HSN code list by chapter

HSN Code List Chapter 12: Oil seeds, grains, medicinal plants and fodder

Seeds for sowing are exempt, oil seeds are generally taxed at 5%, and fodder and straw are exempt. Some items, such as sugar cane and seaweed products, have specific rates.

HSN headings in this chapter

1201

Soya beans, whether or not broken

1202

Ground-nut, not roasted or otherwise cooked

1203

Copra

1204

Linseed, whether or not broken

1205

Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken

1206

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

1207

Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken

1208

Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits

1209

Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing

1210

Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered

1211

Pepper of the genus piper

1212

Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet

1213

Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped

1214

Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa)

How to read an HSN code

An HSN code is read from left to right. The first 2 digits are the chapter, the first 4 digits are the heading, 6 digits are the subheading and the full 8 digits are the tariff item used in India for customs and GST. Open a heading to see every 8-digit code under it.

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