HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
15132120 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Crude Oil: Babassu oil”: tariff item 1513 21 20 under heading 1513 of the Customs Tariff of India. GST on this code is 5%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 15Heading 1513Sub-heading 1513 21Tariff item 1513 21 20
Crude Oil: Babassu oil
Tariff item 1513 21 20 · Heading 1513 · 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.
151321208 digits: 15 + 13 + 21 + 201513 21 20Babassu oilHow 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.
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
Crude Oil. Between the heading and this item the tariff also prints the line “Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof”.
Babassu oil. 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
One entry of the GST rate notification names this code: Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule I (5%), S. No. 90, “Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified”, effective from 22 September 2025. The matching Central Tax entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule I (2.5%), same S. No.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule I, S. No. 90Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 1513 | Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu 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 |
15132120 is covered by the highlighted entry. The 5% IGST rate corresponds to CGST 2.5% + SGST/UTGST 2.5% on supplies within a State.
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, 1513, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 151321, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 15132120, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
5% IGST · 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST/UTGST
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule I (5%), S. No. 90: “Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified”. Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule I (2.5%), same S. No. Notification 9/2025 superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
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 1513, coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. The codes below sit closest to 15132120 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 1513. 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.
15132910Tariff item 1513 29 1015132990Tariff item 1513 29 9015131100Tariff item 1513 11 0015131900Tariff item 1513 19 0015132120, this page's code, is tariff item 1513 21 20 under the same heading.
Questions
5% IGST, made up of 2.5% CGST and 2.5% SGST/UTGST, from 22 September 2025. The entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule I (5%), S. No. 90: “Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified”. The matching Central Tax entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule I (2.5%), same S. No.
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 1513 or 151321; many businesses use the full 15132120.
Tariff item 1513 21 20 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Babassu oil”, under sub-heading 1513 21 (“Crude Oil”), the line “Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof”, heading 1513 (“Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and 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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