Fish; live
HS heading 03.01 covers Fish; live. It sits within Chapter 03 and breaks down into 8 six-digit subheadings at the border.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 03.01 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Fish; live sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
03.01 is the four-digit HS heading. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 03.01
The Harmonised System breaks Fish; live into these 8 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Fish; live, ornamental, freshwater
Fish; live, ornamental, other than freshwater
Fish; live, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
Fish; live, eels (Anguilla spp.)
Fish; live, carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)
Fish; live, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)
Fish; live, southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii)
Fish; live, n.e.c. in heading 0301
Related codes in Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
03.03Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
03.04Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen
03.05Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process
03.06Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
03.07Molluscs; 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
03.08Aquatic 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
03.09Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption
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