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HSN Code 0302: Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

HSN 0302 covers fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304. No entry of Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names this heading, so the residual entry applies: 18%. The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 30%. Export policy: Mixed; RoDTEP 0.5–3% of FOB value. The heading has 49 eight-digit tariff items.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 202649 tariff itemsChapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
GST rate18%

No entry names this heading, so the residual entry applies unless the goods are exempt.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · Sch. II · S. No. 639
Basic customs duty30%

Standard rate on all 49 tariff items.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 03
Import conditionsFSSAI clearance

Food-safety compliance, the shelf-life rule and notified entry points apply.

ITC(HS) Sch. 1 · General Note 4
Export policy · RoDTEPMixed · 0.5–3%

Not every line is Free: see the export section. RoDTEP continues up to 31 December 2026.

Sch. 2 Export Policy · Appendix 4R
Tariff items

All 8-Digit Codes Under HSN 0302

Classify the goods at eight digits before you quote a rate: the duty, the export policy and the RoDTEP rate are fixed line by line. Heading text: Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304.

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs dutyExport policyRoDTEP
0302 11 00Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhyncus mykiss, Oncor- hyncus clarkii, Oncorhyncus aguabonita, Oncor- hyncus gilae, Oncorhyncus apache and Oncor- hyncus chrysogaster)30%Free0.5%
0302 13 00Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhy- nchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhy- nchus tschawytscha,Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou andOncorhynchus rhodurus)30%Free0.5%
0302 14 00Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)30%Free0.5%
0302 19 00Other30%Free0.5%
0302 21 00Halibut (Rheinhardtius hippoglossidae, Hippog- lossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 22 00Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 23 00Sole (Solea spp.)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 24 00Turbots (Psetta maxima)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 29 00Other30%Free0.5%
0302 31 00Albacore or long finned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 32 00Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 33 00*Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonuspelamis)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 34 00Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 35 00Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 36 00Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 39 00Other30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 41 00Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 42 00Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 43 00Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 44 00Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber austr- alasicus, Scomber japonicus)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 45 00Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 46 00Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 47 00Sword fish (Xiphias gladius)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 49 00Other30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 51 00Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 52 00Haddock (Melangrammus aegllefinus)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 53 00Coal fish (Pollachinus virens)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 54 00Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 55 00*Alaska Pollock (Theragrachalcogramma)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 56 00Blue whittings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micro- mesistius australis)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 59 00Other30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 71 00Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.),30%Free0.5%
0302 72 00Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)30%Free0.5%
0302 73 00Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Cteno- pharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobar- bus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.):30%Free0.5%
0302 74 00Eels (Anguilla spp.)30%Free0.5%
0302 79 00Other30%Free0.5%
0302 81 00Dogfish and other sharks30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 82 00Rays and skates (Rajidae)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 83 00Tooth fish (Dissostichus spp.)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 84 00Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 85 00Seabream (Sparidae)30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 89 10Hilsa ( Tenualosa ilisha)Other30%Free0.5%
0302 89 20DaraOther30%Free0.5%
0302 89 30PomfretOther30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 89 90OtherOther30%Free0.5%
0302 91 00Livers, roes and miltLivers, roes and milt: kg. 30%30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 92 00Shark finsShark fins: kg. 30%30%Prohibited3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 99 10Fish fins other than shark fins; heads, tails and mawsOther30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)
0302 99 90Other edible fish offalOther30%Free3% (cap ₹24 per kg.)

Basic customs duty is the standard rate in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can lower the duty actually payable. RoDTEP is a percentage of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area.

GST

GST Rate on HSN 0302

GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The rate shown is the total: half is central tax and half is State tax on a sale within a State, and the whole is charged as IGST on an inter-State sale or an import. Read the description in the entry, not only the code: the same heading can sit in two Schedules.

GST rateEntryCodes namedGoods covered by the entry
18%Schedule II, S. No. 639Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry)

Goods of this heading that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.

Import

Customs Duty on HSN 0302

An import pays three things: basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Basic customs duty at
Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
IGST at on value plus both
Total duty and tax
As a share of the value

Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Three conditions at the port for food items

FSS Act compliance before clearance

Import of edible products is allowed only if the consignment meets the quality and packaging requirements of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Customs clears it after that is ensured.

Shelf life on the day of import

The product must have at least 60% of its original shelf life left, or three months before expiry, whichever is less, worked out from the dates on the label.

Notified food entry points only

Codes of this heading are in List B of Appendix V, so the goods can enter only through the ports, airports, land stations and ICDs in List A.

Export

Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 0302

Under Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 the 49 tariff items are marked: 48 Free, 1 Prohibited. “Free” means no export authorisation is needed; a Restricted item needs one from DGFT, and an STE item moves only through the named State trading enterprise.

Tariff itemDescriptionExport policyPolicy condition
0302 92 00Shark finsProhibitedNotification No. 110/2009-14

Policy conditions are numbered in the chapter notes of Schedule 2; read the condition in the Schedule before shipping.

RoDTEP is notified for 49 of the 49 tariff items, at 0.5–3% of FOB value (Appendix 4R, for exports from the domestic tariff area). The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026 at the rates in force on 30 September 2026.

The rate was cut by half for one month in 2026 and then restored. A shipping bill dated from 23 February to 22 March 2026 carries the reduced rate.

  1. Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
  2. All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
  3. Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
  4. Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
  5. Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
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  • The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1. The food-import conditions above come from its General Notes.
  • Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
  • The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if the heading is named in a rate entry.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
  2. Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
  3. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
  4. Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.
  5. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 1, General Notes regarding Import PolicyDGFT, as on 11 August 2025: General Note 4 and Appendix V (food import entry points).

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.

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No entry of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names heading 0302, so the residual entry (Schedule II, S. No. 639) applies and the rate is 18%, unless the goods are exempt under the exemption notification.

The basic customs duty in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act is 30%. Social welfare surcharge at 10% of the basic duty and IGST at the GST rate are added on import. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can reduce the duty actually payable.

Under ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, the tariff items of heading 0302 are marked: 48 Free, 1 Prohibited. Free items need no export authorisation. Restricted items need an authorisation from DGFT, and prohibited items cannot be exported.

Appendix 4R lists 49 tariff items of heading 0302 at 0.5–3% of FOB value. The RoDTEP scheme continues up to 31 December 2026 under DGFT Notification No. 41/2026-27.

Heading 0302 has 49 eight-digit tariff items in the Customs Tariff, from 0302 11 00 to 0302 99 90. GST returns and shipping documents use these eight-digit codes.