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Insecticides (Pesticide) is classified under HSN heading 3808. GST as on 26 October 2026: 5% or 18%.
Rates checked on 26 October 2026 · BooksOn HSN dataset v7, compiled from CBIC notifications
What is the GST rate on Insecticides (Pesticide)?
GST on Insecticides (Pesticide) as on 26 October 2026: 5% or 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.
Changed with GST 2.0 (22 September 2025): 12% → 5% (3808); 12% → 5% (380893). Many rate charts online still show the old rate. All GST 2.0 rate changes.
| Old GST rate (before 22 Sep 2025) | New GST rate | Code | What it covers | Notification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 5% | 3808 | Listed bio-pesticides, such as Bacillus thuringiensis types, Trichoderma, Pseudomonas, Beauveria, NPV, neem-based pesticides and Cymbopogan, are taxed at 5%. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 260 |
| 18% | 18% | 3808 | Insecticides, rat poison, fungicides, weedkillers, plant growth regulators and disinfectants are taxed at 18%; the listed bio-pesticides are not covered. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 95 |
| 12% | 5% | 380893 | If you sell gibberellic acid, GST is 5%. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 222 |
GST rate on Insecticides (Pesticide) since 1 July 2017
The rate in force in each period, for old invoices, amended returns and audits. Each change came with a CBIC notification; the rate on any exact date is in the app.
| From | To | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | 24 January 2018 | 18% |
| 25 January 2018 | 21 September 2025 | 12% or 18% |
| 22 September 2025 | today | 5% or 18% |
The GST rate on Insecticides (Pesticide) is set by the CBIC rate notification entry that covers it. It can depend on how the goods are sold, for example packed and labelled or loose, and many rates changed with GST 2.0 from 22 September 2025. The free BooksOn HSN app shows the rate as on any date since 1 July 2017, with the notification and entry number.
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
38081011 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: aldrin |
38081012 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: aluminium phosphite (for example phostoxin) |
38081013 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: calcium cyanide |
38081014 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: chlordane |
38081015 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: chloro benzilate |
38081016 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: d.d.v.p (dimethyl dichloro vinyl phosphate) |
38081017 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: d.d.t. (excluding d.d.t. of heading 2903 62) |
38081021 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: diaginal |
38081022 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: heptachlor |
38081023 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: lindane |
38081024 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: methyl bromide |
38081025 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: parathion, methyl |
38081026 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: dimethoate, technical grade |
38081027 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: malathion |
38081031 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum endosulphan, technical grade |
38081032 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum quinal phos |
38081033 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum isoproturon |
38081034 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum fenthion |
38081035 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum cipermethrin, technical grade |
38081036 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum allethrin |
38081037 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum synthetic pyrethrum |
38081091 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: other: repellants for insects such as flies, mosquito |
38081092 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: other: paper impregnated or coated with insecticide such as d.d.t. coated paper |
38081099 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: other: other |
38082010 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: maneb |
38082020 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: sodium penta chlorophenate (santobrite) |
38082030 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: thiram (tetramethyl thiuram disulphide) |
38082040 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: zineb |
38082050 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: copper oxychloride |
38082090 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: other |
38083010 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: chloromethyl phenozy acetic acid (m.c.p.a.) |
38083020 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: 2:4 dichlorophenozy acetic acid and its esters |
38083030 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: gibberellic acid |
38083040 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: plantgrowth regulators |
38083050 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: weedicides and weed killing agents |
38083090 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other |
38084000 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) disinfectants |
380850 | Aldrin (ISO); binapacryl (ISO); camphechlor(ISO) (toxaphene); captafol (ISO); chlordane (ISO); chlordimeform (ISO); chlorobenzilate (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1, 1, 1-trichloro-2,2- bis(p-chlorphenyl) ethane); dieldrin (ISO,INN), dinoseb (ISO), its salts or its esters; ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane); ethylene dichloride (ISO); (1,2dicholoroethane);fluroacetamide (ISO); heptachlor(ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6,-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); mercury compounds; methamidophos (ISO; monocrotophos (ISO); oxirane parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion (ISO); pentachlorophenol (ISO); phosphamidon (ISO); 2,4,5-T ((ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts or its esters |
38085000 | Nsecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)-goods specified in sub-heading note 1 |
380852 | Ddt (iso) (clofenotane (inn)), in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g |
See all 115 codes on the Chapter 38 page.
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