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0306.12

Subheading in 0306 — Crustaceans, smoked and cooked

Lobsters (homarus spp.)

$590KIndia’s exports in 2025
9countries bought from India in 2025
56tonnes shipped in 2025
under 1%of 0306 exports

India’s exports, year by year

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

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. United Arab Emirates
  2. Australia
  3. Italy
  4. Spain
  5. USA
  6. Maldives
  7. Seychelles
  8. Kuwait
  9. Mauritius

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

What's inside 0306.12

2 codes India exports
0306.12.90Lobsters (Homarus spp.): Other$720K in FY 2025-26 — 88% of the total0306.12.10Lobsters (Homarus spp.): Whole cooked$100K in FY 2024-25 — 12% of the total

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
0306.12.10Lobsters (Homarus spp.): Whole cooked0% or 5%
0306.12.90Lobsters (Homarus spp.): Other0% 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 0306

0306.17Scampi (Macrobrachium spp.)$5.0B in 20250306.33Lobsters (Homarus spp.)$52M in 20250306.36Crustaceans, smoked and cooked — other shrimps and prawns$44M in 20250306.11Frozen: Rock lobster and other sea craw fish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)$26M in 20250306.95Shrimps and prawns$7.0M in 20250306.32Lobsters (Homarus spp.)$3.4M in 20250306.15Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)$2.2M in 20250306.14Crabs$1.4M in 20250306.35Norways lobsters (nephrops norvegicus)$150K in 20250306.92Lobsters (Homarus spp.)$100K in 20250306.34Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked…$70K in 20230306.19Crustaceans, smoked and cooked — other, including flours, meals and pellets, of crustaceans, fit for human consumption$30K in 2025