HSN / ITC-HS

Goods classification hub for GST and trade workflows

Tariff items: 1672. Chapters: 97. Headings: 1054.

Section Compensation Cess

GST goods rate schedule Compensation Cess

78 items

Section Nil rate

GST goods rate schedule Nil rate

196 items

How HSN fits with NIC

HSN/ITC-HS classifies goods for GST and trade. NIC classifies the activity of a business. A manufacturer, trader or exporter may need both: NIC for activity registration context and HSN for product classification on invoices, GST records or import/export workflows.

This hub is generated from locally cached official source files and keeps HSN linked to adjacent NIC, NCO and SAC navigation where the relationship is useful to the user.

Source status

Status: ready

Generated records: 1672 / minimum 1000

Expected local source: data/sources/hsn/cbic-gst-goods-services-rates.html, data/sources/hsn/dgft-itchs-page.html, data/sources/hsn/ITC-HS-2022-notification-with-annexures.pdf, data/sources/hsn/Appendix-V-updated-2025.pdf

HSN FAQ

What is an HSN code in India?

HSN is a goods classification code used in GST and trade workflows. It identifies products, while NIC identifies the business activity that may produce or trade those products.

How will HSN connect to NIC codes?

When official or manually verified source rows include NIC references, HSN pages link back to related NIC sub-class pages and NIC pages show related HSN goods.

What source is used for HSN pages here?

This layer is generated from the official CBIC GST goods-rate table cached in data/sources/hsn, with DGFT ITC-HS documents retained for source review.