Heading 0305 · Section I
0305 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process
India's exports of 0305 2025
US$ 39.4 mn
exported in 2025 , down 7.2% on 2024 , to 27 countries.
Five-year trend
2021: US$ 68.5 mn
2022: US$ 48.5 mn
2023: US$ 42.8 mn
2024: US$ 42.5 mn
2025: US$ 39.4 mn US$ 39.4 mn
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Top 5 markets in 2025
1
Hong Kong US$ 18.2 mn46.1% share
−4.7%
2
Bangladesh US$ 8.8 mn22.2% share
−17.0%
3
Sri Lanka US$ 4.7 mn11.9% share
−0.6%
4
Bhutan US$ 2.8 mn7.0% share
+16.4%
5
Thailand US$ 920 thousand2.3% share
−37.3%
Other 22 countries US$ 4.1 mn · 10.5%
Where India sells it 36 markets
Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.
Subheadings 22
0305.20 Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brine 0305.31 Dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads 0305.32 Dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae 0305.39 Dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.3 0305.41 Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, gorbuscha, keta, tschawytscha, kisutch, masou, rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar) and Danube (Hucho hucho), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal 0305.42 Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal 0305.43 Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss/clarki/aguabonita/gilae/apache/chrysogaster), includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal 0305.44 Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal 0305.49 Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during smoking, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.4, includes fillets, but excludes edible fish offal 0305.51 Dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0305.52 Dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads 0305.53 Dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod 0305.54 Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish 0305.59 Dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5 0305.61 Salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, herrings (Clupea harengas, Clupea pallasii) 0305.62 Salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 0305.63 Salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, anchovies (Engrails spp.) 0305.64 Salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads 0305.69 Salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.6 0305.71 Edible offal, shark fins 0305.72 Edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws 0305.79 Edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and maws
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