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Chapter 13 of the HSN tariff covers Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. It has 2 headings (4-digit codes) and 64 tariff items (8-digit codes), each with its GST rate today. Tap a code to open it in the BooksOn HSN app with its conditions and the CBIC notification entry.
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1301 Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)
GST: Nil or 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
13011010 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : shellac | Nil |
13011020 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : seed lac | Nil |
13011030 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : stick lac | Nil |
13011040 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : dewaxed and decolourised lac | Nil |
13011050 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : bleached lac | Nil |
13011060 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : gasket lac | Nil |
13011070 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : button lac | Nil |
13011080 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : garnet lac | Nil |
13011090 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) lac : other | Nil |
130120 | Gum arabic | Nil or 5% |
13012000 | Gum arabic | 5% |
130190 | Other | Nil or 5% |
13019011 | Asian gum | 5% |
13019012 | African gum | 5% |
13019013 | Asafoetida | 5% |
13019014 | Benjamin ras | 5% |
13019015 | Benjamin cowrie | 5% |
13019016 | Karaya gum (indian tragacanth) hastab | 5% |
13019017 | Tragacanth (adraganth) | 5% |
13019018 | Storax | 5% |
13019019 | Other | 5% |
13019021 | COPAL | 5% |
13019022 | Dammar batu | 5% |
13019029 | Other | 5% |
13019031 | MYRRH | 5% |
13019032 | Oilbanum or frankincense | 5% |
13019033 | Mastic gum | 5% |
13019034 | Xanthium gum | 5% |
13019039 | Other | 5% |
13019041 | Of seeds | 5% |
13019042 | Of fruits | 5% |
13019043 | Of leaves | 5% |
13019044 | Of spices | 5% |
13019045 | Of flowers | 5% |
13019046 | Of roots | 5% |
13019049 | Other | 5% |
13019099 | Other | 5% |
1302 Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products
GST: 5%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
130211 | OPIUM | 5% |
13021100 | Opium | 5% |
130212 | Of liquorice | 5% |
13021200 | Of liquorice | 5% |
130213 | Of hops | 5% |
13021300 | Of hops | 5% |
130214 | Of ephedra | 5% |
13021400 | Of ephedra | 5% |
130219 | Other | 5% |
13021911 | Of belladona | 5% |
13021912 | Of cascara sagrada | 5% |
13021913 | Of nuxvomica | 5% |
13021914 | Of ginseng (including powder) | 5% |
13021915 | Of agarose | 5% |
13021916 | Of neem | 5% |
13021917 | Of gymnema | 5% |
13021918 | Of garcinia and gamboge | 5% |
13021919 | Other | 5% |
13021920 | Cashew shell liquid (cnsl), crude | 5% |
13021930 | Purified and distilled cnsl (cardanol) | 5% |
13021990 | Other | 5% |
130220 | Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates | 5% |
13022000 | Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates | 5% |
130231 | Agar-agar | 5% |
13023100 | Agar-agar | 5% |
130232 | Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds | 5% |
13023210 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products : mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds : guar meal | 5% |
13023220 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products : mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds : guargum refined split | 5% |
13023230 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products : mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds : guargum treated and pulverised | 5% |
13023231 | Chemically treated | 5% |
13023239 | Other | 5% |
13023240 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products : mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds : kappa carrageenan | 5% |
13023290 | Other | 5% |
130239 | Other | 5% |
13023900 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products : other | 5% |
13023910 | Tamarind kernel powder | 5% |
13023920 | Kappa carrageenan | 5% |
13023990 | Other | 5% |
Codes and descriptions from the BooksOn HSN dataset (version 7, 2026-10-19), compiled from the Customs Tariff and CBIC notifications. Reference only; see Sources & disclaimer.

