Subheading · Chapter 23 · Section IV, Prepared foodstuffs

HS 2301 20Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder › Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves

Customs duty
15%
3 tariff items
GST now
0% or 5%
depending on the goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
0%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 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
2301 20 11In powder form15%0% or 5%kg
2301 20 19Other15%0% or 5%kg
2301 20 90Other15%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 3 tariff items: 15%. 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

  • Free: 3 tariff items

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. 105Aquatic feed including shrimp feed and prawn feed, poultry feed and cattle feed, including grass, hay and straw, supplement and additives, wheat bran and de -oiled cake other than rice branNil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 153Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves5%

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
2301Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves——
230101Fish meal2.9%Rs. 3.7 per Kg
230199Others0.15%—

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: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 2301 20, and China's below.

China: the same goods (2301 20)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 2301 20. 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
2301.20.10.00Fish meal for animal feed饲料用鱼粉0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin2%0%0%ABMPQ
2301.20.90.00Other flours, meals & pellets of aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption其他不适于供人食用的水产品渣粉0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%0%0%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

2301.20.10Fish meal for animal feed

2301.20.10.00Fish meal for animal feed饲料用鱼粉
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
2%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
11%
Import VAT
0%
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
Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
  • 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.Use用途
  • 3.Form (dregs, pellets)状态(渣粉、团粒)
  • 4.Content of components (protein content, etc.)成分含量(蛋白质含量等)
  • 5.Type (red, white fish meal)种类(红、白鱼粉)
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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
0.8%
Ecuador
1%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
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
1.1%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 2301201000101Fish meal for animal feed (red fish meal)饲料用鱼粉(饲料用红鱼粉)
  • 2301201000102Fish meal for animal feed (white fish meal)饲料用鱼粉(饲料用白鱼粉)

2301.20.90Other flours, meals and pellets, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption

2301.20.90.00Other flours, meals & pellets of aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption其他不适于供人食用的水产品渣粉
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
30%
Import VAT
0%
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
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.Form (dregs, pellets)状态(渣粉、团粒)
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.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
2.5%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 2301209000999Other flours, meals & pellets of aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption其他不适于供人食用的水产品渣粉

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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Sources

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.