Distribution of commodities Chapter wise for HSN codes
Under the Goods and Services Act, all the goods and services are classified into 21 sections and 99 chapters. The chapters are again into 1244 subheadings. The given HSN codes give the GST tax rates which are levied on the goods.
SECTION I – LIVE ANIMALS, ANIMAL PRODUCTS
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 1 | Live Animals and poultry | Live animals |
| Chapter 2 | Animal Meat and edible offals | Meat and edible meat offal |
| Chapter 3 | Fish, fillets and other aquatic animals meat | Fish, Fillets and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
| Chapter 4 | Honey, Eggs. Milk and Dairy Products | Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
| Chapter 5 | Inedible animal products (unspecified) | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. |
SECTION II – VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 6 | Flowers, Live trees and plants | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage |
| Chapter 7 | Vegetables | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers |
| Chapter 8 | Fruits, Nuts | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons |
| Chapter 9 | Tea, coffee, spices | Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
| Chapter 10 | Cereals and Grains | Cereals |
| Chapter 11 | Milling Industry Products | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten. |
| Chapter 12 | Medicinal Plants, seeds and fruits | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder. |
| Chapter 13 | Lac, Gums, Resins, vegetable SAP and other extracts | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. |
| Chapter 14 | Vegetable Plaiting products and materials (unspecified) | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included. |
SECTION IV- PREPARED FOOD STUFFS, BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR, TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 15 | Oils, Fats, Vegetable and Animal products | Animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes |
| Chapter 16 | Fish and aquatic vertebrates meat (Prepared/Preserved) | Preparation of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates |
| Chapter 17 | Sugar, sugar confectionery and bubble gums | Sugars and sugar confectionery |
| Chapter 18 | Cocoa and Cocoa products | Cocoa and cocoa preparations |
| Chapter 19 | Pastry, pizza, bread, waffles | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks’ products |
| Chapter 20 | Fruits, Juices, Jams and Jellies | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants |
| Chapter 21 | Tea, coffee and other edible preparations | Miscellaneous edible preparations |
| Chapter 22 | Non-alcoholic beverages, Spirit and Vinegar | Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
| Chapter 23 | Residual starch products, meals, and pellets | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder |
| Chapter 24 | Tobacco and tobacco products | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
SECTION VI- PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 25 | Salts and Marbles | Salt; sulphur, earths and stones; plastering materials, lime and cement |
| Chapter 26 | Mineral ores and concentrates | Ores, slag and ash |
| Chapter 27 | Coal, Petroleum and other fossil fuels | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
| Chapter 28 | Gases and Inorganic Chemicals | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of; isotopes |
| Chapter 29 | Hydrocarbons | Organic chemicals |
| Chapter 30 | Blood and Pharma products | Pharmaceutical products |
| Chapter 31 | Fertilizers and unspecified products | Fertilisers |
| Chapter 32 | Colouring and Tanning products | Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter, paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. |
| Chapter 33 | Cosmetics and oils | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations |
| Chapter 34 | Soaps and waxes | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster |
| Chapter 35 | Glues and Enzymes | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes |
| Chapter 36 | Industrial explosives and fireworks | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations. |
| Chapter 37 | Photographic and cinematographic goods | Photographic or cinematographic goods |
| Chapter 38 | Chemicals and clinical wastes | Miscellaneous chemical products |
| Chapter 39 | Plastic products | Plastics and articles thereof |
| Chapter 40 | Rubber and rubber products | 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 SILK-WORM GUT)
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 41 | Skins and rawhides | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather |
| Chapter 42 | Leather products: Bags, wallets, and handbags | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) |
| Chapter 43 | Raw and artificial fur products | Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures 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; BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK.
