HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
20081100 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together: Ground-nuts”: tariff item 2008 11 00 under heading 2008 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 20Heading 2008Sub-heading 2008 11Tariff item 2008 11 00
Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together: Ground-nuts
Tariff item 2008 11 00 · Heading 2008 · Chapter 20, 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.
200811008 digits: 20 + 08 + 11 + 002008 11 00Ground-nutsHow 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 20 covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants. It sits in Section IV, prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included.
2008 11 is the 6-digit level of this tariff item. Between the heading and the item the Customs Tariff prints the line “Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together”.
Ground-nuts. 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 20081100 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 2008 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 132Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2008 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included; such as Ground-nuts, Cashew nut, roasted, salted or roasted and salted, Other roasted nuts and seeds, squash of Mango, Lemon, Orange, Pineapple or other fruits | 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, 2008, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 200811, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 20081100, 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 2008, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included. The codes below sit closest to 20081100 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 2008. 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.
20081910Tariff item 2008 19 1020089700Tariff item 2008 97 0020089912Tariff item 2008 99 1220089919Tariff item 2008 99 1920089991Tariff item 2008 99 9120089999Tariff item 2008 99 9920081100, this page's code, is tariff item 2008 11 00 under the same heading.
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. 132 (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 2008 or 200811; many businesses use the full 20081100.
Tariff item 2008 11 00 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Ground-nuts”, under the line “Nuts, ground-nuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together”, heading 2008 (“Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included”), in chapter 20 (preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants), 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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