16 HSN Code: Preparations of Meat, Fish or Crustaceans

HSN Chapter 16 represents Preparations of Meat, Fish or Crustaceans under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Preparations of Meat, Fish or Crustaceans correctly for billing, taxation, and trade purposes. With HSN Chapter 16, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import/export of Preparations of Meat, Fish or Crustaceans.

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Sub Chapters under HSN Chapter 16

Following Sub Chapters fall under HSN Chapter 16:

Sub Chapter New GST Rate Old GST Rate Description
5% 12% Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products
5% 12% Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
5% 12% Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
5% 12% Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
5% 12% Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
New GST Rate: 5% Old GST Rate: 12%

Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products

New GST Rate: 5% Old GST Rate: 12%

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects

New GST Rate: 5% Old GST Rate: 12%

Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

New GST Rate: 5% Old GST Rate: 12%

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

New GST Rate: 5% Old GST Rate: 12%

Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved

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Case Laws Related to Chapter 16

Order Number Description
Aov Agro Food Pvt. Ltd. (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Haryana)
M/S. Switz Foods Pvt. Ltd. (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), West Bengal)
Gitwako Farms (India) Pvt. Ltd. (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Haryana)
Abdul Aziz, M/S. Glow Worm Chips (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)
K. Pazhanan, M/S. S.D. Chips (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Aquaculture (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Tamil Nadu)
Square One Homemade Treats (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)
Kuttappamoothan Swaminathan (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)
Ideal Movers Private Limited (Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu)
Nishith Vipinchandra Shah (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Gujarat)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Aquaculture (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Tamil Nadu)
Nagappan Moothan Thulaseedharan, M/S. N.V. Chips (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)
M/S. Switz Foods Private Limited (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), West Bengal)
Mohanan, M/S. Aswani Chips & Bakers (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

Aov Agro Food Pvt. Ltd. (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Haryana)

M/S. Switz Foods Pvt. Ltd. (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), West Bengal)

Gitwako Farms (India) Pvt. Ltd. (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Haryana)

Abdul Aziz, M/S. Glow Worm Chips (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

K. Pazhanan, M/S. S.D. Chips (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Aquaculture (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Tamil Nadu)

Square One Homemade Treats (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

Kuttappamoothan Swaminathan (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

Ideal Movers Private Limited (Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu)

Nishith Vipinchandra Shah (AAR (Authority For Advance Ruling), Gujarat)

Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Aquaculture (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Tamil Nadu)

Nagappan Moothan Thulaseedharan, M/S. N.V. Chips (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

M/S. Switz Foods Private Limited (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), West Bengal)

Mohanan, M/S. Aswani Chips & Bakers (AAAR (Appellate Authority For Advance Ruling), Kerala)

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