HSN code 03046900 covers frozen fillets of select freshwater fish species including tilapias, catfish, carp varieties, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, catering primarily to seafood processors, food service distributors, and retail frozen food segments across domestic and international markets. This classification represents value-added fish products rather than whole fish, with fillets typically undergoing cleaning, deboning, and flash-freezing before export. India classifies these frozen fillets as freely exportable without licensing requirements, making them accessible for shipment to global destinations subject to standard food safety and phytosanitary compliance.
HSN code 03046900 (HSN code 03046900 covers frozen fillets of select freshwater fish species including tilapias, catfish, carp varieties, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, catering primarily to seafood processors, food service distributors, and retail frozen food segments across domestic and international markets. This classification represents value-added fish products rather than whole fish, with fillets typically undergoing cleaning, deboning, and flash-freezing before export. India classifies these frozen fillets as freely exportable without licensing requirements, making them accessible for shipment to global destinations subject to standard food safety and phytosanitary compliance.) is classified as Free under India's DGFT ITC(HS) export policy — no export license is required.
This product may be freely exported/imported from India without a license.
HSN Code Details
HSN code 03046900 covers frozen fillets of select freshwater fish species including tilapias, catfish, carp varieties, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, catering primarily to seafood processors, food service distributors, and retail frozen food segments across domestic and international markets. This classification represents value-added fish products rather than whole fish, with fillets typically undergoing cleaning, deboning, and flash-freezing before export. India classifies these frozen fillets as freely exportable without licensing requirements, making them accessible for shipment to global destinations subject to standard food safety and phytosanitary compliance.
Related HSN Codes (Heading 0304)
- 0304(whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozenFree
- 03043100Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias - Free (Oreochromis spp.), catfishFree
- 03043200Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla - Free catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) : -- Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp)Free
- 03043300Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish - Free (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.),Free
- 03043900Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., - Free Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) : -- OtherFree
- 03044100Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish : --Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, - Free Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou andFree
Frequently Asked Questions
No. HSN 03046900 is classified as Free under DGFT ITC(HS) policy, so it can be exported from India without an export license or permit.
HSN code 03046900 covers frozen fillets of select freshwater fish species including tilapias, catfish, carp varieties, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, catering primarily to seafood processors, food service distributors, and retail frozen food segments across domestic and international markets. This classification represents value-added fish products rather than whole fish, with fillets typically undergoing cleaning, deboning, and flash-freezing before export. India classifies these frozen fillets as freely exportable without licensing requirements, making them accessible for shipment to global destinations subject to standard food safety and phytosanitary compliance.
HSN 03046900 falls under Chapter 03 and Heading 0304 of India's customs tariff schedule.
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