HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
25010020 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride”: tariff item 2501 00 20 under heading 2501 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 18% or nil. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 25Heading 2501Sub-heading 2501 00Tariff item 2501 00 20
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; Sea water: Rock salt
Tariff item 2501 00 20 · Heading 2501 · Chapter 25, 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.
250100208 digits: 25 + 01 + 00 + 202501 00 20Rock saltHow 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 25 covers salt, sulphur, earths and stones, plastering materials, lime and cement. It sits in Section V, mineral products.
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water.
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; Sea water.
Rock salt. 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 18% or nil. No single rate is stated for 25010020 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 2501 (this code's heading) | |||
| S. No. 109Notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) (exemption)Central Tax: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2501 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solutions or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water | Nilexempt · IGST, CGST and SGST/UTGST nilFrom 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. Exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate).
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, 2501, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 250100, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 25010020, 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; exemptions under Notification No. 10/2025. 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 2501, salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water. The codes below sit closest to 25010020 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 2501 and codes elsewhere in chapter 25. 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.
25010090Tariff item 2501 00 9025010010Tariff item 2501 00 1025010020, this page's code, is tariff item 2501 00 20 under the same heading. 2 of the codes listed share its sub-heading, 2501 00.
Codes under other headings of chapter 25, salt, sulphur, earths and stones, plastering materials, lime and cement. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
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 18% or nil: Notification 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), S. No. 109 (nil). 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 2501 or 250100; many businesses use the full 25010020.
Tariff item 2501 00 20 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Rock salt”, under sub-heading 2501 00 (“Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; Sea water”), heading 2501 (“Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water”), in chapter 25 (salt, sulphur, earths and stones, plastering materials, lime and cement), Section V (mineral products). 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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