Updated on: March 14th, 2020 4:11 PM

HSN Code and GST Rate for Ham, Sausages, Caviar and Prawns

In this article, we provide the HSN code and GST rate for ham, sausages, caviar. Also covering GST on prawns and other preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans. Chapter 16 of the HSN code contains the GST rate for preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. Food preparations fall in Chapter 16 of the HSN code provided that they contain more than 20% by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof. In cases where the preparation contains two or more of the products mentioned above, it is classified in the heading of Chapter 16 corresponding to the component or components which predominate by weight. Chapter 16 of the HSN code do not apply to the stuffed products of heading 1902 or to the preparations of heading 2103 or 2104. Further, this chapter does not cover the meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in Chapter 2 or 3 or heading 0504.

HSN Code	HSN Code Description	Import Policy	Policy Conditions	GST Rate in Percentage
1601 00 00	Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products	Free		12
1602	OTHER PREPARED OR PRESERVED MEAT, MEAT OFFAL OR BLOOD
1602 10 00	Homogenised preparations	Free		12
1602 20 00	Of liver of any animal	Free		12
	Of poultry of heading 0105:
1602 31 00	Of turkeys	Free		12
1602 32 00	Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus	Free		12
1602 39 00	Others	Free		12
	Of swine:
1602 41 00	Hams and cuts thereof	Free		12
1602 42 00	Shoulders and cuts thereof	Free		12
1602 49 00	Other, including mixtures	Free		12
1602 50 00	Of bovine animals	Restricted		12
1602 90 00	Other,  including  preparations  of the blood  of  any animal	Free		12
1603	EXTRACTS AND JUICES OF MEAT, FISH OR CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
1603 00	Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates:
1603 00 10	Extracts and juices of meat	Free		12
1603 00 20	Extracts of fish	Free		12
1603 00 90	Other	Free		12
1604	PREPARED OR PRESERVED FISH; CAVIAR AND CAVIAR SUBSTITUTES PREPARED FROM FISH EGGS
	Fish, whole or in piece, but not minced:
1604 11 00	Salmon	Free		12
1604 12	Herrings:
1604 12 11	Pickled	Free		12
1604 12 90	Other	Free		12
1604 13	Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats:
1604 13 10	Sardines, sardinella and brisling	Free		12
1604 13 20	Sprats	Free		12
1604 14	Tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.):
1604 14 10	Tunas	Free		12
1604 14 90	Other	Free		12
1604 15 00	Mackerel	Free		12
1604 16 00	Anchovies	Free		12
1604 17 00	Eels	Free		12
1604 18
1604 18 00	Shark fins	Prohibited		12
1604 19
1604 19 00	Other	Free		12
1604 20 00	Other prepared or preserved fish	Free		12
	Caviar and caviar substitutes:
1604 31 00	Caviar	Free		12
1604 32 00	Caviar substitutes	Free		12
1605	CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES PREPARED OR PRESERVED
1605 10 00	Crab	Free		12
	Shrimps and prawns:
1605 21 00	Not in an airtight container	Free		12
1605 29 00	Other	Free		12
1605 30 00	Lobster	Free		12
1605 40 00	Other crustaceans	Free		12
	Molluscs:
1605 51 00	Oysters	Free		12
1605 52 00	Scallops, including queen scallops	Free		12
1605 53 00	Mussels	Free		12
1605 54
1605 54 00	Cuttlefish and squid	Free		12
1605 55 00	Octopus	Free		12
1605 56 00	Clams, cockles and ark shells	Free		12
1605 57 00	Abalone	Free		12
1605 58 00	Snails, other than sea snails	Free		12
1605 59
1605 59 00	Other	Free		12
	Other aquatic invertebrates:
1605 61 00	Sea cucumbers	Free		12
1605 62 00	Sea urchins	Free		12
1605 63 00	Jellyfish	Free		12
1605 69 00	Other	Free		12

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Import Policy for Ham, Sausages and Other Preparations of Meat

Import of all live-stock products shall be subject to a sanitary import permit to be issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, as per Section 3A of Live-stock Importation Act, 1898, as incorporated by Live Stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 28 of 2001, 29th August 2001), or as amended from time to time. Click here to find GST rate for all goods and services in India. Visit IndiaFilings GST Portal for obtaining GST registration or filing GST returns.

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