HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
04059020 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: Other: Ghee”: tariff item 0405 90 20 under heading 0405 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 5% or 18%. The full 8-digit code is 04059020; the leading 0 is part of the code. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 04Heading 0405Sub-heading 0405 90Tariff item 0405 90 20
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: Other: Ghee
Tariff item 0405 90 20 · Heading 0405 · Chapter 04, 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.
04059020The full 8-digit code is 04059020; the leading 0 is part of the code.0405 90 20GheeHow 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 04 covers dairy produce birds' eggs, natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. It sits in Section I, live animals, animal products. The full 8-digit code is 04059020; the leading 0 is part of the code.
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads.
Other.
Ghee. 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 04059020 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 0405 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 7Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 0405 | Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk, including ghee; dairy spreads | 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, 0405, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 040590, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 04059020, the tariff item itself. The full 8-digit code is 04059020; the leading 0 is part of the code.
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 0405, butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads. The codes below sit closest to 04059020 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 0405 and codes elsewhere in chapter 04. 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.
04059090Tariff item 0405 90 9004051000Tariff item 0405 10 0004052000Tariff item 0405 20 0004059020, this page's code, is tariff item 0405 90 20 under the same heading. One of the codes listed shares its sub-heading, 0405 90.
Codes under other headings of chapter 04, dairy produce birds' eggs, natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. 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 5% or 18%: Schedule I, S. No. 7 (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 0405 or 040590; many businesses use the full 04059020.
Tariff item 0405 90 20 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Ghee”, under sub-heading 0405 90 (“Other”), heading 0405 (“Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads”), in chapter 04 (dairy produce birds' eggs, natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included), Section I (live animals, animal products). Unit of quantity: kg. The full 8-digit code is 04059020; the leading 0 is part of the code.
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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