HSN & SAC Code Directory
India's GST classification uses HSN codes for goods and SAC codes for services. Search across all 22,609 codes, or drill into a chapter or section to find the right classification for your invoice.
Browse HSN by chapter
HSN classifies goods across 98 chapters. Pick a chapter to see its headings and sub-codes — or switch to the SAC tab above for services.
Ch 01
live animals
Ch 02
meat and edible meat offal
Ch 03
fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Ch 04
dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Ch 05
products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Ch 06
live trees and other plants , bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Ch 07
edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Ch 08
edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Ch 09
coffee, tea, mate and spices
Ch 10
cereals
Ch 11
products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Ch 12
oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Ch 13
lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Ch 14
vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Ch 15
animal,vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes
Ch 16
preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates or of insects
Ch 17
sugars and sugar confectionery
Ch 18
cocoa and cocoa preparations
Ch 19
preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Ch 20
preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Ch 21
miscellaneous edible preparations
Ch 22
beverages, spirits and vinegar
Ch 23
residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Ch 24
tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion, other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
Ch 25
salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement
Ch 26
ores, slag and ash
Ch 27
mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Ch 28
inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Ch 29
organic chemicals
Ch 30
pharmaceutical products
Ch 31
fertilisers
Ch 32
tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Ch 33
essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Ch 34
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
Ch 35
albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Ch 36
explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Ch 37
photographic or cinematographic goods
Ch 38
miscellaneous chemical products
Ch 39
plastics and articles thereof
Ch 40
rubber and articles thereof
Ch 41
raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Ch 42
articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
Ch 43
furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Ch 44
wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Ch 45
cork and articles of cork
Ch 46
manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Ch 47
pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material, recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
Ch 48
paper and paperboard, articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Ch 49
printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Ch 50
silk
Ch 51
wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Ch 52
cotton
Ch 53
other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Ch 54
man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
Ch 55
man-made staple fibres
Ch 56
wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Ch 57
carpets and other textile floor coverings
Ch 58
special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Ch 59
impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Ch 60
knitted or crocheted fabrics
Ch 61
articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Ch 62
articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Ch 63
other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Ch 64
footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Ch 65
headgear and parts thereof
Ch 66
umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Ch 67
prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Ch 68
articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Ch 69
ceramic products
Ch 70
glass and glassware
Ch 71
natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Ch 72
iron and steel
Ch 73
articles of iron or steel
Ch 74
copper and articles thereof
Ch 75
nickel and articles thereof
Ch 76
aluminium and articles thereof
Ch 77
(reserved for possible future use)
Ch 78
lead and articles thereof
Ch 79
zinc and articles thereof
Ch 80
tin and articles thereof
Ch 81
other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Ch 82
tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Ch 83
miscellaneous articles of base metal
Ch 84
nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Ch 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
Ch 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 signalling equipment of all kind
Ch 87
vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Ch 88
aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Ch 89
ships, boats and floating structures
Ch 90
optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Ch 91
clocks and watches and parts thereof
Ch 92
musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Ch 93
arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Ch 94
furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishing, luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included, illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, prefabricated building
Ch 95
toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Ch 96
miscellaneous manufactured articles
Ch 97
works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Ch 98
project imports, laboratory chemicals, passengers baggage, personal importations by air or post, ship stores
What is an HSN code?
The Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) is the global standard for classifying goods in international trade, adopted in India for GST. Every product gets a 2 to 8 digit code: 2-digit codes mark the broad chapter (e.g. 85 for electrical machinery), 4-digit codes the heading (8501 — motors and generators), and 6 / 8-digit codes drill down to specific tariff items.
Under GST, businesses with turnover above ₹5 crore must report HSN codes at 6-digit precision on B2B invoices; others can use 4-digit codes. The HSN you choose determines the GST rate, the GSTR-1 HSN summary, and the e-invoice / e-way bill schema — so it pays to get it right.
Looking for a service code?
SAC codes are used for services under GST — 681 codes across 31 sections, all starting with 99.