Chapter-3
Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates
Note 1 The term “Marine Products” in this Chapter covers all the eight digit Exim Codes in the Chapter of the ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import
items. All marine species that have been included in the Schedules of the Wild
Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972 are not permitted for export. All Holothurians are
included in the Schedule 1 of Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972.
| S.No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
| 26 |
0300 00 00 |
Kg |
Marine species and products except the following |
Free |
Subject to preshipment quality inspection as may be specified by the
Government through a notification |
| ,, |
0300 00 00 |
Kg |
(a) those species ( and their parts , products and derivatives )
mentioned in the Schedules of the Wild Life ( Protection ) Act, 1972. |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported. |
| 27 |
0302 69 30 0303 79 50 |
Kg |
Fresh or Chilled or Frozen silver pomfrets of weight less than 300
gms.
|
Restricted |
Exports permitted under licence. |
| 28 |
0303 79 99 |
Kg |
Beche-de-mer |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported. |
| 29 |
0306 11 00 0306 12 10 0306 12 90 0306 21 00 0306 22 00 |
Kg |
Lobsters except undersized ( $ ) rock lobster and sand lobster
variety below
|
Free |
Rock Lobster: |
| 30 |
0306 11 00 0306 21 00 |
kg |
Panulirus polyphagus 300 gm as whole chilled live or frozen, 250 gm
as whole cooked; 90 gm as tail |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
| 31 |
0306 11 00 0306 21 00 |
kg |
Panulirus homarus 200gm as whole live, chilled or frozen, 170 gm as
whole cooked, 50 gm as tail |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
| 32 |
0306 11 00 0306 21 00 |
Kg |
Panulirus Ornatus 500gm as whole live/chilled or frozen; 425 gm as
whole cooked; 150gm as tail |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported
Sand Lobster: |
| 33 |
0306 12 10 0306 12 90 0306 22 00 |
kg |
Thenus orientalis 150 gm as whole; 45 gm as tail |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported |
Export Licensing Note
$ Note 1 A consignment/ lot is considered to be undersized if
it contains specified species any piece of which has a weight less than that
indicated against the species or has been processed out of or obtained from
individual pieces of the species weighing less than the minimum weight indicated
against the species.
Note 2 “as tail” means without head .