Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs) is classified under HSN headings 2936, 2937, 2939, 2941. GST as on 1 November 2026: 18%. On B2B invoices, write at least 4 digits of the code (6 digits on every invoice if last year's turnover was above ₹5 crore).
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What is the GST rate on Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs)?
GST on Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs) as on 1 November 2026: 18%. Which rate applies depends on the exact code and on how it is sold or supplied; each entry below names the CBIC notification it comes from.
| New GST rate | Old GST rate (before 22 Sep 2025) | Code | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 18% | 29 | If you sell organic chemicals (Chapter 29), other than gibberellic acid, GST is 18%. 9/2025-CT(R), entry 36 |
How to find the rate on an old invoice's date: GST rate on a past date.
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
29361000 | Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - provitamins, unmixed |
293621 | Vitamin a and their derivatives |
29362100 | Vitamin a and their derivatives |
293622 | Vitamin b and its derivatives |
29362210 | Vitamin b1 [thiamine (inn), aneurine] and its salts |
29362290 | Other |
293623 | Vitamin b2 and its derivatives |
29362310 | Vitamin b2 [riboflavin(inn), lactoflavin] and its |
29362390 | Other |
293624 | D- or dl-pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) and its derivatives |
29362400 | D- or dl-pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) and its derivatives |
293625 | Vitamin b6 and its derivatives |
29362500 | Vitamin b6 and its derivatives |
293626 | Vitamin b12 and its derivatives |
29362610 | Vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin (inn)) |
29362690 | Other |
293627 | Vitamin c (ascorbic acid) and its derivatives |
29362700 | Vitamin c (ascorbic acid) and its derivatives |
293628 | Vitamin e and its derivatives |
29362800 | Vitamin e and its derivatives |
293629 | Other vitamins and their derivatives |
29362910 | Folic acid (vitamin b9) |
29362920 | Nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (niacinamide or niacine) |
29362930 | Vitamin k (menaphthonum bp) |
29362940 | Vitamin d |
29362950 | Vitamin h (biotin) |
29362990 | Other |
293690 | Other, including natural concentrates |
29369000 | Other, including natural concentrates |
2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis, derivatives and structural analogues thereof,- including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
293711 | Somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues |
29371100 | Somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues |
293712 | Insulin and its salts |
29371200 | Insulin and its salts |
293719 | Other |
29371900 | Other |
293721 | Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone) |
29372100 | Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone) |
293722 | Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal harmones |
29372200 | Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal harmones |
293723 | Oestrogens and progestogens |
29372300 | Oestrogens and progestogens |
293729 | Other |
29372900 | Other |
293731 | Epinephrine |
29373100 | Epinephrine |
293750 | Prostaglandins,thromboxanes, leukotrienes, their derivatives and structural analogues |
29375000 | Prostaglandins,thromboxanes, leukotrienes, their derivatives and structural analogues |
293790 | Other |
29379011 | Epinethrine |
29379019 | Other |
29379020 | Amino-acid derivatives |
29379090 | Other |
2939 Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
293911 | Concentrates of poppy straw, buprenorphine (inn), codeine, dihydrocodeine (inn), ethylmorphine, etorphine (inn), heroin, hydrocodone (inn), hydromorphone (inn), morphine, nicomorphine (inn), oxycodone (inn), oxymorphone (inn), pholcodine (inn), thebacon (inn) and thebaine, salts thereof |
29391100 | Concentrates of poppy straw, buprenorphine (inn),codeine, dihydrocodeine (inn), ethylmorphine, etorphine (inn), heroin, hydrocodone (inn), hydromorphone (inn), morphine, nicomorphine(inn), oxycodone (inn), oxymorphone (inn), pholcodine (inn), thebacon (inn) and thebaine,salts thereof |
293919 | Other |
29391900 | Other |
293920 | Alkaloid of cinchona and their derivatives, salts thereof |
29392010 | Quinine alkaloids |
29392020 | Quinine hydrochloride |
29392030 | Quinine sulphate |
29392040 | Chloroquine phosphate |
29392090 | Other |
29392110 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : quinine alkaloids |
29392120 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : quinine hydrochloride |
