HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
25051011 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Silica sands: Processed (white)”: tariff item 2505 10 11 under heading 2505 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 25Heading 2505Sub-heading 2505 10Tariff item 2505 10 11
Silica sands: Processed (white)
Tariff item 2505 10 11 · Heading 2505 · 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.
250510118 digits: 25 + 05 + 10 + 112505 10 11Processed (white)How 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.
Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26.
Silica sands and quartz sands. Between the heading and this item the tariff also prints the line “Silica sands”.
Processed (white). 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. 166, “Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal bearing sands of Chapter 26”, 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. 166Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2505 | Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal bearing sands of Chapter 26 | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
25051011 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, 2505, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 250510, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 25051011, 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. 166: “Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal bearing sands of Chapter 26”. 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 2505, natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26. The codes below sit closest to 25051011 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 2505. 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.
25051019Tariff item 2505 10 1925059000Tariff item 2505 90 0025051011, this page's code, is tariff item 2505 10 11 under the same heading. One of the codes listed shares its sub-heading, 2505 10.
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. 166: “Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal bearing sands of Chapter 26”. 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 2505 or 250510; many businesses use the full 25051011.
Tariff item 2505 10 11 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Processed (white)”, under the line “Silica sands”, sub-heading 2505 10 (“Silica sands and quartz sands”), heading 2505 (“Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26”), 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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