Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
HS heading 16.04 covers Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. It sits within Chapter 16 and breaks down into 12 six-digit subheadings at the border.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 16.04 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
16.04 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 16.04
The Harmonised System breaks Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs into these 12 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Fish preparations; salmon, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; herrings, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; anchovies, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; eels, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; shark fins, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)
Fish preparations; fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604
Fish preparations; fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved
Fish preparations; caviar
Fish preparations; caviar substitutes, prepared from fish eggs
Related codes in Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof
Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products
16.02Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
16.03Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
16.05Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
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