HSN Chapter 38
HSN Chapter 38 — Miscellaneous Chemical Products
HSN Chapter 38 covers miscellaneous chemical products. It contains 27 four-digit headings and 454 HSN codes in total. Below is every heading in Chapter 38 with its GST 2.0 rate (verified against CBIC). Use the search tool for any specific 6- or 8-digit sub-code.
Source: CBIC GST rate schedule (GST 2.0, effective 22 Sep 2025).
HSN codes in Chapter 38
454 codes · GST 2.0 rates per the CBIC GST rate schedule (effective 22 Sep 2025); verified 2026-06-07.
| HSN Code | Description | GST Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3801 | Artificial Graphite, Colloidal Or Semi-Colloidal Graphite, Preparations Based On Graphite Or Other Carbon In The Form Of Pastes, Blocks, Plates Or Other Semi-Manufactures | 18% |
| 3802 | Activated Carbon; Activated Natural Mineral Products; Animal Black, Including Spent Animal Black | 18% |
| 3803 | Tall Oil, Whether Or Not Refined | 18% |
| 3804 | Residual Lyes From The Manufacture Of Wood Pulp, Whether Or Not Concentrated, Desugared Or Chemically Treated, Including Lignin Sulphonates, But Excluding Tall Oil Of Heading 3802 | 18% |
| 3805 | Gum, Wood Or Sulphate Turpentine And Other Terpenic Oils Produced By The Distillation Or Other Treatment Of Coniferous Woods, Crude Dipentene, Sulphite Turpentine And Other Crude Para-Cymene, Pine Oil Containing Alpha-Terpineol As The Main Constituent | 18% |
| 3806 | Rosin And Resin Acids, And Derivatives Thereof; Rosin Spirit And Rosin Oils; Run Gums | 18% |
| 3807 | Wood Tar, Wood Tar Oils, Wood Creosote, Wood Naphtha, Vegetable Pitch, Brewers' Pitch And Similar Preparations Based On Rosin, Resin Acids Or On Vegetable Pitch | 18% |
| 3808 details | Insecticides, Rodenticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Anti-Sprouting Products And Plant-Growth Regulators, Disinfectants And Similar Products, Put Up In Forms Or Packings For Retail Sale Or As Preparations Or Articles (For Example, Sulphurtreated Bands, Wicks And Candles, And Fly-Papers) | Varies |
| 3809 | Finishing Agents, Dye Carriers To Accelerate The Dyeing Or Fixing Of Dye-Stuffs And Other Products And Preparations (For Example, Dressings And Mordants), Of A Kind Used In The Textile, Paper, Leather Or Like Industries, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included | 18% |
| 3810 | Pickling Preparations For Metal Surfaces, Fluxes And Other Auxiliary Preparations For Soldering, Brazing Or Welding, Soldering, Brazing Or Welding Powders And Pastes Consisting Of Metal And Other Materials, Preparations Of A Kind Used As Cores Or Coatings For Welding Electrodes Or Rods | 18% |
| 3811 | Anti-Knock Preparations, Oxidation Inhibitors, Gum Inhibitors, Viscosity Improvers, Anti-Corrosive Preparations And Other Prepared Additives, For Mineral Oils (Including Gasoline) Or For Other Liquids Used For The Same Purposes As Mineral Oils | 18% |
| 3812 | Prepared Rubber Accelerators; Compound Plasticisers For Rubber Or Plastics, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Anti-Oxidising Preparations And Other Compound Stabilisers For Rubber Or Plastics | 18% |
| 3813 | Preparations And Charges For Fire-Extinguishers; Charged Fire-Extinguishing Grenades | 18% |
| 3814 | Organic Composite Solvents And Thinners, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Prepared Paint Or Varnish Removers | 18% |
| 3815 | Reaction Initiators, Reaction Accelerators And Catalytic Preparations, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included | 18% |
| 3816 | Refractory Cements, Mortars, Concretes And Similar Compositions, Including Dolomite Ramming Mix, Other Than Products Of Heading 3800 | 18% |
| 3817 | Mixed Alkylbenzenes And Mixed Alkylnaphthalenes, Other Than Those Of Heading 2707 Or 2902 | 18% |
| 3818 | Chemical Elements Doped For Use In Electronics, In The Form Of Discs, Wafers Or Similar Forms, Chemical Compounds Doped For Use In Electronics | 18% |
| 3819 | Hydraulic Brake Fluids And Other Prepared Liquids For Hydraulic Transmission, Not Containing Or Containing Less Than 70% By Weight Of Petroleum Oils Or Oils Obtained From Bituminous Minerals | 18% |
| 3820 | Anti-Freezing Preparations And Prepared De-Icing Fluids | 18% |
| 3821 | Prepared Culture Media For Development Or Maintenance Of Micro-Organism (Including Viruses And The Like) Or Of Plant Human Or Animal Cells | 18% |
| 3822 | Diagnostic Or Laboratory Reagents On A Backing, Prepared Diagnostic Or Laboratory Reagents Whether Or Not On A Backing, Whether Or Not Put Up In The Form Of Kits, Other Than Those Of Heading 3006; Certified Reference Materials | 5% |
| 3823 | Industrial Monocarboxylic Fatty Acids; Acid Oils From Refining; Industrial Fatty Alcohols | 18% |
| 3824 | Prepared Binders For Foundry Moulds Or Cores; Chemical Products And Preparations Of The Chemical Or Allied Industries (Including Those Consisting Of Mixtures Of Natural Products), Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included | 18% |
| 3825 | Residual Products Of The Chemical Or Allied Industries, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included, Municipal Waste, Sewage Sludge, Other Wastes Specified In Note 6 To This Chapter | 18% |
| 3826 | Biodiesel And Mixtures Thereof, Not Containing Or Containing Less Than 70 % By Weight Of Petroleum Oils And Oils Obtained From Bituminous Minerals | 5% |
| 3827 | Mixtures Containing Halogenated Derivatives Of Methane, Ethane Or Propane, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included | 18% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What products are in HSN Chapter 38?
Chapter 38 covers miscellaneous chemical products, spanning 27 headings and 454 HSN codes.
What is the GST rate for Chapter 38 goods?
GST rates vary by specific code under GST 2.0 (Nil, 5%, 18% or 40%). See the rate against each heading above, or search the exact 8-digit code in the HSN Code Finder.
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