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HSN stands for "Harmonized System of Nomenclature". This system has been introduced for the systematic classification of goods all over the world. HSN was established and industrialized by the WCO (World Customs Organization) in 1988. Since then, five revisions have already been made worldwide. GST HSN code states more than 5000 goods and is primarily practised by more than 200 countries.

This 6-digit HSN code can be utilized to classify more than five thousand commodities and is further applied for tax objectives classification. The Customs and Central Excise attached two more digits later to advance the HSN code search for more reliable differentiation. It is a globally trusted multipurpose instrument for indirect taxes.

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Why is HSN code important?

The HSN code is a numerical code assigned to each commodity in this system. It plays a crucial role in various aspects of international trade and taxation, making it important for businesses, governments, and consumers.

Here are some reasons why the HSN code is important:

Uniform Classification : The HSN code provides a uniform and systematic way of classifying goods across the world. This ensures that products are categorized consistently, making it easier for businesses to identify and communicate about the items they are dealing with.

International Trade : In international trade, when goods are imported or exported, customs authorities require the HSN code on shipping documents. This code helps customs officers identify the nature of the products and apply the appropriate tariffs or customs duties. It facilitates smooth and efficient customs clearance processes, reducing delays at the borders.

Taxation : The HSN code is also crucial for taxation purposes, especially in countries that use a value-added tax (VAT) system or a Goods and Services Tax (GST). The HSN code is used to determine the applicable tax rates for specific products. It helps in accurately calculating taxes, minimizing the chances of errors or disputes between businesses and tax authorities.

Trade Statistics : Governments and international organizations use the HSN code to compile trade statistics and economic data. This data is valuable for analyzing trends in international trade, understanding market dynamics, and formulating trade policies.

Harmonization and Standardization : The HSN code system brings harmonization and standardization to the classification of goods globally. It simplifies trade negotiations, agreements, and documentation by creating a common language for identifying products.

Compliance and Documentation : Businesses need to use the correct HSN code while invoicing goods. Accurate HSN codes ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, prevent penalties, and avoid potential legal issues related to misclassification.

Consumer Awareness : For consumers, the HSN code can provide information about the type and nature of products they are purchasing. In some cases, it might help in making informed choices about goods based on their specific needs or preferences.

HSN in World

The primary purpose of the HSN is to provide a standardized and uniform classification of commodities for international trade and customs purposes. The HSN system is used by most countries across the world, making it a global standard. The HSN system is used by more than 200 countries and economies for reasons such as:

Base for their Customs tariffs
Uniform classification
Collection of international trade statistics

This widespread adoption of the HSN enables consistency and coherence in international trade and simplifies the process of importing and exporting goods between countries.
When goods are imported or exported, customs authorities in each country use the HSN code to identify the products and apply the appropriate tariffs or customs duties. The HSN code also aids in collecting accurate trade data, which is essential for analyzing global trade trends, understanding market dynamics, and formulating trade policies.

HSN in India

India is a member of World Customs Organization(WCO) since 1971. It was originally using 6-digit HSN codes to classify commodities for Customs and Central Excise. Later Customs and Central Excise added two more digits to make the codes more precise, resulting in an 8 digit classification.

In India, the HSN code is used for the identification and taxation of goods under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Each HSN code corresponds to a specific product or group of products, and it helps in the calculation of taxes, tariffs, and other trade-related regulations.

HSN codes in India have been updated and revised periodically to align with international standards and to accommodate changes in the economic and industrial landscape. Businesses must be aware of the correct HSN codes applicable to their products to comply with tax regulations and facilitate smoother trade operations.

Services Accounting Code (SAC) inIndia

In India, the Services Accounting Code (SAC) is a unique code assigned to various services for the purpose of taxation and accounting. It is a part of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system implemented in India from July 1, 2017.

The SAC is a 6-digit code that helps in identifying specific services provided by businesses and professionals for taxation and record-keeping purposes. Each service has a unique SAC assigned to it by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

The SAC is an essential component for businesses to ensure proper billing and tax compliance while providing services in India. It helps in streamlining the tax system and maintaining consistency in reporting services for both service providers and tax authorities.

