Export Live, fresh or chilled : --Lobsters (Homarus spp.) from India
Export policy, GST, RoDTEP and Duty Drawback for ITC-HS 03063200, taken from the notifications that set them. Unit of quantity: -.
Can you export it?
Sand Lobster: Thenus orientalis 150 gm as whole; 45 gm as tail (Prohibited , Not permitted to be exported)
What India ships
India exported $4.0 mn under ITC-HS 03063200 in FY 2025-26. That is down 4.1% on the previous year. National total across every state; it does not say which countries bought it.
What India pays back
GST—GST 18% (Schedule II catch-all — no explicit entry for this code; Schedule II includes 'Any Chapter Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII' (S.No. 639) — an HSN code with no explicit entry below is 18% by the notification's own construction, not an unknown.)
RoDTEP—RoDTEP notified rate 2.4% of FOB, capped at Rs 62 per Kg. DGFT has limited benefits under Appendix 4R and 4RE to 50% of the notified rates and value caps. Rates below are the NOTIFIED rates. This limitation has been extended once already. Confirm whether it is still in force before quoting an effective rate.
Where this code sits
- 03Chapter
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- 0306Heading
- Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine
- 030632Subheading
- Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, lobsters (Homarus spp.), whether in shell or not
- 03063200Tariff line
- Live, fresh or chilled : --Lobsters (Homarus spp.)
The first six digits are the same in every country you ship to. The last two are India's alone.
What your buyer pays
Import duty, VAT and trade-agreement eligibility depend on where you ship. Run this line against 80 markets — or price a single one — in the toolkit.
Export values from Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) Portal, DGCIS — Department of Commerce, Government of India, USD million. Tariff line and export policy from DGFT ITC(HS) 2022. GST from Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate). RoDTEP from DGFT Appendix 4R. Duty Drawback from CBIC 77/2023-Cus (N.T.). Bundled and updated periodically, never fetched live — rates change by notification, so confirm before you ship or file. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.