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Tariff item · Chapter 16 · Section IV, Prepared foodstuffs

HS 1602 10 00Homogenised preparations

Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates or of insects › Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal blood or insects

Customs duty
30%
Tariff rate
GST now
5%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
5%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate30%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)5%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–Sri Lanka FTA0%Sri Lanka
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA6%United Arab Emirates
India–Australia ECTA12.9%Australia
SAPTA15%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs24%Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs24%United Kingdom
India–Chile PTA25.5%Chile
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs27%Oman

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.
  • Animal Quarantine & Certification Services (AQCS): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Livestock Importation Act (Act No. IX. of 1898) as amended by the Livestock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (5.7.2001), 2. DADF Notification No. S.O.2666 (E) dated 16.10.2014, Notification No. S.O.3112 (E) dated 30.09.16, Notification Nos. S.O.1495 (E) and 1496 (E) dated 10.6.2014.
  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.

Documents: Sanitory Import Permit/Permit for Import of Livestock Products (DAHD); FSSAI Import License (FSSAI).

"*As enclosed in CBIC instruction no 30/2022-CUS dtd 14-11-22,FSSAI vide their order dtd 10-10-22 decided mandatory registration of foreign manufacturing facilities for foods categories (Milk and Milk Products, Meat and Meat Products Including Poultry, Fish and their Product,Egg Powder,Infant Food and Nutraceuticals) and requested exporting countries to provide list of existing manufacturers and those intending to export such products to India in the attached format*Further vide FSSAI notice dtd 11-01-23 and CBIC instuction no 05/2023-CUS dtd 08-02-23 and in modification to CBIC instuctions no.31/2022-CUS dtd 14-01-22 and FSSAI order dtd 17-10-22 it was clarified to permit Import of specified high risk products such as (Milk and Milk Products, Meat and Meat Products Including Poultry, Fish and their Product,Egg Powder,Food for Infant Nutrition/Infant Food and Nutraceuticals.Health Supplements,Food for Dietary Uses. Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods.Foods For Special Medical Purpose) only through designated 79 ports as per attached annexure from 01-03-23*In case of PGA facilitated bills I.E. which have not been routed through PGA for NOC,Proper Officer should verify and ensure that the mandatory documents-specimen copy of label[0110FS], Health Certificate[6360AQ], FSSAI Import license[911001], sanitary Import permit[911DF1]have been uploaded in (E-Sanchit) before giving Out-of-Charge(OOC)*Ensure compliance of general notes 4(d) of Sched-I of ITC(HS) 2022 for food Import entry points*Refer letter no.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 DT 17-06-22 regarding rectifiable labeling information for Imported food consignments and order no.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 DT 17-06-2022 regarding Import of clove stem received from food safety and standards Authority of India and CBIC instruction no.10/2022-Customs dtd 28-06-22 wrt to para 2 on the rectifiable labeling information for Imported food consignments*The Importer must upload the veterinary health certificate issued by the exporting country with document code 853AQ1 for the concerned Customs Tariff Items (CTIS) listed in annexure a (sl.no 1) of circular no 24/2022-CUS dtd 28-11-2022.the Importer must upload the laboratory reports/Certificate of Analysis (COA) with document code 001AQ1, for the concerned CTIS listed in annexure a (sl.no 2) of circular no 24/2022-CUS dtd 28-11-2022.the Importer must quote the IRN generated in Esanchit pertaining to sanitary Import permit with document code 911DF1, issued and uploaded by AQCS, for the concerned CTIS listed in annexure a (sl.no 3) of circular no 24/2022-CUS dtd 28-11-2022 to obtain the NOC.ref CBIC instruction no 09/23-CUS DT 07-03-23 in modification to instructions no 10/22-CUS DT 28-06-22 alongwith FSSAI order DT 18-11-22 issued under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI and FSSAI clarification order dtd 18-11-22 on rectifiable labelling for Imported food consignment*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 5%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 12%.
  • Change: Down.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 101Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 202512%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255%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)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal blood or insects0.15%—

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 20 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Amendments and Rules thereunder.

