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0303.53

Subheading in 0303 — Frozen fish

Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.) brisling or sprats (Sprattus…

$3.8MIndia’s exports in 2025
15countries bought from India in 2025
4,348tonnes shipped in 2025
under 1%of 0303 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. China
  2. Spain
  3. United Rep. of Tanzania
  4. USA
  5. United Kingdom
  6. Algeria
  7. Canada
  8. Ireland
  9. New Zealand
  10. Australia

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 0303.53

1 codes India exports
0303.53.00Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.) brisling or sprats (Sprattus…$7.3M in FY 2025-26 — 100% of the total

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
0303.53.00Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.) brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)0% or 5%

GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Where two rates are shown, the rate depends on a condition in the GST notification: open the code for the exact rule. Exports are zero-rated supplies.

Other codes in 0303

0303.89Livers and roes, fish, frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish…$328M in 20250303.59Frozen fish — other: fish of the families bregmacerotidae, euclichthyidae, gadidae, macrouridae, melanonidae, merlucciidae…$141M in 20250303.43Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe- bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding…$32M in 20250303.23Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)$23M in 20250303.42Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe- bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding…$18M in 20250303.33Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding…$12M in 20250303.25Carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus…$7.3M in 20250303.69Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae…$4.6M in 20250303.49Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe- bellied bonito [Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding…$4.1M in 20250303.24Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)$4.0M in 20250303.57Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)$3.9M in 20250303.55Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)$3.9M in 2025