Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process
HS heading 03.05 covers Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process. Within Chapter 03 it splits into 22 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $42.5M
- Share of Chapter 03
- 0.7%
- Rank in its chapter
- #6 of 8
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 03.05 covers Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process. At the six-digit line it separates fish and fish fillets, 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 $42.5M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.7% of all Chapter 03 exports, ranking #6 of 8 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
03.05 is the four-digit HS heading for fish, dried, salted or in brine. 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 03.05
The Harmonised System breaks Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process into these 22 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Fish; livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3
Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, gorbuscha, keta, tschawytscha, kisutch, masou, rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar) and Danube (Hucho hucho), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss/clarki/aguabonita/gilae/apache/chrysogaster), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
Fish; smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal
Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod
Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish
Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5
Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengas, Clupea pallasii)
Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, anchovies (Engrails spp.)
Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads
Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.6
Fish; edible offal, shark fins
Fish; edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws
Fish; edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and maws
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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