*EXPORT OF ALL WILD ANIMALS, ANIMAL ARTICLES INCLUDING THEIR PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES EXCLUDING THOSE FOR WHICH OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN GRANTED AND ALSO THOSE REQUIRED FOR TRANSACTIONS FOR EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT UNDER WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 INCLUDING THEIR PARTS AND PRODUCTS. IS PROHIBITED REF - SL. NO. 1 OF SCHEDULE-2 ITC HS EXPORT POLICY* AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE. IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F. NO. 450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.**EXPORT OF OTHER PREPARED OR PRESERVED MEAT, OFFAL UNDER HS CODE 1602 AS PER AMENDED POLICY CONDITIONS FOR HALAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IS NOTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:1.MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO BE EXPORTED AS HALAL CERTIFIED ONLY IF PRODUCED, PROCESSED AND/OR PACKAGED IN A FACILITY HAVING A VALID CERTIFICATION UNDER THE INDIA CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME (I-CAS) HALAL OF QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA (QCI), ISSUED BY A CERTIFICATION BODY DULY ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITED VY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB) AS PER THE GUIDELINES ISSUED/AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. I-CAS HALAL AND THE GUIDELINES CAN BE ACCESSED AT <HTTPS://QCIN.ORG/I-CAS> .THE PROCEDURE FOR EXPORT OF NON-HALAL CERTIFIED MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. 2.THE EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS TO COUNTRIES WHERE THERE IS A REGULATION ON HALAL THE PRODUCER/SUPPLIER/EXPORTER SHALL ALSO MEET THE IMPORTING COUNTRY'S REQUIREMENTS/REGULATIONS, AS APPLICABLE, AND SHALL HOLD VALID CERTIFICATE(S) ISSUED BY HALAL CERTIFICATION BODIES APPROVED UNDER THE NATIONAL HALAL SYSTEM OF THE IMPORTING COUNTRY. IN SUCH CASES,THE HALAL CERTIFICATION UNDER I-CAS HALAL SHALL BE INITIALLY VOLUNTARY ON THE PART OF THE PRODUCER/SUPPLIER/EXPORTER. 3. ALL EXISTING HALAL CERTIFICATION BODIES SHALL HAVE SIX MONTHS TIME FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS NOTIFICATION TO SEEK ACCREDITATION FROM NABCB FOR I-CAS HALAL. 4.ALL EXISTING EXPORT UNITS INCLUDING THOSE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH APEDA AS MEMBERS, SHALL HAVE SIX MONTHS TIME FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS NOTIFICATION, FOR REGISTERING THEMSELVES AT DEDICATED AND INTEGRATED ONLINE PORTAL FOR MEAT EXPORTS DEVELOPED BY APEDA. 5.THE EXPORT WILL HOWEVER BE SUBJECT TO THE FOREIGN TRADE POLICY, AS ISSUED/AMENDED BY DGFT FROM TIME TO TIME.REF DGFT NOTF NO 03/2023 DTD 06-04-23*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free under DGFT 34/2024-25 of 1 Oct 2024.
  • Condition: Subject to Policy Condition 2 of this chapter.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 1602 10, and China's below.

China: the same goods (1602 10)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 1602 10. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
1602.10.00.10Homogenized food preparations containing endangered wild animal or insect ingredients含濒危野生动物或昆虫成分的均化食品5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)5%13%0%ABFEPRS
1602.10.00.90Homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects其他动物肉、食用杂碎、血或昆虫的均化食品5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)5%13%13%ABPRS
  • 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

1602.10.00Homogenised food preparations

1602.10.00.10Homogenized food preparations containing endangered wild animal or insect ingredients含濒危野生动物或昆虫成分的均化食品

Finely homogenized preparations of meat, edible offal or blood, in retail packings指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
90%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
0%
Updated by China
7 Sep 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
  • FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
  • EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
Inspection and quarantine
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • 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
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
12%
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
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 1602100010101Homogenised preparations containing endangered wild animal ingredients (made from meat, meat offal or blood, finely homogenised, in retail packings)含濒危野生动物成分的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(其他熟制禽肉制品)
  • 1602100010102Homogenized preparations containing endangered wild animal ingredients (made from meat, edible offal or blood, finely homogenized, in retail packings) (other boneless cooked meat products)含濒危野生动物成分的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(其他去骨熟制畜肉制品)
  • 1602100010103Homogenized preparations containing endangered wild animal ingredients (made from meat, edible offal or blood, finely homogenized, in retail packings) (other bone-in cooked meat products)含濒危野生动物成分的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(其他带骨熟制畜肉制品)
  • 1602100010104Homogenized food preparations containing endangered wild animal components (of meat, meat offal or blood, finely homogenized, put up for retail sale) (other animal meat, offal and edible by-products, n.e.s.)含濒危野生动物成分的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(未列出的其他动物肉脏及杂碎制品)
  • 1602100010999Homogenized food preparations containing endangered wild animal components (consisting of meat, meat offal or blood, finely homogenized, put up for retail sale)含濒危野生动物成分的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)
1602.10.00.90Homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects其他动物肉、食用杂碎、血或昆虫的均化食品

Of meat, edible offal, blood or insects, finely homogenized, in retail packings指用肉、食用杂碎、动物血或昆虫经精细均化制成,零售包装

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
90%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
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
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • 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
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 3.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 4.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
12%
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
7.5%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
8.2%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 1602100090101Other homogenised preparations of meat or meat offal (made from finely homogenised meat, meat offal or blood, put up for retail sale) (other cooked poultry meat products)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(其他熟制禽肉制品)
  • 1602100090102Homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal or blood, for retail sale (other boneless cooked meat products)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(其他去骨熟制畜肉制品)
  • 1602100090103Homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal or blood, for retail sale (other bone-in cooked meat products)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(其他带骨熟制畜肉制品)
  • 1602100090104Other homogenized preparations of meat or meat offal (finely homogenized meat, meat offal or blood, put up for retail sale) (homogenized pork preparations made from the above products)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(以上述产品为原料制成的猪肉均化食品)
  • 1602100090105Other homogenized preparations of meat or meat offal (finely homogenized meat, meat offal or blood, put up for retail sale) (homogenized beef preparations made from the above products)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(以上述产品为原料制成的牛肉均化食品)
  • 1602100090106Other homogenised preparations of meat or meat offal (meaning preparations of meat, meat offal or blood, finely homogenised and put up for retail sale) (other unlisted animal meat and offal preparations)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)(未列出的其他动物肉脏及杂碎制品)
  • 1602100090999Other homogenised preparations of meat or meat offal (made from finely homogenised meat, meat offal or blood, in retail packings)其他动物肉或食用杂碎的均化食品(指用肉、食用杂碎或动物血经精细均化制成,零售包装)

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

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