HS 03.04 Heading · Live Animals & Animal Products

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen

HS heading 03.04 covers Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen. It sits within Chapter 03 and breaks down into 48 six-digit subheadings at the border.

Sourcing this category from India

Products classified under HS 03.04 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.

How to read this code

03.04 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 03.04

The Harmonised System breaks Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen into these 48 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.

0304.31

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

0304.32

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)

0304.33

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)

0304.39

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, carp (as specified by the WCO), eels (Anguilla spp.), and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

0304.41

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho)

0304.42

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)

0304.43

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)

0304.44

Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae

0304.45

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

0304.52

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae

0304.53

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae

0304.54

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

0304.55

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)

0304.56

Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks

0304.57

Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)

0304.59

Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5

0304.61

Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

0304.62

Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)

0304.63

Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)

0304.69

Fish fillets; frozen, carp (Cyprinus/Carassius/Ctenopharyngodon idellus/Hypophthalmichthys/Cirrhinus/Mylopharyngodon piceus/Catla catla/Labeo/Osteochilus hasselti/Leptobarbus hoeveni/Megalobrama), eels (Anguilla) and snakeheads (Channa)

0304.71

Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)

0304.72

Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

0304.73

Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)

0304.74

Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)

0304.75

Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)

0304.79

Fish fillets; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollock

0304.81

Fish fillets; frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)

0304.82

Fish fillets; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)

0304.83

Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)

0304.84

Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

0304.85

Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)

0304.86

Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

0304.87

Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)

0304.88

Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)

0304.89

Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8

0304.91

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

0304.92

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)

0304.93

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

0304.94

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)

0304.95

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)

0304.96

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks

0304.97

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)

0304.99

Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9

Related codes in Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

03.01

Fish; live

03.02

Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

03.03

Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

03.05

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process

03.06

Crustaceans; 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

03.07

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

03.08

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

03.09

Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption

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Last updated 28 Jun 2026 Figures are indicative sourcing benchmarks compiled from exporter quotes, India trade-scheme notifications and public customs tariffs. Confirm live pricing and HS classification before contracting.

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