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HSN 03030% GSTITC EligibleRCM: Check notificationsLast reviewed: 22 Jan 2026

FISH

GST rate for HSN 0303 is 0%. Use the calculator, copy invoice-ready details, and verify ITC/RCM hints before filing (FY 2025–26).

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Quick summary
TypeGoods
Intra-state split0% CGST + 0% SGST
Inter-state0% IGST
Tip: Compare nearby headings and chapter notes to avoid wrong classification.

GST Rate for HSN 0303

0%

Specific items under 0303

HSN CodeDescriptionGST Rate
030311SOCKEYE SALMON (RED SALMON) (ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA)0%
030312OTHER PACIFIC SALMON (ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA, ONCORHYNCHUS KETA, ONCORHYNCHUS TSCHAWYTSCHA,ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH,ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU AND ONCORHYNCHUS RHODURUS)0%
030313ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) AND DANUBE SALMON (HUCHO HUCHO)0%
030314TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA, ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, ONCOR-HYNCHUS CLARKI, ONCORHYNCHUS AGUABONITA,ONCORHYNCHUS GILAE, ONCORHYNCHUS APACHE AND ONCORHYNCHUS CHRYSOGASTER)0%
030319OTHER0%
030323TILAPIAS (OREOCHROMIS SPP.)0%
030324CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP., SILURUS SPP., CLARIAS SPP., ICTALURUS SPP.)0%
030325CARP (CYPRINUS SPP., CARASSIUS SPP., CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLUS, HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS SPP., CIRRHINUS SPP., MYLOPHARYNGODON PICEUS, CATLA CATLA, LABEO SPP., OSTEOCHILUS HASSELTI, LEPTOBARBUS HOEVENI, MEGALOBRAMA SPP.)0%
030326EELS (ANGUILLA SPP.)0%
030329OTHER0%
030331HALIBUT (RHEINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES, HIPPOG-LOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS,HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS)0%
030332PLAICE (PLEURONECTES PLATESSA)0%
030333SOLE (SOLEA SPP.)0%
030334TURBOTS (PSETTA MAXIMA)0%
030339OTHER0%
030341ALBACORE OR LONG FINNED TUNAS (THUNNUS ALALUNGA)0%
030342YELLOWFIN TUNAS (THUNNUS ALBACARES)0%
030343SKIPJACK TUNA (STRIPE-BELLIED BONITO (KATSUWONUSPELAMIS)0%
030344BIGEYE TUNAS (THUNNUS OBESUS)0%
030345ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNAS (THUNNUS THYNNUS,THUNNUS ORIENTALIS)0%
030346SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNAS (THUNNUS MACCOYII)0%
030349OTHER0%
030351HERRINGS (CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII)0%
030353SARDINES (SARDINA PILCHARDUS, SARDINOPS SPP.), SARDINELLA (SARDINELLA SPP.), BRISLING OR SPRATS (SPRATTUS SPRATTUS)0%
030354MACKEREL (SCOMBER SCOMBRUS, SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS, SCOMBER JAPONICUS)0%
030355JACK AND HORSE MACKEREL (TRACHURUS SPP.)0%
030356COBIA (RACHYCENTRON CANADUM)0%
030357SWORD FISH (XIPHIAS GLADIUS)0%
030359OTHERS:0%
030363COD (GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS MACROCEPHALUS)0%
030364HADDOCK (MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS)0%
030365COAL FISH (POLLACHIUS VIRENS)0%
030366HAKE (MERLUCCIUS SPP., UROPHYCIS SPP.)0%
030367ALASKA POLLOCK (THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA)0%
030368BLUE WHITINGS (MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU, MICROMESISTIUSAUSTRALIS)0%
030369OTHER0%
030381DOGFISH AND OTHER SHARKS:0%
030382RAYS AND SKATES (RAJIDAE)0%
030383TOOTH FISH (DISSOSTICHUS SPP.)0%
030384SEABASS (DICENTRARCHUS SPP.)0%
030389OTHER:0%
030391LIVERS, ROES AND MILT:0%
030392SHARK FINS:0%
030399OTHER:0%
03031100SOCKEYE SALMON (RED SALMON) (ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA)0%
03031200OTHER PACIFIC SALMON (ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA,ONCORHYNCHUS KETA, ONCORHYNCHUS TSCHAWYTSCHA,ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH,ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU AND ONCORHYNCHUS RHODURUS)0%
03031300ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) AND DANUBE SALMON(HUCHO HUCHO)0%
03031400TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA, ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, ONCOR-HYNCHUS CLARKI, ONCORHYNCHUS AGUABONITA,ONCORHYNCHUS GILAE, ONCORHYNCHUS APACHE AND ONCORHYNCHUS CHRYSOGASTER)0%
03031900OTHER0%
03032100FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER SALMONIDAE, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA, ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI,ONCORHYNCHUS AGUABONITA,ONCORHYNCHUS GILAE, ONCORHYNCHUS APACHE ANDONCORHYNCHUS CHRYSOGASTER)0%
03032200FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER SALMONIDAE, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) AND DANUBE SALMON (HUCHO HUCHO)0%
03032300TILAPIAS (OREOCHROMIS SPP.)0%
03032400CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP., SILURUS SPP., CLARIAS SPP., ICTALURUS SPP.)0%
03032500CARP (CYPRINUS SPP., CARASSIUS SPP., CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLUS, HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS SPP., CIRRHINUS SPP., MYLOPHARYNGODON PICEUS,CATLA CATLA, LABEO SPP., OSTEOCHILUS HASSELTI,LEPTOBARBUS HOEVENI, MEGALOBRAMA SPP.)0%
03032600EELS (ANGUILLA SPP.)0%
03032900OTHER0%
03033100HALIBUT (RHEINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES, HIPPOG-LOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS,HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS)0%
03033200PLAICE (PLEURONECTES PLATESSA)0%
03033300SOLE (SOLEA SPP.)0%
03033400Turbots (Psetta maxima)0%
