HSN Codes · Chapter 03: Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates

HSN Code 03051000

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smokedfish, whether or not cooked before orduring the smoking process; flours,meals and pellets, of fish fit for humanconsumptionflours, meals and pellets, of fish fit for human consumption

Typical GST rate

Varies

Depends on sub-classification

Type

Goods

HSN classification

Code level

8-digit

Tariff item

Reading code 03051000

The first two digits (03) place this code in chapter 03 — Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates. Heading 0305 groups the product family, and the remaining digits pin down this specific 8-digit classification. Remember: you can never invent a shorter code by truncating a longer one — only codes that exist in the official tariff are valid.

Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates — fresh, chilled, frozen, or processed. Fresh fish is typically exempt; processed forms are taxed.

Parent heading

0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

Related codes in heading 0305

  • 03052000 — Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine
  • 03053000 — Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
  • 03053100 — Tilapias (oreochromis spp.), catfish (pangasius spp., silurus spp., clarias spp., ictalurus spp.),carp (cyprinus spp.,carassius spp., cteno- pharyngodon idellus, hypophthalmichthys spp., cirrhinus spp., mylopharyngodon piceus, catla catla, labeo spp., osteochilus hasselti, leptobarbus hoeveni, megalobrama spp.), eels (anguilla spp.), nile perch (lates niloticus) and snakeheads (channa spp.)
  • 03053200 — Fish of the familes bregmacerotidae, euclichthyidae, gadidae,macrouridae, melanonidae, merlucciidae, moridae and muraenolepididae
  • 03053900 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — other — other
  • 03054100 — Pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, oncorhynchus keta, oncorhynchus tschawytscha, oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus masou and oncorhynchus rhodurus), atlantic salmon (salmo salar) and danube salmon (hucho hucho)
  • 03054200 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — herrings (clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) — herrings (clupea harengus, clupea pallasii)
  • 03054300 — Trout (salmo trutta, oncorhynchus mykiss, oncorhynchus clarki, oncorhynchus aguabonita, oncorhynchus gilae, oncorhynchus apache and oncorhynchus chrysogaster)
  • 03054400 — Tilapias (oreochromis spp.), catfish (pangasius spp., silurus spp., clarias spp., ictalurus spp.), carp (cyprinus spp.,carassius spp., ctenophar-yngodon idellus, hypophthalmichthys spp., cirrhinus spp., mylopharyngodon piceus, catla catla, labeo spp., osteochilus hasselti, lepto-barbus hoeveni, megalobrama spp.), eels(anguilla spp.), nile perch (lates niloticus)and snakeheads (channa spp.)
  • 03054900 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process — other — other

Frequently asked questions

The GST rate under 03051000 depends on the specific item and applicable notifications. Check the classification with our HSN code finder and confirm the rate before invoicing.
Businesses with annual aggregate turnover of ₹5 crore or more must report at least 6 digits on e-invoices and e-way bills; below ₹5 crore, 4 digits is the B2B minimum. Exports require 8 digits.
Every line item on a GST tax invoice carries its HSN code alongside the description, quantity, taxable value, and tax breakup. The code also flows into your GSTR-1 HSN summary and e-way bills.

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