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HSN Chapter 29: Organic Chemicals

42 headings, and the 31 codes in this chapter that people search for, each with its full classification.

About Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) is titled “Organic chemicals”. It is part of Section VI, Chemical Products, together with Chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals), Chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products), Chapter 31 (fertilisers), Chapter 32 (tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives), Chapter 33 (essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics), Chapter 34 (soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations), Chapter 35 (albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes), Chapter 36 (explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys), Chapter 37 (photographic or cinematographic goods) and Chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products).

The chapter is divided into 42 headings, from 2901 (acyclic hydrocarbons) to 2942 (other organic compounds). The headings with the most codes that people search for are acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (2905), phenols; phenol-alcohols (2907), saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides (2915), compounds with other nitrogen function (2929) and heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only (2933).

Note 1 limits the chapter, except where the context requires otherwise, to separate chemically defined organic compounds, mixtures of isomers of the same compound (mixtures of acyclic hydrocarbon isomers go to Chapter 27), and the products of headings 2936 to 2939 and 2941, whether or not chemically defined.

Every heading is listed below. Under each are the codes that have their own page on Laabam One, 31 codes in this chapter, each with its full classification: its chapter, heading and sub-heading, and the codes beside it.

Every code in this chapter begins with 29: four digits make a heading, six a sub-heading, and eight a tariff item of India's Customs Tariff. How many of those digits a GST tax invoice shows depends on the business, not the goods: under Notification No. 78/2020 – Central Tax, from 1 April 2021, four digits where aggregate turnover in the previous financial year was up to ₹5 crore, and six above it. Up to ₹5 crore, the code may be left off invoices to unregistered buyers.

No GST rate is shown here. GST rates were revised in September 2025, and a rate appears on this site only once it has been checked against the CBIC rate notifications.

Sources: ITC(HS) Chapter 29, DGCI&S (title, headings and notes); Notification No. 78/2020 – Central Tax (HSN digits on invoices).

Headings in Chapter 29

  1. 2901Acyclic Hydrocarbons

  2. 2902Cyclic Hydrocarbons

  3. 2903Halogenated Derivatives Of Hydrocarbons

  4. 2904Sulphonated, Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives Of Hydrocarbons, Whether Or Not Halogenated

  5. 2905Acyclic Alcohols And Their Halogenated, Sulphonated, Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives

  6. 2906Cyclic Alcohols And Their Halogenated, Sulphonated,Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives

  7. 2907Phenols; Phenol-Alcohols

  8. 2908Halogenated, Sulphonated, Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives Of Phenols Or Phenol-Alcohols

  9. 2909Ethers, Ether-Alcohols, Ether-Phenols, Etheralcohol-Phenols, Alcohol Peroxides, Ether Peroxides

  10. 2910Epoxides, Epoxyalcohols, Epoxyphenols And Expoxyethers, With A Three-Membered Ring, And Their Halogenated, Sulphonated

  11. 2911Acetals And Hemiacetals

  12. 2912Aldehydes, Whether Or Not With Other Oxygen Function, Cyclic Polymers Of Aldehydes, Paraformaldehyde

  13. 2913Halogenated, Sulphonated, Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives Of Products Of Heading 2912

  14. 2914Ketones And Quinones

  15. 2915Saturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids And Their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides And Peroxyacids, Their Halogenated, Sulphonated

  16. 2916Unsaturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids, Cyclic Monocarboxylic Acids, Their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides And Peroxyacids

  17. 2917Polycarboxylic Acids, Their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides And Peroxyacids, Their Halogenated, Sulphonated

  18. 2918Carboxylic Acids With Additional Oxygen Function And Their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides And Peroxyacids, Their Halogenated

  19. 2919Phosphoric Esters And Their Salts, Including Lactophosphates, Their Halogenated, Sulphonated, Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives

  20. 2920Esters Of Other Inorganicacids Of Non Metals And Their Salts, Their Halogenated, Sulphonated, Nitrated Or Nitrosated Derivatives

  21. 2921Amine-Function Compounds

  22. 2922Oxygen-Function Amino-Compounds

  23. 2923Quaternary Ammonium Salts And Hydroxides; Lecithins And Other Phosphoaminolipids, Whether Or Not Chemically Defined

  24. 2924Carboxyamide-Function Compounds, Amide Function Compounds Of Onic Acid

  25. 2925Carboxyimide-Function Compounds (Including Saccharin And Its Salts) And Imine-Function Compounds

  26. 2926Nitrile-Function Compounds

  27. 2927Diazo-, Azo- Or Azoxy-Compounds

  28. 2928Organic Derivatives Of Hydrazine Or Of Hydroxylamine

  29. 2929Compounds With Other Nitrogen Function

  30. 2930Organo-Sulphur Compounds

  31. 2931Other Organo-Inorganic Compounds

  32. 2932Heterocyclic Compounds With Oxygen Hetero-Atom (S) Only

  33. 2933Heterocyclic Compounds With Nitrogen Hetero-Atom(S) Only

  34. 2934Nucleic Acids And Their Salts; Whether Or Not Chemically Defined; Other Heterocyclic Compounds

  35. 2935Sulphonamides

  36. 2936Provitamins And Vitamins, Natural Or Reproduced By Synthesis, Derivatives Thereof Used Primarily As Vitamins

  37. 2937Hormones, Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes And Leukotrienes, Natural Or Reproduced By Synthesis

  38. 2938Glycosides, Natural Or Reproduced By Synthesis And Their Salts, Ethers, Esters And Other Derivatives

  39. 2939Alkaloids, Natural Or Reproduced By Synthesis, And Their Salts, Ethers, Esters And Other Derivatives

  40. 2940Chemically Pure

  41. 2941Antibiotics

  42. 2942Other Organic Compounds

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HSN Chapter 29 — FAQs

What does HSN Chapter 29 cover?

Chapter 29 covers organic chemicals. It is part of Section VI, Chemical Products.

How many headings are there in HSN Chapter 29?

42, numbered 2901 to 2942. Every heading's four digits begin with 29.

Does this page give the GST rate for Chapter 29 goods?

No. GST rates were revised in September 2025, and a rate is shown only once it has been checked against the CBIC rate notifications. Find the code here, then confirm its current rate there.

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