HSN code for trader dealing in multiple goods

[Mukesh Agarwal]

Hi !

I am a dealer /supplier dealing with army units. There is no fixed range or specific items . There are many items and depends on requirements and orders.

What HSN Code should be selected in this case for GST Migration

Thanks in advance.

[YAGAY andSUN]

Trader are facing this issue while enrolling on the GST website. You may fill 2-3 main Tariff Heading in the GST website by checking it on CBEC Website. Say articles of plastic comes under Chapter 39, Paper come under Chapter 48, Aluminium in chapter 76, Iron 73 etc.

[YAGAY andSUN]

FIRST SCHEDULE

Basic Rate of duty / Classification / Tariff Items

Chapter 01		Live animals
Chapter 02		Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03		Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 04		Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not else- where specified or included
Chapter 05		Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 06		Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Chapter 07		Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Chapter 08		Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Chapter 09		Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 10		Cereals
Chapter 11		Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Chapter 12		Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Chapter 13		Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Chapter 14		Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 15		Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Chapter 16		Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 17		Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18		Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19		Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks’ products
Chapter 20		Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Chapter 21		Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22		Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23		Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Chapter 24		Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Chapter 25		Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
Chapter 26		Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27		Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Chapter 28		Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Chapter 29		Organic chemicals
Chapter 30		Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31		Fertilisers
Chapter 32		Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other co- louring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Chapter 33		Essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Chapter 34		Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and ……..
Chapter 35		Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Chapter 36		Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Chapter 37		Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38		Miscellaneous chemical products
Chapter 39		Plastics and articles thereof
Chapter 40		Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 41		Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Chapter 42		Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
Chapter 43		Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Chapter 44		Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
Chapter 45		Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 46		Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Chapter 47		Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
Chapter 48		Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp of paper or of paperboard
Chapter 49		Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manu- scripts, typescripts and plans
Chapter 50		Silk
Chapter 51		Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Chapter 52		Cotton
Chapter 53		Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Chapter 54		Man-made filaments
Chapter 55		Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56		Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Chapter 57		Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58		Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Chapter 59		Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suit- able for industrial use
Chapter 60		Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Chapter 61		Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Chapter 62		Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Chapter 63		Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Chapter 64		Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Chapter 65		Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66		Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Chapter 67		Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Chapter 68		Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Chapter 69		Ceramic products
Chapter 70		Glass and glassware
Chapter 71		Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Chapter 72		Iron and steel
Chapter 73		Articles of iron or steel
Chapter 74		Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75		Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76		Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 77		BLANK
Chapter 78		Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79		Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80		Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81		Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Chapter 82		Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Chapter 83		Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Chapter 84		Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Chapter 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
Chapter 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..
Chapter 87		Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 88		Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89		Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 90		Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 91		Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 92		Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 93		Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 94		Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishing; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, …
Chapter 95		Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 96		Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 97		BLANK
Chapter 98		BLANK

AI Summary

HSN code selection: choose a few principal tariff headings for GST enrolment and verify via tariff schedule. Select a few principal Tariff Headings that represent the trader's typical supplies and enter two or three main HSN headings on the GST portal; verify classifications using the central tariff schedule (CBEC) and use chapter-level allocation (e.g., plastics Chapter 39, paper Chapter 48, aluminium Chapter 76, iron Chapter 73) to identify the most representative headings for registration and compliance.