Subheading · Chapter 03 · Section I, Live animals
HS 0307 42Live, fresh or chilled
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates › 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
- Customs duty
- 15% to 30%
- 2 tariff items
- GST now
- 0% or 5%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 0% to 14%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0307 42 10 | Cuttle fish | 30% | 0% or 5% | kg |
| 0307 42 20 | Squid | 15% | 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 2 tariff items: 15% 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: 2 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 13 | All goods, fresh or chilled | Nil |
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 14 | All goods, other than fresh or chilled, and other than pre - packaged and labelled | Nil |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 3 | All goods, other than fresh or chilled, pre-packaged and labelled | 5% |
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 10 | Fish seeds, prawn / shrimp seeds whether or not processed, cured or in frozen state [other than goods falling under Chapter 3 and attracting 5%] | Nil |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 0% or 5% | 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 0% or 5% | 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
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.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| 030701 | In chilled or frozen form | 4.5% | Rs. 29.5 per Kg |
| 030799 | Others | 0.15% | — |
Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 2 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0307 42, and China's below.
China: the same goods (0307 42)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 0307 42. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0307.42.10.00 | Cuttlefish and squid fry墨鱼及鱿鱼种苗 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 9% | 9% | ABPQ |
| 0307.42.91.00 | Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia, Sepiola, Rossia) and squid (Ommastrephes, Loligo, Nototodarus, Sepioteuthis)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属) | 12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 12% | 9% | 9% | ABRSPQ |
| 0307.42.99.00 | Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼 | 14%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 14% | 9% | 9% | ABRSPQ |
- India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
- The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.
Every Chinese code in full
0307.42.10Cuttlefish and squid fry
0307.42.10.00Cuttlefish and squid fry墨鱼及鱿鱼种苗
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 0%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 25 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Whether for planting是否为种苗
- 3.Latin scientific name拉丁学名
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0307421000101Cuttlefish and squid fry墨鱼及鱿鱼种苗(乌贼(墨鱼))
- 0307421000102Cuttle fish and squid spat (squid)墨鱼及鱿鱼种苗(鱿鱼)
0307.42.91Cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.), live, fresh or chilled, other than for breeding
0307.42.91.00Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia, Sepiola, Rossia) and squid (Ommastrephes, Loligo, Nototodarus, Sepioteuthis)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 12%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 70%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
- SExported food hygiene inspection出口食品卫生监督检验
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Prepared or preserved (live, fresh or chilled)制作或保存方法(活、鲜、冷)
- 3.Latin scientific name拉丁学名
- 4.Individual weight个体重量
- 5.Packing specifications包装规格
- 6.GTIN
- 7.CAS
- 8.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.8%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 8.4%
- Ecuador
- 10.2%
- Serbia
- 4.8%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 6%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 6.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0307429100101Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) (live cuttle fish)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(活的乌贼(墨鱼))
- 0307429100102Other live, fresh, chilled cuttle fish (Sepia, Sepiola, Rossia) and squid (Ommastrephes, Loligo, Nototodarus, Sepioteuthis) (live squid)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(活的鱿鱼)
- 0307429100103Cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.), live, fresh or chilled, for feed其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(饲料用乌贼)
- 0307429100104Cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.), live, fresh or chilled, for feed其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(饲料用鱿鱼)
- 0307429100105Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) (other fresh or chilled farmed cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.))其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(其他鲜、冷的养殖墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属))
- 0307429100106Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) (other fresh or chilled wild cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.))其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(其他鲜、冷的野生墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属))
- 0307429100107Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) (other fresh or chilled farmed squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.))其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(其他鲜、冷的养殖鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属))
- 0307429100108Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.) and squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) (other fresh or chilled wild squid (Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.))其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼(乌贼属、巨粒僧头乌贼、耳乌贼属)及鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属)(其他鲜、冷的野生鱿鱼(柔鱼属、枪乌贼属、双柔鱼属、拟乌贼属))
0307.42.99Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid
0307.42.99.00Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 14%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 70%
- Import VAT
- 9%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 9%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
- SExported food hygiene inspection出口食品卫生监督检验
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Prepared or preserved (live, fresh or chilled)制作或保存方法(活、鲜、冷)
- 3.Latin scientific name拉丁学名
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 11.2%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 11.2%
- Ecuador
- 11.5%
- Serbia
- 5.6%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 7.6%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 0307429900101Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (live cuttle fish)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(活的乌贼(墨鱼))
- 0307429900102Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (live squid)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(活的鱿鱼)
- 0307429900103Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (cuttle fish for feed)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(饲料用乌贼)
- 0307429900104Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (squid for feed)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(饲料用鱿鱼)
- 0307429900105Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (other fresh or chilled farmed cuttle fish)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(其他鲜、冷的养殖墨鱼)
- 0307429900106Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (other fresh or chilled wild cuttle fish)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(其他鲜、冷的野生墨鱼)
- 0307429900107Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (other fresh or chilled farmed squid)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(其他鲜、冷的养殖鱿鱼)
- 0307429900108Other live, fresh or chilled cuttle fish and squid (other fresh or chilled wild squid)其他活、鲜、冷的墨鱼及鱿鱼(其他鲜、冷的野生鱿鱼)
China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.
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
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 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
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
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