HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
08072000 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: Papaws (papayas)”: tariff item 0807 20 00 under heading 0807 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 5%, 18% or nil. The full 8-digit code is 08072000; the leading 0 is part of the code. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 08Heading 0807Sub-heading 0807 20Tariff item 0807 20 00
Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: Papaws (papayas)
Tariff item 0807 20 00 · Heading 0807 · Chapter 08, 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.
08072000The full 8-digit code is 08072000; the leading 0 is part of the code.0807 20 00Papaws (papayas)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 08 covers edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons. It sits in Section II, vegetable products. The full 8-digit code is 08072000; the leading 0 is part of the code.
Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh.
0807 20 is the 6-digit level of this tariff item; the Customs Tariff prints the item directly under heading 0807.
Papaws (papayas). 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
3 entries of the GST rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5%, 18% or nil. No single rate is stated for 08072000 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 0807 (this code's heading) | |||
| S. No. 50Notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) (exemption)Central Tax: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 0807 | Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh | Nilexempt · IGST, CGST and SGST/UTGST nilFrom 22 September 2025 |
| Entries for particular goods in chapter 08 | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 25Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 08 | Dried makhana, whether or not shelled or peeled pre-packaged and labelled | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
| S. No. 42Notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) (exemption)Central Tax: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 08 | Dried makhana, whether or not shelled or peeled, other than pre-packaged and labelled | 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, 0807, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 080720, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 08072000, the tariff item itself. The full 8-digit code is 08072000; 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; exemptions under Notification No. 10/2025. The 3 entries in force from this date are 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 0807, melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh. The codes below sit closest to 08072000 in the Customs Tariff of India: codes elsewhere in chapter 08. 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.
08081000Heading 0808 · tariff item 0808 10 0008083000Heading 0808 · tariff item 0808 30 00Codes under other headings of chapter 08, edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 3 entries of the rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5%, 18% or nil: Notification 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), S. No. 50 (nil); Schedule I, S. No. 25 (5%); Notification 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), S. No. 42 (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 0807 or 080720; many businesses use the full 08072000.
Tariff item 0807 20 00 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Papaws (papayas)”, under heading 0807 (“Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh”), in chapter 08 (edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruits or melons), Section II (vegetable products). Unit of quantity: kg. The full 8-digit code is 08072000; 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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