Tariff item · Chapter 03 · Section I, Live animals

HS 0306 93 00Crabs

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates › Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine

Customs duty
30%
Tariff rate
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
7%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate30%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)0% or 5%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.
  • Animal Quarantine & Certification Services (AQCS): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Livestock Importation Act (Act No. IX. of 1898) as amended by the Livestock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (5.7.2001), 2. DADF Notification No. S.O.2666 (E) dated 16.10.2014, Notification No. S.O.3112 (E) dated 30.09.16, Notification Nos. S.O.1495 (E) and 1496 (E) dated 10.6.2014.
  • Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI): a no-objection at customs clearance, under 1. Food safety and Standards Act,2006 read with Licensing & Registration Regulation,2011,Food safety & Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations,2011,Food safety and Standards Rule, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Licensing and registration of Food Business) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Food product standard and food additive)) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards( Packaging and labelling) regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards(Laboratory and Sampling Analysis) regulation, 2011,Notification No-4/15015/30/2011 dated-24.06.2014.

Documents: Sanitory Import Permit/Permit for Import of Livestock Products (DAHD); FSSAI Import License (FSSAI).

"*As enclosed in CBIC Instruction no 30/2022-Cus dtd 14-11-22,FSSAI vide their order dtd 10-10-22 decided mandatory registration of Foreign Manufacturing facilities for Foods categories (Milk and Milk products, Meat and Meat products including PouLtry, Fish and their product,Egg powder,Infant Food and Nutraceuticals) and requested Exporting countries to provide list of existing manufacturers and those intending to Export such products to India in the attached format*Further vide FSSAI notice dtd 11-01-23 and CBIC Instruction no 05/2023-Cus dtd 08-02-23 and in modification to CBIC Instructions no.31/2022-Cus dtd 14-01-22 and FSSAI order dtd 17-10-22 it was clarified to permit Import of specified high risk products such as (Milk and Milk products, Meat and Meat products including PouLtry, Fish and their product,Egg powder,Food for Infant Nutrition/Infant Food and Nutraceuticals.Health Supplements,Food for dietary uses. Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods.Foods for Special Medical purpose) only through designated 79 ports as per attached Annexure from 01-03-23*Ensure compliance of General Notes 4(D) of Sched-I of ITC(HS) 2022 for Food Import entry points*Refer Letter No.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dt 17-06-22 regarding rectifiable labeling information for Imported Food consignments and Order No.1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dt 17-06-2022 regarding Import of Clove stem received from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and CBIC Instruction no.10/2022-Customs dtd 28-06-22 WRT toPara 2 on the rectifiable labeling information for Imported Food consignments*The Importer must quote the IRN generated in esanchit pertaining to Sanitary Import Permit with document code 911DF1, issued and uploaded by AQCS, for the concerned CTIS listed in Annexure A (SL.NO 3) of Circular No 24/2022-Cus dtd 28-11-2022 to obtain the NOC.Ref CBIC Instruction no 09/23-Cus dt 07-03-23 in modification to Instructions no 10/22-Cus dt 28-06-22 alongwith FSSAI order dt 18-11-22 issued under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI and FSSAI clarification order dtd 18-11-22 on rectifiable labelling for Imported Food consignment*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

  • Free.
Notes on these rates
  • BCD is the statutory rate in CBIC's Customs Tariff (as on 30.06.2025): this tariff line is not in our snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal, so it is priced from CBIC's tariff instead. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after that edition, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
  • IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
  • AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
  • AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
  • Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
  • This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
  • This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.
  • Preferences that only the Indian Trade Portal lists, such as duty-free tariff preference for least-developed countries, are not shown for this line; agreement rates from CBIC's schedules still are.

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 13All goods, fresh or chilledNil
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 14All goods, other than fresh or chilled, and other than pre - packaged and labelledNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 3All goods, other than fresh or chilled, pre-packaged and labelled5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 10Fish seeds, prawn / shrimp seeds whether or not processed, cured or in frozen state [other than goods falling under Chapter 3 and attracting 5%]Nil

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250% or 5%2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250% or 5%10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine——
030601Shrimp/prawn in frozen form other than Accelerated Freeze Dried (AFD)3.5%Rs. 30.8 per Kg
030602Accelerated Freeze Dried (AFD) shrimp / prawn2.9%Rs. 123.8 per Kg
030603Lobster / Crab4.4%Rs. 74.6 per Kg
030604Pasteurised tinned chilled crab meat4.5%Rs. 201 per Kg
030605Others in chilled or frozen form4.4%Rs. 46.3 per Kg
030699Others0.15%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 2.4% of the FOB value, capped at Rs. 62 per kg, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 1.4% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

  • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Amendments and Rules thereunder.

