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HSN code: All about the Harmonized System of Nomenclature for goods

[ecis2016.org] The HSN code is a globally standardised nomenclature for goods, to classify each internationally-traded item

Since more than 98% of the goods traded internationally are classified by an HSN code, it becomes crucial for traders across the world to understand what this code means.

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What is an HSN code?

The HSN code is a globally standardised tariff nomenclature for goods, issued by the World Customs Organization (WCO). Unique to each traded product, an HSN code is organised by economic activity or component material. The HSN code enables 200 members of the WCO to maintain a global database of goods. The WCO, an independent inter-governmental organisation, periodically updates the HSN codes according to the changing nature of global trade.

Classifying and regulating global trade since 1988, HSN codes are changed at regular intervals to broaden their scope. HSN 2022, for example, will capture trade in a range of new fields. HSN 2022 is the seventh edition and has become effective since January 1, 2022.

 

HSN code full form

HSN is the abbreviation for Harmonized System of Nomenclature. HSN Code or the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System provide codes to classify each internationally-traded item.

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HSN code structure

HSN codes are organized into:

  • 21 sections
  • 97 chapters
  • 1,244 headings
  • 5,224 subheadings

For example, In India, the HSN code for pan-masala containing tobacco (Gutkha) is 24039990.

Here, 24 is the chapter number, 03 is the heading, 99 is the sub-heading and 90 is for a clearer classification of the tariff item.

 

Digits in the HSN code

A detailed HSN code can have 12 digits.

The first six digits are universally accepted while the last six digits are added based on source country, tariff and statistical requirements. In the digits added by the source country:

* The first two digits designate the HSN chapter

* The next two digits designate the HSN heading

* The last two digits designate the HSN subheading

However, a lot of developed countries have 10-digit HSN codes while India has 8-digit HSN codes.

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GST HSN code

Under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India, all goods and services are classified under the Services and Accounting Code, better known as the SAC codes. Based on the HSN codes, SAC codes classify goods and services for clearer recognition, measurement and taxation under the GST.

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HSN code search in India

Step 1: Go to the official GST web portal. Under the ‘Services’ tab, select the ‘User Service’ option and then the ‘Search HSN Code’ option.

HSN code: all you want to know

Step 2: You can search the HSN code by providing the chapter number or the product description.

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Step 3: In case you are not sure of the HSN chapter number, select ‘Description’ and then either ‘goods’ or ‘services’.

HSN code: all you want to know

Step 4: Select your description. The HSN code will appear on the screen. You can download it in an excel sheet.

 

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HSN code: all you want to know

HSN code list

Over 10,000 separate categories of products are coded under the HSN system. The HSN codes are organised in sections, which are divided into chapters, headings and sub-headings.

 

HSN code: Section 1

Live animals and animal products

Section notes: 0100-2022E 

0101-2022E Live animals
0102-2022E Meat and edible meat offal
0103-2022E Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
0104-2022E Birds’ eggs, dairy produce, natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
0105-2022E Products of animal origin that are not elsewhere included or specified

 

HSN code: Section 2

Vegetable products

Section notes: 0200-2022E

0206-2022E Live trees and other plants, roots, bulbs and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage
0207-2022E Edible vegetables and certain tubers and roots
0208-2022E Edible fruits and nuts, citrus fruit or melon peels
0209-2022E Coffee, tea, maté and spices
0210-2022E Cereals
0211-2022E Products of the milling industry, malt, wheat, starches, inulin, gluten
0212-2022E Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants, straw and fodder
0213-2022E Gums, lac, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
0214-2022E Vegetable plaiting materials and vegetable products that are not elsewhere included or specified

 

HSN code: Section 3

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oil and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes

0315-2022E Vegetable, animal, or microbial oils and fats and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, vegetable or animal waxes

 

HSN code: Section 4

Prepared foods stuff, beverages, spirits, vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, products whether or not containing nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, other nicotine or nicotine-containing products intended for the intake of nicotine in the human body

Section notes: 0400-2022E

0416-2022E Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects
0417-2022E Sugars and sugar confectionery
0418-2022E Cocoa and cocoa preparations
0419-2022E Preparations of cereals, starch, flour or milk, pastrycooks’ products
0420-2022E Preparations of fruits, vegetables, nuts or other parts of plants
0421-2022E Miscellaneous edible preparations
0422-2022E Beverages, spirits and vinegar
0423-2022E Waste and residue from the food industries, prepared animal fodder
0424-2022E Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion, and other nicotine-containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

 

HSN code: Section 5

Mineral products

0525-2022E Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, lime and cement, plastering materials
0526-2022E Ores, slag and ash
0527-2022E Mineral oils and fuels, and products of their distillation, mineral waxes, bituminous substances

 

HSN code: Section 6

Products of the chemical and allied industries

Section notes: 0600-2022E

0628-2022E Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of rare-earth metals, of precious metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
0629-2022E Organic chemicals
0630-2022E Pharmaceutical products
0631-2022E Fertilisers
0632-2022E Tanning or dyeing extracts, tannins and their derivatives, pigments, dyes and other colouring matter, varnishes and paints, putty and other mastics, inks
0633-2022E Essential oils and resinoids, cosmetic or toilet preparations, perfumery
0634-2022E Soap, washing preparations, organic surface-active agents, lubricating preparations, artificial and prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a plaster basis
0635-2022E Albuminoidal substances, modified starches, glues, enzymes
0636-2022E Explosives, pyrotechnic products, matches, pyrophoric alloys, and certain combustible preparations
0637-2022E Photographic or cinematographic goods
0638-2022E Miscellaneous chemical products
   

