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HSN Code 03027100: Fresh Tilapia

HSN Code 03027100 represents Fresh Tilapia under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Fresh Tilapia correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 03027100, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Fresh Tilapia.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 03027100

HSN Code 03027100 relates to the following description.

Description of Goods

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp.,Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes : Tilapias ( Oreochromis spp .)

Chapter

03 - Fish and crustaceans,molluscs and other acquatic invertibrates

Sub Chapter

0302 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

CGST

0%

SGST

0%

IGST

0%

CESS

0%

What does HSN Code 03027100 not include?

Fresh Tilapia does not include products with the following descriptions.

Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes : Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarkii, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)

Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes: Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus)

Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)

Flat fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes : Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)

Flat fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes: Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Flat fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes : Sole (Solea spp.)

Flat fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes: Turbots (Psetta maxima)

Flat fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes: Others

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) F69pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) F69pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus)

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii)

Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding livers and roes: Other.

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304herrings (clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) excluding livers and roes

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : — Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber Japonicus)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Swordfish ( Xiphias gladius)

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes : Other.

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304cod (gadus morhua, gadus ogac, gadus macrocephalus), excluding livers and roes

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes : Cod ( Gadus morhua , Gadus ogac , Gadus macrocephalus)

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes :Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes :Coalfish ( Pollachius virens )

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes :Hake ( Merluccius spp ., Urophycis spp .)

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes :Alaska Pollack ( Theragra chalcogramma )

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes :Blue whitings ( Micromesistius poutassou , Micromesistius australis )

Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes : Other

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes : sardines (sardina pilchardus, sardinops spp.), sardinella (sardinella spp.) brisling or sprats(sprattus sprattus)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes haddock (melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes coalfish (pollachius virens)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes mackerel (scomber scombrus, scomber australasicus, scomber japonicus)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes dogfish and other sharks

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304- other fish, excluding livers and roes:- eels (anguilla spp.)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304- other fish, excluding livers and roes:- swordfish (xiphias gladius)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304- other fish, excluding livers and roes:- toothfish (dissostichus spp.)

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes other : hilsa

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes other dara

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes other pomfret

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 other fish, excluding livers and roes other other

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fishfillets and other fish meat of heading 0304livers and roes

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp.,Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes : Catfish ( Pangasius spp ., Silurus spp ., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp.,Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes :Carp ( Cyprinus carpio , Carassius carassius , Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp.,Mylopharyngodon piceus )

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp.,Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes :Eels ( Anguilla spp .)

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp.,Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes :- Other

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India’s Trade Performance — HSN Code 03027100 in FY 2025-26

TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry FY 2018-19–FY 2025-26 Values in ₹ Crore

India’s Exports

FY 2025-26

Nil

First year of recorded data

0.0000% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2025-26

< ₹1 Crore

First year of recorded data

0.0000% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2025-26

−< ₹1 Crore

Trade Deficit

Surplus rank #7185 of 12872 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 0302

FY 2025-26

0.00%

Share of Sub-Chapter 0302’s total exports in FY 2025-26

Import side: 0.00% of Sub-Chapter 0302’s imports

At a glance

0.00%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2022-23 · strongest single-year move

0.00%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 0302

Share of Sub-Chapter 0302 exports in FY 2025-26

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 03027100

8-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2025-26, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.

FY 2018-19 Exp. Rank #7729

Balance

+0.89

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.21% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #9220

Balance

−3.04

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−89.89% YoY

0.02% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

3.13 ₹ Cr

0.0001% share

— YoY

1.83% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2020-21

Balance

−2.58

Exports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

2.58 ₹ Cr

0.0001% share

−17.57% YoY

0.70% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #10058

Balance

−1.86

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

1.88 ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−27.13% YoY

0.57% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #10152

Balance

−0.11

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

0.00% YoY

0.01% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−93.09% YoY

0.03% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #10338

Balance

+0.01

Exports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

0.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−92.31% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2024-25

Balance

0.00

Exports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

FY 2025-26

Balance

−0.01

Exports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Imports

< ₹1 Crore ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 0302

Sub-Chapter 0302 total

reference, FY 2025-26

Export

₹403.54 Cr

Import

₹842.63 Cr

Trade Balance

−439.09

Peak export growth year Latest available data Not available YoY = change vs previous FY

Key Trade Insights: HSN Code 03027100 Export-Import Analysis

Export Snapshot for HSN Code 03027100

India exported ₹0.00 Crore worth of Fresh Tilapia in FY 2025-26. Multi-year trend data is being compiled for this hsn code.

FY 2022-23 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 03027100 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 03027100 was recorded in FY 2022-23, when exports surged by 0.00% over the prior year.

India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹0.01 Crore in HSN Code 03027100 Goods

In FY 2025-26, India's imports of ₹0.01 Cr exceeded exports of ₹0.00 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹0.01 Crore — ranking #7185 of 12872 by surplus magnitude.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 03027100 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 3027100 ?

It includes Fresh Tilapia

Do I need an e‑way bill when moving Fresh Tilapia?

e‑Way bill may be required if the consignment value exceeds ₹50,000, subject to notified exemptions. Check your state’s list for agri/animal goods.

Any typical mistake to avoid with Fresh Tilapia?

Don’t charge GST on exempt fresh/chilled items. Only non‑fresh/chilled, pre‑packaged & labelled packs draw 5%.

How should I show Fresh Tilapia on the invoice?

Use the correct HSN and mention the form (fresh/chilled vs frozen/dried) and whether it’s pre‑packaged & labelled.

Does e‑invoicing apply for Fresh Tilapia?

e‑Invoicing depends on turnover, not the item rate. If AATO exceeds the notified threshold (presently ₹5 crore), B2B invoices must be reported to IRP unless you are a notified exempt person.

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