HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
17049090 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa: Other: Other”: tariff item 1704 90 90 under heading 1704 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 17Heading 1704Sub-heading 1704 90Tariff item 1704 90 90
Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa: Other: Other
Tariff item 1704 90 90 · Heading 1704 · Chapter 17, 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.
170490908 digits: 17 + 04 + 90 + 901704 90 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 17 covers sugars and sugar confectionery. It sits in Section IV, prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa.
Other.
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
2 entries of the GST rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5% or 18%. No single rate is stated for 17049090 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entries that cite 1702 or 1704; 1704 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 107Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 1702 or 1704 | Palmyra sugar, mishri, batasha, bura, sakar, khadi sakar, harda, sakariya, gatta, kuliya, elaichidana, lukumdana, chikkis like puffed rice chikki, peanut chikki, sesame chikki, til chikki, til patti, til revdi, sugar makhana, groundnut sweets, gajak, khaja, khajuli, anarsa | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
| Schedule I, S. No. 110Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 1704 | Sugar confectionary (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa, sugar boiled confectionary | 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, 1704, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 170490, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 17049090, 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 2 entries in force from this date are 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 1704, sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa. The codes below sit closest to 17049090 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 1704 and codes elsewhere in chapter 17. 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.
17049010Tariff item 1704 90 1017049020Tariff item 1704 90 2017049030Tariff item 1704 90 3017041000Tariff item 1704 10 0017049090, this page's code, is tariff item 1704 90 90 under the same heading. 3 of the codes listed share its sub-heading, 1704 90.
17011200Heading 1701 · tariff item 1701 12 0017011310Heading 1701 · tariff item 1701 13 10Codes under other headings of chapter 17, sugars and sugar confectionery. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 2 entries of the rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5% or 18%: Schedule I, S. No. 107 (5%); Schedule I, S. No. 110 (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 1704 or 170490; many businesses use the full 17049090.
Tariff item 1704 90 90 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Other”, under sub-heading 1704 90 (“Other”), heading 1704 (“Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa”), in chapter 17 (sugars and sugar confectionery), Section IV (prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes). 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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