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 44 | Wood products and Wood charcoal | Wood and Articles of wood; wood charcoal |
| Chapter 45 | Natural and Shuttlecock Cork | Cork and articles of cork |
| Chapter 46 | Basketware, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; wickerwork and manufacturers of Straw | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork. |
SECTION X- PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD & ARTICLES THEREOF
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 47 | Wood Pulp | The pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. |
| Chapter 48 | Paper, Paperboard, Newsprint | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard. |
| Chapter 49 | Printed Books, Newspapers and Postal goods | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans. |
SECTION XI – TEXTILE & TEXTILE ARTICLES
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 50 | Silk | Silk |
| Chapter 51 | Fine, woolor coarse animal hair; woven fabric andhorse hair yarn | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horse hair yarn and woven fabric |
| Chapter 52 | Cotton | Cotton |
| Chapter 53 | paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn and Other vegetable textile fibres | Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn |
| Chapter 54 | Man-made filaments | Man-made filaments |
| Chapter 55 | Man-made staple fibres | Man-made staple fibres |
| Chapter 56 | Cables,ropes, felt and nonwovens,cordage, wadding; special yarns; twine and articles thereof | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof |
| Chapter 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | Carpets and other textile floor coverings |
| Chapter 58 | Fabrics of tufted textile, lace; tapestries,trimmings; embroidery | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery |
| Chapter 59 | Coated and laminated textile fabrics, special woven fabrics, | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use. |
| Chapter 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | Knitted or crocheted fabrics |
| Chapter 61 | Accessories of clothing knitted or crocheted and articles of apparel | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories knitted or crocheted |
| Chapter 62 | Clothing accessories not knitted or crochetedand articles of apparel | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
| Chapter 63 | Other textile articles, sets, worn clothing and rags,worn textile articles | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags |
SECTION XIII – ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 64 | Footwear, gaiters, and parts of such articles | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles |
| Chapter 65 | Headgear parts thereof | Headgear and parts thereof |
| Chapter 66 | Umbrellas, walking stick and accessories | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof. |
| Chapter 67 | Wigs, artificial flowers, false beards | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair |
| Chapter 68 | Cement, Plaster, mica and construction materials | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials |
| Chapter 69 | Bricks and ceramic products | Ceramic products |
| Chapter 70 | Glass and glassware products | Glass and glassware |
SECTION XIV – NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 71 | Gold, silver, diamond, pearls and other precious metals | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin |
SECTION XV- BASE METAL & ARTICLES OF BASE METAL
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 72 | Iron, steel, Iron rods and non-alloy products | Iron and steel |
| Chapter 73 | Railway tracks, iron tube, Containers, nails, needles and sanitary wares | Articles of iron or steel |
| Chapter 74 | Copper and copper alloy products | Copper and articles thereof |
| Chapter 75 | Nickel and nickel alloy products | Nickel and articles thereof |
| Chapter 76 | Aluminium and aluminium products | Aluminium and articles thereof |
| Chapter 77 | (Reserved for possible future use) | |
| Chapter 78 | Lead, lead foils and sheets | Lead and articles thereof |
| Chapter 79 | Zinc bars,Zinc dust and sheets | Zinc and articles thereof |
| Chapter 80 | Tin, tin bars and profiles | Tin and articles thereof |
| Chapter 81 | Cobalt, Magnesium, Bismuth and other base metals | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof |
| Chapter 82 | Agricultural tools, cutlery, razors and knives | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal |
| Chapter 83 | Padlocks, bells, safe deposit lockers and base metal products | Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
SECTION XVI – MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 84 | Industrial tools and machinery | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
| Chapter 85 | Electrical and electronic products | 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 XVIII. – OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; CLOCKS AND WATCHES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
| CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| Chapter 86 | Railway machinery and locomotives | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds |
| Chapter 87 | Motor vehicles | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof |
| Chapter 88 | Aircrafts, satellites, parachutes | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
| Chapter 89 | Boats, ships, cargo vessels | Ships, boats and floating structures |
| Chapter 90 | Artificial organs, Medical equipment, monitoring systems, photographic, cinematographic accessories, lens and opticals fibres | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof |
| Chapter 91 | Watches and clocks | Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
| Chapter 92 | All Musical Instruments and Parts | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles |
| SECTIONS | CHAPTERS | COMMODITIES/ ITEMS TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| SECTION XIX. ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF | Chapter 93 | Arms and Military weapons | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof |
| SECTION XX. MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | Chapter 94 | Furniture, Bedding, and Lightings | 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 |
| SECTION XX. MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | Chapter 95 | Electronic toys, games, sports goods and gaming consoles | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof |
| SECTION XX. MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES | Chapter 96 | Pens, pencils, educational equipments and smoking pipes | Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
| SECTION XXI – WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS’ PIECES AND ANTIQUES | Chapter 97 | Arts and Antiques | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques |
| SECTION XXI – WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS’ PIECES AND ANTIQUES | Chapter 98 | Passenger baggage, laboratory chemical and project imports | Project imports, Laboratory chemicals, passenger’s baggage, personal importation by air or post; ship stores |