HSN 05119190
Other - Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3
8-digit tariff item under 0511 · Chapter 5 (Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included) · Section I
GST on HSN 05119190
This heading carries more than one schedule entry. The schedules separate by goods description, not by HSN code, so read both against your consignment.
| Rate | Description |
|---|---|
| 5% | Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, other than semen including frozen semen.Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 17-09-2025 · effective 22 Sep 2025 |
| Exempted | Semen including frozen semenNotification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 17-09-2025 · effective 22 Sep 2025 |
Rate inherited from heading 0511.
Importing Products under HSN 05119190
| Basic Customs Duty | 30% |
| Social Welfare Surcharge | 10% of BCD |
| Preferential rate | - |
| ITC-HS import policy | Restricted |
| Unit of quantity | kg |
Exporting Products under HSN 05119190
| ITC-HS export policy | Restricted |
| Duty drawback (AIR 2023) | 0.15%, matched at 0511 |
| Export duty (Second Schedule) | None |
HSN 05119190 Classification
| Section I | Live Animals; Animal Products |
| Chapter 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
| 0511 | ANIMAL PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; DEAD ANIMALS OF CHAPTER 1 OR 3, UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION |
| 051191 | Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3 : |
| 05119190 | Other |
Similar HSN Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 05119110 | Fish nails |
| 05119120 | Fish tails |
| 05119130 | Other fish waste |
| 05119140 | Artemia cysts |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the HSN code for Animal products not elsewhere specified or included - Other?
The 8-digit HSN code is 05119190 - Animal products not elsewhere specified or included - Other, under heading 0511 of Chapter 5 (Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).
What is the GST rate on HSN 05119190?
5% (Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, other than semen including frozen semen.); GST Exempt (Semen including frozen semen) - per Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 17-09-2025.
What is the customs duty on HSN 05119190?
Basic Customs Duty is 30% plus 10% Social Welfare Surcharge.
Is import under HSN 05119190 allowed?
The ITC-HS import policy for this code is Restricted.
Which GST rate applies to Animal products not elsewhere specified or included - Other?
HSN 05119190 carries more than one GST schedule entry: 5% for "Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, other than semen including frozen semen."; and Exempt for "Semen including frozen semen". The schedules separate these by the description of the goods, not by the HSN code, so both entries are reproduced above exactly as notified. Read the two descriptions against your own goods, and confirm with your tax adviser or an advance ruling before filing.
What is the total import cost for HSN 05119190?
On an assessable (CIF) value of ₹100,000, the indicative duties are: Basic Customs Duty 30% = ₹30,000; Social Welfare Surcharge 10% of BCD = ₹3,000; IGST 0% or 5% on ₹133,000. This heading carries more than one GST entry, so the total duty is between ₹33,000 and ₹39,650 - landing the consignment between ₹133,000 and ₹139,650, depending on which schedule entry your goods fall under. This is indicative only - it excludes anti-dumping, safeguard and cess levies, and any exemption notification you are eligible for.
Can Animal products not elsewhere specified or included - Other be exported from India?
The ITC-HS export policy for HSN 05119190 is Restricted under Schedule 2 of the ITC-HS.
Is duty drawback available on Animal products not elsewhere specified or included - Other?
Yes - the All Industry Rate schedule (2023) notifies a rate of 0.15%, matched at 0511. No cap is notified. Drawback is claimed on export against the shipping bill.
CHAPTER 5
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED
NOTES:
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) Edible products (other than guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, whole and pieces thereof, and animal blood, liquid or dried);
(b) Hides or Skins (including furskins) other than goods of heading 0505 and parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins of heading 0511 (Chapter 41 or 43);
(c) Animal textile materials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or
(d) Prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).
2. For the purposes of heading 0501, the sorting of hair by length (provided the root ends and tip ends respectively are not arranged together) shall be deemed not to constitute working.
3. Throughout this Schedule, elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals are regarded as “ivory”.
4. Throughout the Schedule, the expression “horsehair” means hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals. Heading 0511 covers, inter alia, horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material.
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE:
In this Chapter, the expressions “wild animal” and “wild life” have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (36) and (37) of section 2 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972); and the expression “wild bird” means any bird specified in Schedules to that Act.
Policy Conditions of this Chapter:
(1) An application for grant of a licence for import of Animals, Birds and Reptiles (including their parts and products) may be made in the ANF 2M of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of FTP (2015-20) to the Director General of Foreign Trade alongwith the recommendation of the Chief Wild Life Warden of the State concerned.
(2) Import of Wild Animals (including their parts and products) as defined in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (as amended from time to time) is prohibited.
(3) Imports will be subject to the provisions of CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of wild Fauna & Flora).
(4) Import of all live-stock products shall be subject to a sanitary import permit to be issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, as per Section 3A of Live-stock Importation Act, 1898, as incorporated by Live Stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 28 of 2001, 29th August, 2001), or as amended from time to time. This condition shall not apply to human hair under ITC (HS) Code 0501”
(5) Import of Bovine Embryos shall be subject to compliance of the guidelines issued by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries. The guidelines are available at ‘www.dahd.nic.in’ under icon ‘trade’ at ‘Procedure for Import’
1[(6) Import of only porcine intestinal mucosa [Guts, bladders and stomach of animals (other than fish) whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked] under the HS code 05040039 is "free", subject to Sanitary Import Permit from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying as per Notification S.O 2666(E) dated 17.10.2014 under the Livestock Importation Act (Amendment), 2001.]
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Inserted vide Notification No. 52 /2015-2020 dated 30-12-2020 |
Sources
- Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 17-09-2025 verify PDF
- Notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) (goods exemption) dated 17-09-2025
- ITC(HS) Schedule 1 - General Notes to Import Policy (DGFT) verify PDF
- Foreign Trade Policy 2023, Chapter 2 (Para 2.01: imports/exports free unless regulated) dated 01-04-2023 verify PDF
- ITC(HS) Schedule 2 - Export Policy (DGFT)
- Customs Tariff Act, 1975 - First Schedule (import tariff)
- Notification No. 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) - All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback dated 20-10-2023 verify