +15.4%

Qty: 1,098,459 KG

Unit price: ¥1,595/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	United States of America	¥4B	36.0%	198,956 KG	¥22,128/KG
2	Hong Kong	¥2B	18.8%	78,229 KG	¥29,438/KG
3	Malaysia	¥1B	9.3%	2,317,123 KG	¥490/KG
4	Taiwan	¥1B	9.0%	64,467 KG	¥17,163/KG
5	Singapore	¥1B	8.3%	31,867 KG	¥32,013/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	Russia	¥14B	44.3%	8,741,913 KG	¥1,569/KG
2	Chile	¥10B	33.5%	1,581,280 KG	¥6,557/KG
3	Canada	¥2B	6.5%	356,467 KG	¥5,656/KG
4	People's Republic of China	¥2B	6.1%	1,317,512 KG	¥1,441/KG
5	Thailand	¥1B	3.9%	2,033,060 KG	¥593/KG

Subcategories8items

Subheading (6-digit)

030811Live, fresh or chilled:

030821Live, fresh or chilled:

030830Jellyfish (Rhopilema spp.):

Subheading (6-digit)

030890Other:

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

0301Live fish:0302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04:0303Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04:0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine:0307Molluscs, 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:0309Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption:

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