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. Within Chapter 03 it splits into 48 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $220.3M
- Share of Chapter 03
- 3.6%
- Rank in its chapter
- #4 of 8
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 03.04 covers Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen. At the six-digit line it separates fish fillets and fish meat, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. Marine products are a major Indian export, led by frozen shrimp and a wide range of finfish from the eastern and western seaboards. India exported $220.3M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 3.6% of all Chapter 03 exports, ranking #4 of 8 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
03.04 is the four-digit HS heading for fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not m. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many live animals & animal products lines — 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.
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, carp (as specified by the WCO), eels (Anguilla spp.), and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
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)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, salmonidae
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks
Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish meat; excluding fillets, whether or not minced; fresh or chilled, of fish n.e.c. in item no. 0304.5
Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)
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)
Fish fillets; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
Fish fillets; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Fish fillets; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens)
Fish fillets; frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
Fish fillets; frozen, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae other than cod, haddock, coalfish, hake, and Alaska pollock
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)
Fish fillets; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
Fish fillets; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish fillets; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
Fish fillets; frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Fish fillets; frozen, dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish fillets; frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
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)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, dogfish and other sharks
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, rays and skates (Rajidae)
Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9
Top destinations for Chapter 03 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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