Structure of HSN Code

The Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) code has a structured format that is used for the systematic classification of goods and products. It is a hierarchical coding system with multiple levels of classification. The HSN code structure is as follows :

Chapter : The first two digits represent the chapter of the HSN code. There are 99 chapters in total, organized based on the broader category of goods.

Heading : The next two digits represent the heading. Each chapter is divided into headings, and there can be several headings within a chapter. Headings further narrow down the classification of goods.

Sub-heading : Following the heading, the next two digits represent the sub-heading. Sub-headings provide a more specific classification of goods within a particular heading.

Tariff Item : The last two digits of the HSN code represent the tariff item. Tariff items provide the most detailed classification, distinguishing specific products within a sub-heading.

For example, let's take the HSN code for computers :
HSN Code : 8471.41.00

84: Chapter - Machinery and Mechanical Appliances
8471: Heading - Automatic data processing machines and units
8471.41: Sub-heading - Digital computers
8471.41.00: Tariff Item - Portable automatic data processing machines

Chapter wise distribution of goods using HSN codes

Chapter	Commodities	HSN Codes
Section I. Animals and Animal Products
Chapter 1	Animals	0101 to 0106
Chapter 2	Meat and edible offal	0201 to 0210
Chapter 3	Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs, and other Aquatic Invertebrates	0301 to 0308
Chapter 4	Dairy Produce; Birds' Eggs; Natural Honey; Edible Products of Animal Origin	0401 to 0406
Chapter 5	Products of Animal Origin, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included	0501 to 0511
Section II. Vegetables and Vegetable Products
Chapter 6	Live Trees and Other Plants; Bulbs, Roots, and the Like; Cut Flowers and Ornamental Foliage	0601 to 0604
Chapter 7	Edible vegetables, certain roots and tubers	0701 to 0714
Chapter 8	Edible fruit and nuts, the peel of citrus fruits or melons	0801 to 0814
Chapter 9	Tea, coffee, mate and spices	0901 to 0910
Chapter 10	Cereals	1001 to 1008
Chapter 11	Milling products, malt, wheat gluten, starches, and inulin	1101 to 1109
Chapter 12	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, grains, straw and fodder, seeds and fruit, and industrial or medicinal plants	1201 to 1214
Chapter 13	Lac, gum, resin, and other saps and extracts	1301 to 1302
Chapter 14	Vegetable plaiting materials, and vegetable products that are not specified elsewhere	1401 to 1404
Section III. Animal or Vegetable Oils, Their Cleavage Products, Waxes, and Prepared Edible Fats
Chapter 15	Animal or vegetable oils, their cleavage products, waxes, and prepared edible fats	1501 to 1522
Section IV. Prepared Food, Beverages, Spirits, Tobacco and Tobacco Substitutes
Chapter 16	Preparation of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs, or any other aquatic invertebrates	1601 to 1605
Chapter 17	Sugar and sugar confectionery	1701 to 1704
Chapter 18	Cocoa and cocoa preparations	1801 to 1806
Chapter 19	Preparations of cereals, starch, flour, milk, and pastry products	1901 to 1905
Chapter 20	Preparation of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or plant parts	2001 to 2009
Chapter 21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	2101 to 2106
Chapter 22	Beverages, vinegar, and spirits	2201 to 2209
Chapter 23	Residues and Waste from the Food Industries; Prepared Animal Feed	2301 to 2309
Chapter 24	Tobacco and tobacco substitutes that are manufactured	2401 to 2403
Section V. Minerals
Chapter 25	Salt, earths and stones, sulphur, plastering material, lime and cement	2501 to 2522
Chapter 26	Ores, slag, and ash	2601 to 2617
Chapter 27	Mineral fuel, mineral oils and products of their distillation, mineral waxes, and bituminous substances	2701 to 2716
Section VI. Chemical Products or of Allied Industries
Chapter 28	Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, rare-earth metals, radioactive elements, or isotopes	2801 to 2853
Chapter 29	Organic chemicals	2901 to 2942
Chapter 30	Pharmaceutical products	3001 to 3006
