HSN Code 3022 – Flat Fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae,…

What is HSN Code 3022?

HSN code 3022 is the Harmonized System of Nomenclature classification for Flat Fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae And… under India's Goods and Services Tax (GST). It is a 4-digit code sitting at the heading (4-digit) level of the HSN hierarchy.

This code belongs to Chapter 30 — Pharmaceutical Products, which is part of Section VI: Chemical Products. Every GST-registered business supplying flat fish (pleutronectidae, bothidae, cynoglossidae, soleidae, scophthalmidae and… must quote HSN 3022 (or the digit-length required for its turnover) on tax invoices and in GSTR-1.

Classification breakdown of 3022

Level	Code	Description
Chapter	30	pharmaceutical products
Heading	3022	flat fish (pleutronectidae, bothidae, cynoglossidae, soleidae, scophthalmidae and citharidae), excluding livers and roes

GST rate for HSN 3022

Goods under HSN 3022 attract GST at one of the five standard slabs. The exact rate depends on the specific product and the latest GST Council notification — always confirm before invoicing.

Nil / Exempt

Fresh produce, milk, cereals, books

Merit rate

Essentials, packaged food, transport

12%

Standard-low

Processed food, mobiles, apparel > ₹1,000

18%

Standard

Most goods, electronics, services

28%

Demerit / luxury

Cars, cement, aerated drinks, tobacco

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Related HSN codes

HSN Code	Description
3001	glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried,whether or not powdered, extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions for organo-therapeutic uses, heparin and its salts,
3002	human blood; animal blood prepared fortherapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines,toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and other similar products; cell cultures, whether or not modified
3003	medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3004	medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale
3005	wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes
3006	pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter
3011	ornamental fish
3019	other live fish
3021	salmonidae, excluding livers and roes
3023	tunas (of the genus thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [euthynnus (katsuwonus pelamis), excluding livers and roes
3024	herrings (clupea harengus, clupea pallasii), anchovies (engraulis spp), sardines (sardina pilchardus, sardinops spp), sardinella (sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (sprattus sprattus), mackerel (scomber scombrus, scomber australascicus, scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (trachurus spp.) cobia (rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (xiphias gladius), excluding livers and roes
3025	fish of the families bregmacerotidae, euclichthyidae, gadidae, macrouridae, melanonidae, merluccidae, moridae and muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
3026	other fish, excluding livers and roes
3027	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 (anguila spp.), nile perch (lates niloticus) and snakeheads (channa spp.) excluding livers and roes
3028	other fish exculding edible fish offal of sub-headings 0302 91 to 0302 99
3029	livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal
3031	pacific salmon (oncorhynchus nerka, oncorhynchus gorbuscha, oncorhynchus keta, oncorhynchus tschawytscha. oncorhynchus kisutch, oncorhynchus masou and oncorhynchus rhodurus, excluding livers and roes
3032	other salmonidae, excluding livers and roes
3033	flat fish (pleutronectidae, bothidae, cynoglossidae, soleidae, scophthalmidae and citharidae), excluding livers and roes
3034	tunas (of the genus thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito [euthynnus (katsuwonus) pelamis], excluding livers and roes
3035	herrings (clupea harengus, culpea pallasii) and cod (gadus morhua, gadus ogac, gadus macrocephalus), excluding livers and roes
3036	fish of the families bregmacerotidae, euclichthyidae, gadidae, macrouridae, melanonidae, merlucciidae, moridae and muraenolepididae, excluding edible fish offal of sub-headings 0303 91 to 0303 99
3037	other fish, excluding livers and roes
3038	other fish, excluding edible fish offal of sub-headings 0303 91 to 0303 99
3039	livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal
3041	fresh or chilled
3042	frozen fillets
3045	other, fresh or chilled
3046	frozen fillets of tilapias (oreochromis spp.), catfish (pangasius spp., silurus spp., clarias spp., ictalurus spp.), carp (cyprinus spp., carassius spp., ctenopharyngodon idellus, hypophthalmichthys spp., cirrhinus spp., mylopharyngodon piceus, catla catla, labeo spp., osteochilus hasselti, leptobarbus hoeveni, megalobrama spp.), eels (anguilla spp.), nile perch (lates niloticus) and snakeheads (channa spp.)
3047	frozen fillets of fish of bregmacerotidae, euclichthyidae, gadidae, macrouridae, melanonidae, merlucciidae, moridae and muraenolepididae
3048	frozen fillets of other fish
3049	other
3054	smoked fish, including fillets
3055	dried fish, whether or not suited but not smoked
3056	fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine
3061	frozen
3062	not frozen
3069	other
3072	scallops, including queen scallops, of the genera pecten, chlamys or placopecten
3073	mussels (mytilus spp., perna spp.)

HSN Code 3022 — FAQs

What is HSN code 3022?

HSN code 3022 classifies "Flat Fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae And…" under India's GST regime. It falls under Chapter 30 (Pharmaceutical Products) of the Harmonized System of Nomenclature.

How many digits is HSN code 3022?

3022 is a 4-digit HSN code — a heading (4-digit). Businesses declare 4-digit HSN (turnover up to ₹5 crore) or 6-digit HSN (above ₹5 crore) on GST invoices; 8-digit codes are used for exports and imports.

What is the GST rate for HSN code 3022?

Goods under HSN 3022 are taxed at one of the GST slabs — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% or 28% — depending on the exact product and the latest GST Council notification. Use the Laabam.One GST Rate Finder to confirm the current rate for Flat Fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae And….

Which chapter does HSN code 3022 belong to?

HSN 3022 belongs to Chapter 30 — Pharmaceutical Products, part of Section VI: Chemical Products.

HSN Code 3022 – Flat Fish (Pleutronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae And…