HSN chapter 16

HSN chapter 16: Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans or molluscs

5 headings and 46 8-digit tariff items. HSN codes in this chapter start with 16.

⚠️About GST rates: GST rates on many goods changed from 22 September 2025, when most items moved to the 5% and 18% slabs and a few to 40%. This finder lists codes and descriptions only — confirm the rate for your item in the current CBIC rate notification before you invoice.

Headings in chapter 16

1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products · 1 items 1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects · 10 items 1603Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates · 3 items 1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs · 14 items 1605Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates prepared or preserved · 18 items

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