Subheading · Chapter 05 · Section I, Live animals

HS 0511 91Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead animals of chapter 3

Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included › Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption

Customs duty
5% to 30%
5 tariff items
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Mostly Prohibited
Free: 1 item, Restricted: 1 item
Export policy
Mostly Free
Restricted: 1 item
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0% to 12%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

5 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
0511 91 10Fish nails30%0% or 5%kg
0511 91 20Fish tails30%0% or 5%kg
0511 91 30Other fish waste30%0% or 5%kg
0511 91 40Artemia cyst5%0% or 5%kg
0511 91 90Other30%0% or 5%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 5 tariff items: 5% to 30%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

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

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Prohibited: 3 tariff items
  • Free: 1 tariff item
  • Restricted: 1 tariff item

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. 25Semen including frozen semenNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 18Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, other than semen including frozen semen.5%

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
0511Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption0.15%—

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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 4 tariff items
  • Restricted: 1 tariff item

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 0511 91, and China's below.

China: the same goods (0511 91)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 7 in force under 0511 91. 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
0511.91.11.10Fertilised eggs of endangered fish濒危鱼的受精卵0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN12%9%0%ABFEPQ
0511.91.11.90Fertilised fish eggs受精鱼卵0%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN12%9%9%ABPQ
0511.91.19.10Non-edible products of endangered fish濒危鱼的非食用产品12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%0%ABFEPQ
0511.91.19.90Other non-edible products of fish其他鱼的非食用产品12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%9%ABPQ
0511.91.90.10Endangered aquatic invertebrate products濒危水生无脊椎动物产品12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%0%ABFEPQ
0511.91.90.20Brine shrimp eggs丰年虫卵6%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN12%9%9%ABPQ
0511.91.90.90Other aquatic invertebrate products其他水生无脊椎动物产品12%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)12%9%9%ABPQ
  • 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

0511.91.11Fertilised fish eggs

0511.91.11.10Fertilised eggs of endangered fish濒危鱼的受精卵
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
0%
General import duty
35%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
0%
Updated by China
7 Sep 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
  • FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
  • EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
Inspection and quarantine
  • 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.GTIN
  • 3.CAS
  • 4.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
6%
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
8.4%
Ecuador
10.2%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511911110999Fertilised eggs of endangered fish濒危鱼的受精卵
0511.91.11.90Fertilised fish eggs受精鱼卵
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
0%
General import duty
35%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
9%
Updated by China
25 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
  • 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.GTIN
  • 3.CAS
  • 4.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
6%
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
8.4%
Ecuador
10.2%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511911190101Fertilized fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excl. endangered) (bass roe)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(鲈鱼卵)
  • 0511911190102Fertilized fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excl. endangered) (salmon roe)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(鲑鱼卵)
  • 0511911190103Fertilized fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excl. endangered) (sturgeon roe)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(鲟鱼卵)
  • 0511911190104Fertilised fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excl. endangered species) (of bastard halibut)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(牙鲆鱼卵)
  • 0511911190105Fertilised fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excl. endangered species) (of rainbow trout)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(虹鳟鱼卵)
  • 0511911190106Fertilised fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excluding endangered species) (sturgeon eggs)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(河肫鱼卵)
  • 0511911190107Fertilised fish eggs (including eyed eggs, excluding endangered species) (turbot eggs)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(大鲮鲆鱼卵)
  • 0511911190108Fertilised fish eggs (including eyed eggs, excluding endangered species) (other fertilised eggs)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(其他受精卵)
  • 0511911190109Fertilized fish eggs (incl. eyed eggs, excl. endangered) (for scientific research)受精鱼卵(包括发眼卵,濒危除外)(科研用)

0511.91.19Other fish products

0511.91.19.10Non-edible products of endangered fish濒危鱼的非食用产品

Including fish maws包括鱼肚

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
0%
Updated by China
7 Sep 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
  • FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
  • EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
Inspection and quarantine
  • 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.Use用途
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
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
8.4%
Ecuador
9.6%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
6%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511911910101Non-edible products of endangered fish (including fish maws) (fertilized eggs)濒危鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(受精卵)
  • 0511911910102Endangered fish non-edible products (incl. fish maws) (sea fish for bait)濒危鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(用作鱼饵的海水鱼)
  • 0511911910103Endangered fish non-edible products (incl. fish maws) (freshwater fish for bait)濒危鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(用作鱼饵的淡水鱼)
0511.91.19.90Other non-edible products of fish其他鱼的非食用产品

Including fish maws包括鱼肚

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
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
  • 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.Use用途
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
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
8.4%
Ecuador
9.6%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
6%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511911990101Other non-edible products of fish (incl. fish maws) (fertilized eggs)其他鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(受精卵)
  • 0511911990102Other non-edible products of fish (incl. fish maws) (sea fish for bait)其他鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(用作鱼饵的海水鱼)
  • 0511911990103Other non-edible products of fish (incl. fish maws) (freshwater fish for bait)其他鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(用作鱼饵的淡水鱼)
  • 0511911990104Other non-edible products of fish (incl. fish maws) (fish skins, bones, scales)其他鱼的非食用产品(包括鱼肚)(鱼类的皮、骨、鳞)

0511.91.90Products of crustaceans, molluscs & other aquatic invertebrates, n.e.s.; dead animals of chapter 3

0511.91.90.10Endangered aquatic invertebrate products濒危水生无脊椎动物产品

Including crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3包括甲壳动物、软体动物,第三章死动物

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
Import VAT
9%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
0%
Updated by China
7 Sep 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
  • FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
  • EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
Inspection and quarantine
  • 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.Use用途
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
1.8%
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
8.4%
Ecuador
10.2%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
6%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511919010101Endangered aquatic invertebrate products (incl. crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Ch 3) (cephalochordates)濒危水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物,第三章死动物)(头索类)
  • 0511919010102Products of endangered aquatic invertebrates (incl. crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Ch 3) (excl. cephalochordates)濒危水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物,第三章死动物)(头索类以外)
0511.91.90.20Brine shrimp eggs丰年虫卵
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
6%
General import duty
35%
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
  • 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.Use用途
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
1.8%
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
8.4%
Ecuador
10.2%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
6%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511919020999Brine shrimp eggs (Artemia eggs)丰年虫卵(丰年虾卵)
0511.91.90.90Other aquatic invertebrate products其他水生无脊椎动物产品

Including crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
12%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
35%
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
  • 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.Use用途
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
1.8%
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
8.4%
Ecuador
10.2%
Serbia
4.8%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
6%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
6.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 0511919090101Other products of aquatic invertebrates (including crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3) (cephalochordates)其他水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物)(头索类)
  • 0511919090102Other aquatic invertebrate products (incl. crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3) (other than cephalochordates)其他水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物)(头索类以外)
  • 0511919090201Other products of aquatic invertebrates (including crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3) (cephalochordates)其他水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物)(头索类)
  • 0511919090202Other aquatic invertebrate products (incl. crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3) (other than cephalochordates)其他水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物)(头索类以外)
  • 0511919090203Other aquatic invertebrate products (incl. crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3) (other than cephalochordates)其他水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物)(头索类以外)
  • 0511919090301Other products of aquatic invertebrates (including crustaceans, molluscs, dead animals of Chapter 3) (natural sponges of animal origin, for industrial use)其他水生无脊椎动物产品(包括甲壳动物、软体动物、第三章死动物)(工业用动物质天然海绵)

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