HSN CODE - 03056400 : Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN Codes) 03056400 are used for the Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) products under Goods and Service Tax classification.

India was originally using 6 digit HSN codes to classify commodities but later two more digits were added to make the codes more precise, resulting in an 8 digit classification.

Understanding HSN Code 03056400

First two digits (03) represent the chapter number which is Chapter 03 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.

Next two digits (05) represent the heading number which is FISH, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE; SMOKED FISH, WHETHER OR NOT COOKED BEFORE OR DURING THE SMOKING PROCESS; FLOURS, MEALS AND PELLETS, OF FISH FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Next two digits (64) represent the product code which is Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal

Last two digits (00) are for final or deeper classification which is Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

All 8 digits of HSN code is mandatory for export & imports for tax invoice of GST.