HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
15121990 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Sunflower seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Other: Other”: tariff item 1512 19 90 under heading 1512 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 5% or 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 15Heading 1512Sub-heading 1512 19Tariff item 1512 19 90
Sunflower seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: Other: Other
Tariff item 1512 19 90 · Heading 1512 · Chapter 15, Customs Tariff of India
The code
What the code covers in the Customs Tariff of India, and the GST rate entries that apply to it.
151219908 digits: 15 + 12 + 19 + 901512 19 90OtherHow to read it
An HSN code is built in layers. Each pair of digits narrows the one before it: 2 digits = chapter, 4 = heading, 6 = sub-heading, 8 = tariff item in the Customs Tariff of India.
The broadest layer. Chapter 15 covers animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes. It sits in Section III, animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes.
Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton seed oil and their fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
Other. Between the heading and this item the tariff also prints the line “Sunflower seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof”.
Other. The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: kg.
GST rate
1 entry of the GST rate notifications names this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and it carries carry 5% or 18%. No single rate is stated for 15121990 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 1512 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 89Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 1512 | Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
Each entry applies only to the goods it describes. If none describes your goods, the entry for goods not specified elsewhere applies: Schedule II, S. No. 639, 18%: “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII”.
Rates are IGST on inter-State supplies; on supplies within a State the same rate is split equally between CGST and SGST/UTGST, under Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) with the same S. Nos.
On your invoice
Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020 sets the minimum number of HSN digits on B2B tax invoices from 1 April 2021, by the business's aggregate turnover in the previous year.
Businesses with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year show at least the heading, 1512, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 151219, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 15121990, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
Rate depends on the goods
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), which superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. The 1 entry in force from this date is listed in the GST rate section above.
Earlier rates under Notification 1/2017 are not shown here
Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 applied until it was superseded by Notification 9/2025.
Related codes
Heading 1512, sunflower seed, safflower or cotton seed oil and their fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. The codes below sit closest to 15121990 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 1512. Each is shown in the official wording and has its own page with its GST rate entries. Use the search above for any other code.
15121910Tariff item 1512 19 1015121920Tariff item 1512 19 2015121930Tariff item 1512 19 3015122100Tariff item 1512 21 0015122910Tariff item 1512 29 1015122990Tariff item 1512 29 9015121110Tariff item 1512 11 1015121120Tariff item 1512 11 2015121990, this page's code, is tariff item 1512 19 90 under the same heading. 3 of the codes listed share its sub-heading, 1512 19.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 1 entry of the rate notifications names this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and it carries 5% or 18%: Schedule I, S. No. 89 (5%). Each entry applies only to the goods it describes; if none describes your goods, Schedule II, S. No. 639 (18%) applies. The full wording of every entry is in the GST rate section above.
At least 4 digits if your aggregate turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, and at least 6 digits above ₹5 crore, on B2B tax invoices (Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020, from 1 April 2021). For this code that is 1512 or 151219; many businesses use the full 15121990.
Tariff item 1512 19 90 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Other”, under sub-heading 1512 19 (“Other”), the line “Sunflower seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof”, heading 1512 (“Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton seed oil and their fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified”), in chapter 15 (animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes), Section III (animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). Unit of quantity: kg.
About this page
The section, chapter, heading, sub-heading and tariff item on this page are taken from the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule (Customs Tariff Act, 1975), CBIC edition as on 30 June 2024, with the tariff-line changes of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026 applied. The GST entries are taken from Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026; exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025.
This is reference information for classification and invoicing. It is not advice on how your own goods should be classified, and the official tariff and notifications prevail if the two ever differ. A change in the tariff or in a rate notification re-opens this page for an update.
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