The official HSN codes for spices used on GST invoices in India, with the full 8-digit codes below. Pick the line that matches your exact product.
| HSN CODE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 0904 11 10 | Neither crushed nor ground: pepper, long |
| 0904 11 20 | Neither crushed nor ground: light black pepper |
| 0904 11 30 | Neither crushed nor ground: black pepper, garbled |
| 0904 11 40 | Neither crushed nor ground: black pepper ungarbled |
| 0904 11 50 | Neither crushed nor ground: green pepper, dehydrated |
| 0904 11 60 | Neither crushed nor ground: pepper pinheads |
| 0904 11 70 | Green pepper, frozen or dried |
| 0904 11 80 | Pepper other than green, frozen |
| 0904 11 90 | Neither crushed nor ground: other |
| 0904 12 00 | Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the…: crushed or ground |
| 0904 21 10 | Dried neither crushed nor ground: of genus capsicum |
| 0904 21 20 | Dried neither crushed nor ground: of genus pimenta |
| 0904 22 11 | Of genus capsicum: chilly powder |
| 0904 22 12 | Of genus capsicum: chilly seeds |
| 0904 22 19 | Of genus capsicum: other |
| 0904 22 21 | Of genus pimenta: powder |
| 0904 22 29 | Of genus pimenta: other |
| 0906 10 10 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers neither crushed nor ground: cassia |
| 0906 10 20 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers neither crushed nor ground: cinnamon bark |
| 0906 10 30 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers neither crushed nor ground: cinnamon tree flowers |
| 0906 10 90 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers neither crushed nor ground: other |
| 0906 11 10 | Cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum blume): cinnamon bark |
| 0906 11 20 | Cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum blume): cinnamon tree flowers |
| 0906 11 90 | Cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum blume): other |
| 0906 19 10 | Other: cassia |
| 0906 19 90 | Other: other |
| 0906 20 00 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers crushed or ground |
| 0907 10 10 | Neither crushed nor ground: extracted |
| 0907 10 20 | Not extracted (other than stem) |
| 0907 10 30 | Neither crushed nor ground: stem |
| 0907 10 90 | Neither crushed nor ground: other |
| 0907 20 00 | Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems): crushed or ground |
| 0908 11 10 | Neither crushed nor ground: in shell |
| 0908 11 20 | Neither crushed nor ground: shelled |
| 0908 12 00 | Nutmeg: crushed or ground |
| 0908 21 00 | Mace: neither crushed nor ground |
| 0908 22 00 | Mace: crushed or ground |
| 0908 31 10 | Neither crushed nor ground: large (amomum) |
| 0908 31 20 | Small (ellettaria), alleppey green |
| 0908 31 30 | Neither crushed nor ground: small, coorg green |
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If your turnover last year was up to ₹5 crore, write the first 4 digits (for example 0904) on B2B invoices. Above ₹5 crore, write 6 digits (090411). For imports and exports, use all 8 digits (09041110).
Spices falls under HSN headings 0904, 0906, 0907, 0908, 0909, 0910. For example, 0904 11 10 is used for neither crushed nor ground: pepper, long.
With turnover up to ₹5 crore, write 4 digits on B2B invoices (optional on B2C). Above ₹5 crore, write 6 digits on all invoices. Imports and exports need 8 digits.
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