HSN Code 29Organic chemicals — GST 18%

Chapter 29 — Organic Chemicals · Goods (HSN)

HSN code
29
GST rate
18%
Type
goods

Full description

Organic chemicals — broad chapter (APIs, intermediates)

Why this code: Bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and organic chemical intermediates default to 18% under Chapter 29.

Conditional note: Specific APIs like insulin (3004) or anti-cancer drugs (3004) get concessional 5% — check exact molecule.

GST rate breakdown

For an intra-state invoice, GST splits equally into CGST + SGST. For inter-state (or exports), it appears as a single IGST line.

CGST
9%
SGST / UTGST
9%
IGST
18%

Common keywords & aliases

If your invoice description contains any of these terms, HSN 29 is a likely match. The matcher in this tool is a keyword scorer — not an AI classifier — so cross-check borderline cases against the official CBIC schedule.

api pharmaactive pharmaceutical ingredientorganic chemicalchemical intermediatebulk drugraw material pharma

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Source: keyword-matched from a curated subset of the CBIC GST rate schedule. Dataset snapshot: 2025-04-01. Rates can change between notifications — verify before invoicing.