29392130 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : quinine sulphate |
29392140 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : chloroquine phosphate |
29392190 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : other |
29392900 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof : other |
29392910 | Benzeneacetic acid, alpha-hydroxy-alpha-phenyl, 1-azabicyclo |
29392990 | Other |
293930 | Caffeine and its salts |
29393000 | Caffeine and its salts |
293941 | Ephedrine and its salts |
29394100 | Ephedrine and its salts |
29394110 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - ephedrines and their salts :-ephedrine and its salts : ephedrine alkaloids |
29394120 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - ephedrines and their salts :-ephedrine and its salts : ephedrine hydrochloride |
29394190 | Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - ephedrines and their salts :-ephedrine and its salts : other |
293942 | Pseudoephedrine (inn) and its salts |
29394200 | Pseudoephedrine (inn) and its salts |
293943 | Cathine (inn) and its salts |
29394300 | Cathine (inn) and its salts |
293944 | Norephedrine and its salts |
29394400 | Norephedrine and its salts |
293945 | Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (inn), metamfetamine racemate and their salts |
29394500 | Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (inn), metamfetamine racemate and their salts |
293949 | Other |
29394900 | Other |
293951 | Fenetylline (inn) and its salts |
29395100 | Fenetylline (inn) and its salts |
293959 | Other |
29395900 | Other |
293961 | Ergometrine (inn) and its salts |
See all 60 codes on the Chapter 29 page.
2941 Antibiotics
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
294110 | Penicillins and their derivative with a penicillanic acid structure, salts thereof |
29411010 | Penicillins and its salts ( e.g. procaine penicillin, penicillin g-potassium) |
29411020 | Ampicilline and its salts |
29411030 | Amoxycilline and its salts |
29411040 | Cioxacilline and its salts |
29411050 | 6-APA |
29411090 | Other |
294120 | Streptomycins and their derivatives, salts thereof |
29412010 | Streptomycin |
29412090 | Other |
294130 | Tetracyclines and their derivatives, salts thereof |
29413010 | Doxycycline and its salts |
29413020 | Tetracycline/oxytetra-cycline and their salts |
29413090 | Other |
294140 | Chloramphenicol and its derivatives, salts thereof |
29414000 | Chloramphenicol and its derivatives, salts thereof |
294150 | Erythromycin and its derivatives, salts thereof |
29415000 | Erythromycin and its derivatives, salts thereof |
294190 | Other |
29419011 | Rifampicin |
29419012 | 2 formyl rifa s v(rifa int) |
29419013 | Rifa s or rifa s sodium (rifaint) |
29419014 | 1-amino-4-methyl piperazine (rifaint) |
29419019 | Other |
29419020 | Cephalexin and its salts |
29419030 | Ciprofloxacine and its salts |
29419040 | Gentamycin and its salts |
29419050 | Neomycin |
29419060 | Norfloxacin and its salts |
29419070 | Aureofungin, kasugamycin, validamycin |
29419090 | Other |
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Which code goes on your GST invoice?
With aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year, write at least the 4-digit code (2936, 2937, 2939, 2941) on tax invoices to registered buyers (B2B; optional on B2C invoices); above ₹5 crore, the 6-digit code that fits (293610, 293621, 293622, 293623, …) on every tax invoice. The HSN summary in Table 12 of GSTR-1 takes the same digits. Details: invoice rules under Notification 78/2020-Central Tax.
Questions
What is the HSN code for Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs)?
Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs) is classified under HSN headings 2936, 2937, 2939, 2941. GST as on 1 November 2026: 18%. On B2B invoices, write at least 4 digits of the code (6 digits on every invoice if last year's turnover was above ₹5 crore).
What is the GST rate on Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs)?
As on 1 November 2026, GST on Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs) is 18%, depending on the exact code and how it is sold or supplied (CBIC notification 9/2025-CT(R)). Reference only; check the notification.
Did the GST rate on Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs) change in 2025?
No. GST 2.0 on 22 September 2025 did not change the rate entries for Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs).
What was the GST rate on Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and antibiotics (bulk drugs, APIs) in July 2017?
On 1 July 2017: 18%.
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