 

HSN code: Section 7

Plastics and articles thereof, rubber and articles thereof 

Section notes: 0700-2022E

0739-2022E Plastics and articles thereof
0740-2022E Rubber and articles thereof

 

HSN code: Section 8

Raw hides and skins, leather, fur skin and articles thereof, harness and saddlery, travel goods, handbags and similar containers, articles of the animal gut other than silkworm gut

0841-2022E Raw hides and skins (other than fur) and leather
0842-2022E Articles of leather, harness and saddlery, travel goods, handbags and similar containers, articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
0843-2022E Fur skins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof

 

HSN code: Section 9

Woods and articles of wood, wood charcoal, cork and articles of cork, manufactures of straw or esparto or other plaiting materials, basket ware and wickerwork

0844-2022E Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
0845-2022E Cork and articles of cork
0846-2022E Manufactures of straw, of esparto or other plaiting materials, basket ware and wickerwork

 

HSN code: Section 10

Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material, recovered paper or paperboard, paper or paperboard and articles thereof

0847-2022E Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulose material, recovered (scrap and waste) paper or paperboard
0848-2022E Paper and paperboard, articles of paper, paper pulp, or paperboard
0849-2022E Newspapers, printed books, pictures and other printing industry products, manuscripts, typescripts and plans

 

HSN code: Section 11

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Textiles and textile articles

Section notes: 1100-2022E

1150-2022E Silk
1151-2022E Wool, coarse or finr animal hair, horsehair yarn and woven fabric
1152-2022E Cotton
1153-2022E Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
1154-2022E Man-made filaments, strips and the like of man-made textile materials
1155-2022E Man-made staple fibres
1156-2022E Wadding, felt and nonwovens, twine, special yarns, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
1157-2022E Carpets and other textile floor coverings
1158-2022E Special woven fabrics, tufted textile fabrics, tapestries, lace, trimmings, embroidery
1159-2022E Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics, textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
1160-2022E Knitted or crocheted fabrics
1161-2022E Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, crocheted or knitted
1162-2022E Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not crocheted or knitted
1163-2022E Other made-up textile articles, sets, worn clothing and worn textile articles, rags

 

HSN code: Section 12

Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof, prepared feathers and articles made thereof, artificial flower, articles of human hair

1264-2022E Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts of such articles
1265-2022E Headgear and parts thereof
1266-2022E Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
1267-2022E Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or down, artificial flowers, articles of human hair

 

HSN code: Section 13

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

1368-2022E Articles of stone, cement, plaster, asbestos, mica or similar materials
1369-2022E Ceramic products
1370-2022E Glass and glassware

 

HSN code: Section 14

Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metals and articles thereof, imitation jewellery, coin

1471-2022E Natural or cultured pearls, precious/semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof, coins, imitation jewellery

 

HSN code: Section 15

Base metals and articles of base metals

Section notes: 1500-2022E

1572-2022E Iron and steel
1573-2022E Articles of iron or steel
1574-2022E Copper and articles thereof
1575-2022E Nickel and articles thereof
1576-2022E Aluminium and articles thereof
1577-2022E (Reserved for possible future use in the Harmonized System)
1578-2022E Lead and articles thereof
1579-2022E Zinc and articles thereof
1580-2022E Tin and articles thereof
1581-2022E Other base metals, cermet, articles thereof
1582-2022E Tools, implements, spoons, forks and cutlery, of base metal, parts thereof of base metal
1583-2022E Miscellaneous articles of base metal

 

HSN code: Section 16

Machinery and mechanical appliances, electric equipment and part thereof, sound recorder and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Section notes: 1600-2022E

1684-2022E Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof
1685-2022E 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

 

HSN code: Section 17

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Section notes: 1700-2022E

1786-2022E Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof, railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof, mechanical and electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
1787-2022E Vehicles other than tramway or railway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
1788-2022E Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
1789-2022E Ships, boats and floating structures

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HSN code: Section 18

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus, clocks and watches, musical instruments

1890-2022E Optical, cinematographic, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, surgical or medical instruments and apparatus, parts and accessories thereof
1891-2022E Clocks and watches and parts thereof
1892-2022E Musical instruments, parts and accessories of such articles

 

HSN code: Section 19

Arms and ammunitions and parts and accessories thereof

1993-2022E Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof

 

HSN code: Section 20

Miscellaneous manufacturing articles

2094-2022E Furniture, mattresses, mattress supports, bedding, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings, lighting fittings and luminaires, not elsewhere specified or included, illuminated signs, name-plates and the like, prefabricated buildings
2095-2022E Toys, games and sports requisites, parts and accessories thereof
2096-2022E Miscellaneous manufactured articles

 

HSN code: Section 21

Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques

2197-2022E Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques.

  

FAQ

What is the HSN full form?

HSN stands for Harmonized System of Nomenclature.

How many digits are there in the HSN codes in India?

An HSN code in India has 8 digits.

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Debora Berti

Università degli Studi di Firenze, IT

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