Chapter 31	Fertilisers	3101 to 3105
Chapter 32	Tanning or dyeing extracts, tannins and their derivatives, dyes, pigments, and other colouring matter, varnishes and paints, inks, putty and other mastics	3201 to 3215
Chapter 33	Essential oils and resinoids, cosmetic or toilet preparations, perfumery	3301 to 3307
Chapter 34	Soap, washing preparations, organic surface-active agents, lubricating preparations, prepared waxes, artificial waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar items, modelling pastes, dental preparations and dental waxes with a basis of plaster	3401 to 3407
Chapter 35	Albuminoidal substances, glues, enzymes, and modified starches	3501 to 3507
Chapter 36	Explosives, pyrotechnic products, pyrophoric alloys, certain combustible preparations, and matches	3601 to 3606
Chapter 37	Photographic or cinematographic goods	3701 to 3707
Chapter 38	Miscellaneous chemical products	3801 to 3824
Section VII. Plastics, Rubber, and Articles Thereof
Chapter 39	Plastics and plastic articles	3901 to 3926
Chapter 40	Rubber and rubber articles	4001 to 4017
Section VIII. Raw Hides and Skins, Furskins and Articles Thereof, Leather, and Related Goods
Chapter 41	Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather	4101 to 4114
Chapter 42	Articles made of leather, travel goods, handbags and similar containers, saddlery and harnesses, articles made of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)	4201 to 4206
Chapter 43	Furskins and artificial fur and articles thereof	4301 to 4304
Section IX. Wood and Wooden Articles, Wood Charcoal, Cork and Articles of Cork, Basket Ware and Wickerwork, Manufacturers of Straw, Esparto or Other Plaiting Material
Chapter 44	Wood and wooden articles, wood charcoal	4401 to 4421
Chapter 45	Cork and articles of cork	4501 to 4503
Chapter 46	Manufactures of straw, esparto or other plaiting materials, basket ware and wickerwork	4601 to 4602
Section X. Pulp of Wood or Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material, Recovered Paper or Paperboard (Waste and Scrap), Paper and Paperboard and Articles Thereof
Chapter 47	Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material, recovered paper or paperboard (waste and scrap)	4701 to 4823
Chapter 48	Paper and paperboard, articles made of paper pulp, or articles made of paper or paperboard.	4801 to 4823
Chapter 49	Printed books, pictures, newspapers, and other products of the printing industry, typescripts, manuscripts and plans	4901 to 4911
Section XI. Textile and Textile Articles
Chapter 50	Silk	5001 to 5007
Chapter 51	Wool, fine or coarse animal hair, horse hair yarn and other woven fabrics	5101 to 5113
Chapter 52	Cotton	5201 to 5212
Chapter 53	Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics made of paper yarn	5301 to 5311
Chapter 54	Man-made filaments	5401 to 5408
Chapter 55	Man-made staple fibres	5501 to 5506
Chapter 56	Wadding, felt and nonwovens, twine, cordage, special yarns, ropes, and cables and articles thereof	5601 to 5609
Chapter 57	Carpets and textile floor coverings	5701 to 5705
Chapter 58	Special woven fabrics, lace tapestries, tufted textile fabrics, trimmings, and embroidery	5801 to 5811
Chapter 59	Impregnated, covered, coated, or laminated textile fabrics, textile articles made for industrial use.	5901 to 5911
Chapter 60	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	6001 to 6006
Chapter 61	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories that are knitted or crocheted	6101 to 6117
Chapter 62	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories that are not knitted or crocheted	6201 to 6217
Chapter 63	Other made up textile articles, sets, worn clothing and textile articles, and rags	6301 to 6310
Section XII. Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Walking Sticks and Seat Sticks, Whips, Riding Crops and Parts Thereof, Artificial Flowers, Articles of Human Hair, Prepared Feathers and Articles Made Thereof
Chapter 64	Footwear, Gaiters, and the Like; Parts of Such Articles	6401 to 6406
Chapter 65	Headgear and parts thereof	6501 to 6507
Chapter 66	Umbrellas and sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat sticks, riding crops and parts thereof, and whips	6601 to 6603