03033900OTHER0%
03034100ALBACORE OR LONG FINNED TUNAS (THUNNUS ALALUNGA)0%
03034200YELLOWFIN TUNAS (THUNNUS ALBACARES)0%
03034300SKIPJACK TUNA (STRIPE-BELLIED BONITO (KATSUWONUSPELAMIS)0%
03034400BIGEYE TUNAS (THUNNUS OBESUS)0%
03034500ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNAS (THUNNUS THYNNUS, THUNNUS ORIENTALIS)0%
03034600SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNAS (THUNNUS MACCOYII)0%
03034900OTHER0%
03035000FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304HERRINGS (CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII), EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES0%
03035100HERRINGS (CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII)0%
03035200FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 -HERRINGS (CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII) AND COD (GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS MACROCEPHALUS) EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES: -- COD (GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS MACROCEPHALUS)0%
03035300SARDINES (SARDINA PILCHARDUS, SARDINOPS SPP.), SARDINELLA (SARDINELLA SPP.), BRISLING OR SPRATS (SPRATTUS SPRATTUS)0%
03035400MACKEREL (SCOMBER SCOMBRUS, SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS, SCOMBER JAPONICUS)0%
03035500JACK AND HORSE MACKEREL (TRACHURUS SPP.)0%
03035600COBIA (RACHYCENTRON CANADUM)0%
03035700SWORDFISH (XIPHIAS GLADIUS)0%
03035910INDIAN MACKERELS (RASTRELLIGER SPP.)0%
03035990other0%
03036000FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 COD (GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS MACROCEPHALUS), EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES0%
03036100FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 - SWORDFISH(XIPHIA GLADIUS) AND TOOTHFISH (DISSOSTICHUS SPP.) EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES: -- SWORDFISH(XIPHIA GLADIUS)0%
03036200FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 - SWORDFISH(XIPHIA GLADIUS) AND TOOTHFISH (DISSOSTICHUS SPP.) EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES: -- TOOTHFISH (DISSOSTICHUS SPP.)0%
03036300COD (GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS MACROCEPHALUS)0%
03036400HADDOCK (MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS)0%
03036500COAL FISH (POLLACHIUS VIRENS)0%
03036600HAKE (MERLUCCIUS SPP., UROPHYCIS SPP.)0%
03036700ALASKA POLLOCK (THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA)0%
03036800BLUE WHITINGS (MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU,MICROMESISTIUSAUSTRALIS)0%
03036900other0%
03037100FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : SARDINES (SARDINA PILCHARDUS, SARDINOPS SPP.), SARDINELLA (SARDINELLA SPP.), BRISLING OR SPRATS(SPRATTUS SPRATTUS)0%
03037200FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : HADDOCK (MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS)0%
03037300FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : COALFISH (POLLACHIUS VIRENS)0%
03037400FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : MACKEREL (SCOMBER SCOMBRUS, SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS, SCOMBER JAPONICUS)0%
03037500FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : DOGFISH AND OTHER SHARKS0%
03037600FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : EELS (ANGUILLA SPP.)0%
03037700FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX, DICENTRARCHUS PUNCTATUS)0%
03037800FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER FISH, EXCLUDING LIVERS AND ROES : HAKE (MERLUCCIUS SPP., UROPHYCIS SPP.)0%
03037910FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : HILSA0%
03037920FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : DARA0%
03037930FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : RIBBON FISH0%
03037940FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : SEER0%
03037950FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : POMFRET (WHITE OR SILVER OR BLACK)0%
03037960FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : GHOLE0%
03037970FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : THREADFIN0%
03037980FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : CROACKER, GROUPER, HOUNDER0%
03037991FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : EDIBLE FISHMAWS OF WILD LIFE0%
03037992FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : EDIBLE SHARK FINS OF WILD LIFE0%
03037999FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304 OTHER : OTHER0%
03038010FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304LIVERS AND ROES EGG OR EGG YOLK OF FISH INCLUDING SHRIMPS0%
03038090FISH, FROZEN, EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS ANDOTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304LIVERS AND ROES OTHER0%
03038110DOGFISH0%
03038190OTHER SHARKS0%
03038200RAYS AND SKATES (RAJIDAE)0%
03038300TOOTHFISH (DISSOSTICHUS SPP.)0%
03038400SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS SPP.)0%
03038910HILSA (TENUALOSA ILISHA)0%
03038920DARA0%
03038930RIBBON FISH0%
03038940SEER0%
03038950POMFRET (WHITE OR SILVER OR BLACK)0%
03038960GHOL0%
03038970THREADFIN0%
03038980CROAKERS, GROUPERS AND FLOUNDERS0%
03038990Other0%
03038991EDIBLE FISHMAWS OF WILD LIFE0%
03038992EDIBLE SHARK FINS OF WILD LIFE0%
03038999OTHER0%
03039010EGG OR EGG YOLK OF FISH0%
03039090OTHER0%
03039110Egg or Egg yolk of fish0%
03039190Other0%
03039200SHARK FINS0%
03039210Shark fins0%
03039910FISH FINS OTHER THAN SHARK FINS, HEADS, TAILS AND MAWS0%
03039990Other edible fish offal0%

