HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
09072000 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Crushed or ground”: tariff item 0907 20 00 under heading 0907 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 09072000; the leading 0 is part of the code. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 09Heading 0907Sub-heading 0907 20Tariff item 0907 20 00
Crushed or ground
Tariff item 0907 20 00 · Heading 0907 · Chapter 09, 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.
09072000The full 8-digit code is 09072000; the leading 0 is part of the code.0907 20 00Crushed or groundHow 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 09 covers coffee, tea, mate and spices. It sits in Section II, vegetable products. The full 8-digit code is 09072000; the leading 0 is part of the code.
Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems).
0907 20 is the 6-digit level of this tariff item; the Customs Tariff prints the item directly under heading 0907.
Crushed or ground. 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
2 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 09072000 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 0907 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 39Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 0907 | Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
| Entries for particular goods in chapter 09 | |||
| S. No. 56Notification No. 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) (exemption)Central Tax: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 07, 09 or 10 | All goods of seed quality | 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, 0907, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 090720, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 09072000, the tariff item itself. The full 8-digit code is 09072000; 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 2 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 0907, cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems). The codes below sit closest to 09072000 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 0907 and codes elsewhere in chapter 09. 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.
09071010Tariff item 0907 10 1009071020Tariff item 0907 10 2009071030Tariff item 0907 10 3009071090Tariff item 0907 10 9009072000, this page's code, is tariff item 0907 20 00 under the same heading.
09081110Heading 0908 · tariff item 0908 11 1009081120Heading 0908 · tariff item 0908 11 20Codes under other headings of chapter 09, coffee, tea, mate and spices. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 2 entries of the rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5%, 18% or nil: Schedule I, S. No. 39 (5%); Notification 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), S. No. 56 (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 0907 or 090720; many businesses use the full 09072000.
Tariff item 0907 20 00 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Crushed or ground”, under heading 0907 (“Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)”), in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, mate and spices), Section II (vegetable products). Unit of quantity: kg. The full 8-digit code is 09072000; 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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