HS code for Frozen Shrimp: 0306.17
Frozen shrimp (mostly vannamei) is India's largest marine export. Processing plants must be approved for the destination market.
- HS code
- 0306.17
- Description
- Other shrimps and prawns, frozen
- Chapter 3 — Fish and crustaceans
Registration
Exporters of frozen shrimp register with MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) and hold its Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC), which you need to claim most export benefits.
Documents for exporting frozen shrimp
Specific to this product
- MPEDA registration
- Health certificate from the Export Inspection Council (EIC)
- Certificate of origin
- Catch / farm traceability documents for the EU and USA
Standard for every export shipment
- Proforma invoice and commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Shipping bill (filed on ICEGATE by you or your CHA)
- Bill of lading or airway bill
- IEC (Import Export Code)
- Bank realisation / e-BRC after payment arrives
Main export markets
USA, China, Japan, Vietnam, EU, UAE.
Check before you ship
- The processing plant must be EIC-approved for the destination
- Antibiotic residue testing is routine for EU and US entries
- Confirm the full 8-digit tariff line, current GST rate, RoDTEP rate and any export policy condition on the official ICEGATE / DGFT sources — rates change by notification.
Make the documents in minutes
In Eximly you create the export order once and the proforma, commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin are generated from it with the HS code filled in, so every document matches.