Tax calculator for HSN 0303

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Invoice example (₹1,000 taxable value)

Intra-state (CGST + SGST)
Taxable value₹1,000
CGST (0%)0.00
SGST (0%)0.00
Total invoice1000.00
Inter-state (IGST)
Taxable value₹1,000
IGST (0%)0.00
Total invoice1000.00
Chapter note
Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs. Fresh fish is Exempt. Processed, canned, or frozen fish usually attracts 5% or 12% GST.

Compliance pointers (ITC / RCM / classification)

ITC hint

Input Tax Credit depends on usage conditions, restrictions, and supplier eligibility. Treat this as a quick hint — verify for edge cases.

ITC Eligible
RCM / special cases

Reverse Charge is notification-based and can depend on supplier status and transaction type. If you see a warning, double-check notifications and your invoice terms.

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Classification checks
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  • Use chapter notes to avoid common confusions (materials vs finished goods, kits, etc.).
  • For services (99), place-of-supply can change whether IGST/CGST+SGST applies.

FAQs for HSN 0303

What is the GST rate for HSN 0303?

GST rate for HSN 0303 is 0%. Always verify the latest CBIC/GST notifications for changes.

Is HSN mandatory on invoices?

HSN is generally required on B2B invoices; the number of digits depends on turnover and the nature of supply. Exports/imports typically use more detailed codes.

How do I use this code on an invoice?

Add HSN 0303 in the line item and apply GST @ 0%. For intra-state supplies: 0% CGST + 0% SGST. For inter-state supplies: 0% IGST.

Does ITC apply for this HSN?

ITC depends on conditions and restrictions under GST law, plus the nature of usage and supplier eligibility. Use the ITC badge as a hint and verify with your CA for edge cases.

Can Reverse Charge (RCM) apply here?

RCM is notification-based and depends on the supply category, supplier status, and transaction type. If you see an RCM note, treat it as a “verify” signal.

What if I pick the wrong HSN?

Wrong classification can cause rate mismatch, notices, interest/penalty exposure, and reconciliation issues. Compare nearby headings and chapter notes before finalizing.

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