List of HSN Code chapter-wise updated

The list of HSN code ( Harmonized System of Nomenclature) is developed by World Customs Organisation. HSN codes are used to classify the goods. HSN codes are similar in all the countries which are under WCO. They use 6-digit HSN codes for the goods, but some countries use 8-digit codes to subclassify the product or goods.

List of HSN Codes

All the goods and services are classified into 21 sections and 99 chapters. The chapters are again into 1244 subheadings. The list of HSN Code is as bellow-

Section i. Live animals, animal products

Chapter 1
Live animals
Chapter 2
Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 3
Fish and crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 4
Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 5
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.

Section ii. Vegetable products

Chapter 6
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots, and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

Chapter 7
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Chapter 8
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons
Chapter 9
Coffee, tea, mate, and spices
Chapter 10
Cereals
Chapter 11
Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten.
Chapter 12
Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds, and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder.
Chapter 13
Lac; gums, resins, and other vegetable saps and extracts.
Chapter 14
Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included.

Section iii. Animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 15
Animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Section iv. Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco, and manufactured tobacco substitutes

Chapter 16
Preparation of meat, fish or of crustaceans, mollusks, or other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 17
Sugars and sugar confectionery

Chapter 18
Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch, or milk; pastry cooks’ products
Chapter 20
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants
Chapter 21
Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22
Beverages, spirits, and vinegar
Chapter 23
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Chapter 24
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes

Section v. Mineral products

Chapter 25
Salt; sulfur, earth, and stones; plastering materials, lime, and cement
Chapter 26
Ores, slag, and ash
Chapter 27
Mineral fuels, mineral oils, and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

Section vi. Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 28
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, rare-earth metals, radioactive elements, or; isotopes
Chapter 29
Organic chemicals
Chapter 30
Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31
Fertilizers
Chapter 32
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments, and other coloring matter, paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks.
Chapter 33
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Chapter 34
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles, and similar articles, modeling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Chapter 35
Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Chapter 36
Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations.
Chapter 37
Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38
Miscellaneous chemical products

Section vii. Plastics and articles thereof, rubber and articles thereof

Chapter 39
Plastics and articles thereof
Chapter 40
Rubber and articles thereof

Section viii. Raw hides and skins, leather, fur skins & articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags, and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)

Chapter 41
Raw hides and skins (other than fur skins) and leather
Chapter 42
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags, and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
Chapter 43
Furskins and artificial fur manufacturers thereof

Section ix. Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketwork and wickerwork.

Chapter 44
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 45
Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 46
Manufactures of straw, of esparto, or of other plaiting materials; basketwork and wickerwork.

Section x. The pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard & articles thereof

Chapter 47
The pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard.
Chapter 48
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper, or of paperboard.
Chapter 49
Printed books, newspapers, pictures, and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts, and plans.

Section xi. Textile & textile articles

Chapter 50
Silk
Chapter 51
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Chapter 52
Cotton
Chapter 53
Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Chapter 54
Man-made filaments
Chapter 55
Man-made staple fibers
Chapter 56
Wadding felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables, and articles thereof
Chapter 57
Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58
Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Chapter 59
Impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use.
Chapter 60
Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Chapter 61
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories knitted or crocheted
Chapter 62
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Chapter 63
Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

Section xii. Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding crops and parts thereof, prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Chapter 64
Footwear, gaiters, and the like; parts of such articles
Chapter 65
Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding crops, and parts thereof.
Chapter 67
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Section xiii. Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware

Chapter 68
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, or similar materials
Chapter 69
Ceramic products
Chapter 70
Glass and glassware

Section xiv. Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin

Chapter 71
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin

Section xv. Base metal & articles of base metal

Chapter 72
Iron and steel
Chapter 73
Articles of iron or steel
Chapter 74
Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75
Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76
Aluminum and articles thereof
Chapter 77
(Reserved for possible future use)
Chapter 78
Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79
Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80
Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81
Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Chapter 82
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons, and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Chapter 83
Miscellaneous articles of base metal

Section xvi. Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Chapter 84
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Chapter 85
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Section xvii. Vehicles; aircraft; vessels & associated transport equipment

Chapter 86
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds
Chapter 87
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 88
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89
Ships, boats, and floating structures

Section xviii. Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments, and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 90
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments, and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 91
Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 92
Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

Section xix. Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 93
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Section xx. Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 94
Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions, and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates, and the like; prefabricated buildings
Chapter 95
Toys, games, and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 96
Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Section xxi. Works of art, collectors’ pieces, and antiques

Chapter 97
Works of art, collectors’ pieces, and antiques
Chapter 98
Project imports, Laboratory chemicals, passenger’s baggage, personal importation by air or post; ship stores

What is an HSN code?

