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. It sits within Chapter 03 and breaks down into 22 six-digit subheadings at the border.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 03.05 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
03.05 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 03.05
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
Related codes in Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Fish; live
03.02Fish; 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
03.06Crustaceans; 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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