HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
22090020 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid: Synthetic vinegar”: tariff item 2209 00 20 under heading 2209 of the Customs Tariff of India. GST on this code is 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 22Heading 2209Sub-heading 2209 00Tariff item 2209 00 20
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid: Synthetic vinegar
Tariff item 2209 00 20 · Heading 2209 · Chapter 22, 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.
220900208 digits: 22 + 09 + 00 + 202209 00 20Synthetic vinegarHow 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 22 covers beverages, spirits and vinegar. It sits in Section IV, prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid.
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid.
Synthetic vinegar. The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: l.
GST rate
One entry of the GST rate notification names this code: Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule II (18%), S. No. 4, “Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid”, effective from 22 September 2025. The matching Central Tax entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule II (9%), same S. No.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule II, S. No. 4Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2209 | Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid | 18%IGST 18% · CGST 9% · SGST/UTGST 9%From 22 September 2025 |
22090020 is covered by the highlighted entry. The 18% IGST rate corresponds to CGST 9% + SGST/UTGST 9% 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, 2209, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 220900, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 22090020, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
18% IGST · 9% CGST + 9% SGST/UTGST
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule II (18%), S. No. 4: “Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid”. Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule II (9%), 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 2209, vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid. The codes below sit closest to 22090020 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 2209 and codes elsewhere in chapter 22. 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.
22090020, this page's code, is tariff item 2209 00 20 under the same heading. One of the codes listed shares its sub-heading, 2209 00.
22011010Heading 2201 · tariff item 2201 10 1022011020Heading 2201 · tariff item 2201 10 20Codes under other headings of chapter 22, beverages, spirits and vinegar. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
Questions
18% IGST, made up of 9% CGST and 9% SGST/UTGST, from 22 September 2025. The entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule II (18%), S. No. 4: “Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid”. The matching Central Tax entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule II (9%), 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 2209 or 220900; many businesses use the full 22090020.
Tariff item 2209 00 20 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Synthetic vinegar”, under sub-heading 2209 00 (“Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid”), heading 2209 (“Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid”), in chapter 22 (beverages, spirits and vinegar), Section IV (prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes). Unit of quantity: l.
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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