Chapter · Chapter 03 · Section I, Live animals
HS 03Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- Customs duty
- 5% to 30%
- 306 tariff items
- Import policy
- Mostly Free
- Restricted: 8 items, Prohibited: 3 items
- Export policy
- Mostly Free
- Prohibited: 3 items
- Unit
- kg
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
9 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0301 | Live fish | 30% | 0% | kg |
| 0302 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | 30% | 0% | kg |
| 0303 | Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0304 | Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0305 | Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0306 | Crustaceans, 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 | 5% to 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0307 | Molluscs, 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 | 15% to 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 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 | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0309 | Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 306 tariff items: 5% to 30%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 293 tariff items
- Restricted: 8 tariff items
- Prohibited: 3 tariff items
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 303 tariff items
- Prohibited: 3 tariff items
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.