Chapter 67	Prepared feathers and down and articles made thereof, artificial flowers, and articles made of human hair	6701 to 6704
Section XIII. Articles Made of Stone, Plaster, Asbestos, Cement, Mica, or Other Similar Materials, Glass and Glassware, Ceramic Products
Chapter 68	Articles made of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials	6801 to 6815
Chapter 69	Ceramic products	6901 to 6914
Chapter 70	Glass and glassware	7001 to 7020
Section XIV. Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious Metals Clad With Precious Metal and Articles Thereof, Precious or Semi-Precious Stones, Coins, Imitation Jewellery
Chapter 71	Natural or cultured pearls, precious metals, metals that are clad with precious metal and articles thereof, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewellery, coins	7101 to 7118
Section XV. Base Metal and Articles Made of Base Metal
Chapter 72	Iron and steel	7201 to 7229
Chapter 73	Articles made of iron or steel	7301 to 7326
Chapter 74	Copper and articles thereof	7401 to 7413
Chapter 75	Nickel and articles thereof	7501 to 7508
Chapter 76	Aluminium and articles thereof	7601 to 7616
Chapter 77	(Reserved for possible future use)	-
Chapter 78	Lead and articles thereof	7801 to 7806
Chapter 79	Zinc and articles thereof	7901 to 7907
Chapter 80	Tin and articles thereof	8001 to 8007
Chapter 81	Other base metals, cermets, and articles thereof	8101 to 8113
Chapter 82	Tools, implements, spoons and forks, cutlery, of base metal, and parts thereof	8201 to 8215
Chapter 83	Miscellaneous articles made of base metal	8301 to 8311
Section XVI. Machinery and Mechanical Appliances, Electrical Equipment and Parts Thereof, Sound Reproducers and Recorders, Television Image and Sound Reproducers and Recorders, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
Chapter 84	Nuclear reactors, machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, and parts thereof	8401 to 8487
Chapter 85	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound reproducers and recorders, television image and sound reproducers and recorders, and parts and accessories of such articles	8501 to 8548
Section XVII. Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, and Associated Transport Equipment
Chapter 86	Tramway or railway locomotives, tramway or railway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof, rolling stock and parts thereof, mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds	8601 to 8608
Chapter 87	Vehicles other than tramway or railway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	8701 to 8716
Chapter 88	Aircraft, spacecrafts, and parts thereof	8801 to 8805
Chapter 89	Ships, boats and floating structures	8901 to 8908
Section XVIII. Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Checking, Measuring, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus, Musical Instruments, Clocks and Watches, Parts and Accessories Thereof
Chapter 90	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, checking, measuring, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus, parts and accessories thereof	9001 to 9022
Chapter 91	Clocks and Watches and Parts Thereof	9101 to 9114
Chapter 92	Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories of Such Articles	9201 to 9209
Section XIX. Arms and Ammunition, Parts and Accessories Thereof
Chapter 93	Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof	9301 to 9307
Section XX. Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
Chapter 94	Furniture, mattresses, mattress supports, bedding, cushions and similar stuffed furnishing, lamps and lighting fittings, which are not elsewhere specified or included, illuminated signs and name-plates and the like, prefabricated buildings	9401 to 9406
Chapter 95	Toys, games and sports requisites, parts and accessories thereof	9501 to 9508
Chapter 96	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	9601 to 9619
Section XXI. Works of Art, Collectors’ Pieces and Antiques
Chapter 97	Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques	9701 to 9706
Chapter 98	Project imports, laboratory chemicals, personal imports by air or post, passenger's baggage, ship stores	9801 to 9806
Chapter 99	Services	-

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