*AS PER S.NO 28 OF OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY; EXPORT OF MARINE SPECIES AND PRODUCTS EXCEPT THOSE SPECIES (AND THEIR PARTS, PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES) MENTIONED IN THE SCHEDULES OF THE WILD LIFE(PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 IS PERMITTED SUBJECT TO PRESHIPMENT QUALITY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE AS SPEC. BY THE GOVT THROUGH A NOTN.*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

  • Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0306 93, and China's below.

China: the same goods (0306 93)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 0306 93. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
0306.93.10.00Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine干、盐腌或盐渍的其他中华绒螯蟹7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)7%9%9%ABRSPQ
0306.93.20.00Other swimming crabs, dried, salted or in brine干、盐腌或盐渍的其他梭子蟹7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)7%9%9%ABRSPQ
0306.93.90.00Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine干、盐腌或盐渍的其他蟹7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)7%9%9%ABRSPQ
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

0306.93.10Chinese mitten crabs, otherwise prepared or preserved, of this heading

0306.93.10.00Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine干、盐腌或盐渍的其他中华绒螯蟹

smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
7%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
9%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
  • SExported food hygiene inspection出口食品卫生监督检验
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Method of preparation or preservation (dried, salted, in brine, etc.)制作或保存方法(干、盐腌、盐渍等)
  • 3.Condition (in shell, shelled)状态(带壳、去壳)
  • 4.Latin scientific name拉丁学名
  • 5.Individual weight个体重量
  • 6.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
2.1%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
4.9%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
7.6%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0306931000101Other dried, salted or in brine Chinese mitten crabs, whether in shell or not, smoked or not, whether cooked before or during smoking (farmed dried crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他中华绒螯蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(养殖干制蟹类制品)
  • 0306931000102Other dried, salted or in brine Chinese mitten crabs, whether in shell or not, smoked or not, whether cooked before or during smoking (wild dried crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他中华绒螯蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(野生干制蟹类制品)
  • 0306931000103Other crabs of the species Eriocheir sinensis, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked, with or without shell, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process) (farmed salted and brined crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他中华绒螯蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(养殖盐腌及盐渍蟹类制品)
  • 0306931000104Other crabs of the species Eriocheir sinensis, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked, with or without shell, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process) (wild salted and brined crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他中华绒螯蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(野生盐腌及盐渍蟹类制品)

0306.93.20Swimming crabs, prepared or preserved by other methods specified in this heading

0306.93.20.00Other swimming crabs, dried, salted or in brine干、盐腌或盐渍的其他梭子蟹

smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
7%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
9%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
  • SExported food hygiene inspection出口食品卫生监督检验
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Method of preparation or preservation (dried, salted, in brine, etc.)制作或保存方法(干、盐腌、盐渍等)
  • 3.Condition (in shell, shelled)状态(带壳、去壳)
  • 4.Latin scientific name拉丁学名
  • 5.Individual weight个体重量
  • 6.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
4.9%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
7.6%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0306932000101Other swimming crabs, dried, salted or in brine (including smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process) (aquaculture dried crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他梭子蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(养殖干制蟹类制品)
  • 0306932000102Other swimming crabs, dried, salted or in brine (including smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process) (wild dried crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他梭子蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(野生干制蟹类制品)
  • 0306932000103Other swimming crabs, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking) (aquaculture salted and brined crab products).干、盐腌或盐渍的其他梭子蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(养殖盐腌及盐渍蟹类制品)
  • 0306932000104Other swimming crabs, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking) (wild salted and brined crab products).干、盐腌或盐渍的其他梭子蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(野生盐腌及盐渍蟹类制品)

0306.93.90Other crabs, prepared or preserved by other methods specified in this heading

0306.93.90.00Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine干、盐腌或盐渍的其他蟹

smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
7%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
9%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • RImported food hygiene inspection进口食品卫生监督检验
  • SExported food hygiene inspection出口食品卫生监督检验
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Method of preparation or preservation (dried, salted, in brine, etc.)制作或保存方法(干、盐腌、盐渍等)
  • 3.Condition (in shell, shelled)状态(带壳、去壳)
  • 4.Latin scientific name拉丁学名
  • 5.Individual weight个体重量
  • 6.Packing specifications包装规格
  • 7.GTIN
  • 8.CAS
  • 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
7%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
7.6%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0306939000101Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking) (dried farmed crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(养殖干制蟹类制品)
  • 0306939000102Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked, in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking) (dried wild crab products)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(野生干制蟹类制品)
  • 0306939000103Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked crabs, with or without shell, whether or not cooked before or during smoking) (salted and brined crabs, farmed)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(养殖盐腌及盐渍蟹类制品)
  • 0306939000104Other crabs, dried, salted or in brine (incl. smoked crabs, with or without shell, whether or not cooked before or during smoking) (salted and brined crabs, wild)干、盐腌或盐渍的其他蟹(包括熏制的带壳或去壳的,不论在熏制前或熏制过程中是否烹煮)(野生盐腌及盐渍蟹类制品)

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

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