HSN stands for “Harmonized System of Nomenclature” which was developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) with the vision of classifying goods all over the World in a systematic manner. HSN contains a six-digit uniform code that classifies 5,000+ products and is accepted worldwide.

It clears the confusion and helps in domestic and international trade between the countries. More than 20,000 goods are traded using HSN codes across the world between countries. More than 90% of world trade is done by WCO using the revised HSN codes. India is also included in the community by accepting the HSN codes procedure.

Who needs to use the HSN Code in India?

The uses of HSN codes in India are mainly for dealers and trades. They should use 2 digits, 4 digits, and 8 digits HSN codes for trading in India or outside India depending upon the following criteria as per rules and notifications-

1. If the business turnover is less than Rs.1.5 crores then there is no need for using the HSN codes.
2. and if the business turnover is between Rs.1.5 Crs to Rs. 5 Crs then, they must use 2-digit HSN codes for the business trades.
3. If the business turnover is above Rs.5 Crs then, they must use 4-digit HSN codes for the business.
4. In the case of Import and export dealings and international trades, one must adopt 8-digit HSN codes for business trades.

Under the HSN module the classification of the goods into different

21 Sections then 99 chapters then 1244 headings after that 5244 subheadings for example:

Covers almost all the goods which are in the trade.

Random HSN Code: 39 08 90 20 from the list of HSN code

1. The first two digits (39) indicate the chapter under HSN codes.
2. The next two digits (08) indicate the headings under chapters.
3. The next 2 digits (90) indicate the sub-headings, 6 digits HSN code is accepted worldwide.
4. The next 2 digits (20) sub-classify the product tariff heading during the import and export of supply.

The use of HSN codes will allow you to save time and money under the GST system in India.

List of HSN Code pdf

What are the GST tax rates for all products?

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is single taxation, but due to the vast number of commodities and services, they are placed under different GST slabs or different GST tax rates. The GST tax rates for all products covered under the list of HSN Code are shown below-

1. NIL: Under this tax slab 0% tax is levied on the goods or services.
2. .25%: Under this tax slab .25% tax is levied on the goods or services.
3. 3 %: Under this tax slab 3% tax is levied on the goods and services.
4. 5 %: Under this tax slab 5% tax is levied on the goods and services.
5. 12%: Under this tax slab 12% tax is levied on the goods and services.
6. 18%: Under this tax slab 18% tax is levied on the goods and services.
7. 28%: Under this tax slab 28% tax is levied on the goods and services.

Why are HSN Codes important at the time of filing GST returns?

Since GST returns are completely automated, it will be hard for the dealers to upload the description of the products being supplied. Hence, HSN Codes shall be automatically picked up from the registration details of the dealer and will reduce the efforts thereby. Dealers have to be careful in choosing the correct HSN/SAC code while migrating to GST or making a fresh registration.

What is the Purpose of using the list of HSN CODE in India?

Acceptance of HSN will bring India to par with the rest of the countries of the world that are following the Harmonized System of Nomenclature after the introduction of GST. The HSN code will make GST systematic and globally accepted.
It will lead to the harmonization of customs and trade procedures, thereby minimizing the costs related to international trade. On entering the HSN codes, the system will automatically pick up the related tax rates of the commodities under the GST regime, thus simplifying the trade procedures. Hence, it is important to mention the correct HSN codes during enrollment or registration under GST.

Is the HSN Code mandatory for all dealers or traders?

YES, the use of the HSN Code is mandatory according to the turnover of the dealers such as

TURNOVER	USE OF HSN CODE
up to 1.5 cr	no use of HSN code (Not Mandatory)
from 1.5 cr to 5 cr	use of a 2-digit HSN code
above 5 cr	use of a 4-digit HSN code
import and export	use of an 8-digit HSN code

What is the difference between the HSN Code and the SAC Code?

TERM	HSN CODE	SAC CODE
Full form	Harmonized System of Nomenclature	Services Accounting Code
Digits	use of 8 digits	use of 6 digits
Identification	To identify goods or products	To identify services

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