UPDATED LIST OF NIL RATED GOODS FROM 22-09-2025, NIL RATED / EXEMPTED GOODS LIST WITH HSN CODE FROM 22-09-2025, NOTIFICATION NO. 10/2025-CTR

HSN Code Description of goods
0101 Live asses, mules and hinnies
0102 Live bovine animals
0103 Live swine
0104 Live sheep and goats
0105 Live  poultry,  that  is  to  say,  fowls  of  the  species  Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls
0106 Other live animals such as Mammals, Birds, Insects
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209 All goods, fresh or chilled
0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210 All  goods,  other  than  fresh  or  chilled,  other  than  pre- packaged and labelled
03 Fish seeds, prawn / shrimp seeds whether or not processed, cured  or  in  frozen  state  [other  than  goods  falling  under Chapter 3 and attracting 2.5%]
0301 Live fish
0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
0304, 0306, 0307,
0308, 0309
All goods, fresh or chilled
0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0309 All goods, other than fresh or chilled, and other than pre- packaged and labelled
0401 Fresh milk and pasteurised milk, including separated milk, milk  and  cream,  not  concentrated  nor  containing  added sugar or other sweetening matter, UHT milk
0403 Curd,  Lassi,  Butter  milk,  other  than  pre-packaged  and labelled
0406 Chena or paneer, whether or not pre-packaged and labelled
0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
0409 Natural honey, other than pre-packaged and labelled
0501 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
0504 All goods, fresh or chilled
0504 All  goods,  other  than  fresh  or  chilled,  other  than  pre- packaged and labelled
0506 All  goods  i.e.  Bones  and  horn-cores,  unworked,  defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or gelatinised; powder and waste of these products
50,790 All goods i.e. Hoof meal; horn meal; hooves, claws, nails and beaks; antlers; etc.
0511 Semen including frozen semen
06 Live  trees  and  other  plants;  bulbs,  roots  and  the  like;  cut flowers and ornamental foliage
0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled
0702 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled
0703 Onions,   shallots,   garlic,   leeks    and    other    alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled
0704 Cabbages,  cauliflowers,  kohlrabi,  kale  and  similar  edible brassicas, fresh or chilled
0705 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled
0706 Carrots,  turnips,  salad  beetroot,  salsify,  celeriac,  radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled
0707 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled
0708 Leguminous  vegetables,   shelled  or  unshelled,   fresh  or chilled.
0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled.
0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen
0711 Vegetables provisionally    preserved, but    unsuitable    in that   state   for   immediate consumption
0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
0713 Dried   leguminous   vegetables,   shelled,   whether   or   not skinned or split other than pre-packaged and labelled
0714 Manioc,   arrowroot,   salep,   Jerusalem   artichokes,   sweet potatoes  and  similar  roots  and  tubers  with  high  starch  or inulin content, fresh or chilled, dried; sago pith.
0714 Manioc,   arrowroot,   salep,   Jerusalem   artichokes,   sweet potatoes  and  similar  roots  and  tubers  with  high  starch  or inulin content, frozen, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, other than pre-packaged and labelled
08 Dried makhana, whether or not shelled or peeled, other than pre-packaged and labelled
0801 Coconuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0801 Brazil nuts, fresh, whether or not shelled or peeled
0802 Other  nuts,  fresh  such  as Almonds,  Hazelnuts  or  filberts (Corylus    spp.),    walnuts,    Chestnuts    (Castanea    spp.), Pistachios, Macadamia nuts, Kola nuts (Cola spp.), Areca nuts, Pine nuts, fresh, whether or not shelled or peeled
0803 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried
0804 Dates,  figs,  pineapples,  avocados,  guavas,  mangoes  and mangosteens, fresh.
0805 Citrus   fruit,   such   as   Oranges,   Mandarins   (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus   hybrids,   Grapefruit,   including   pomelos,   Lemons (Citrus    limon,    Citrus    limonum)    and    limes    (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), fresh.
0806 Grapes, fresh
0807 Melons  (including  watermelons)  and  papaws  (papayas), fresh
0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
0809 Apricots,  cherries,  peaches  (including  nectarines),  plums and sloes, fresh
0810 Other fruit such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberries  and  loganberries,  black,  white  or  red  currants and gooseberries, cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the  genus  vaccinium,  Kiwi  fruit,  Durians,  Persimmons, Pomegranates,  Tamarind,  Sapota  (chico),  Custard-apple (ata), Bore, Lichi, fresh
0813 Tamarind dried
0814 Peel  of  citrus  fruit  or  melons  (including  watermelons), fresh.
07, 09 or 10 All goods of seed quality
0901 Coffee beans, not roasted
0902 Unprocessed green leaves of tea
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries of seed quality
0910 11 10 Fresh ginger, other than in processed form
0910 30 10 Fresh turmeric, other than in processed form
1001 Wheat and meslin, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1002 Rye, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1003 Barley, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1004 Oats, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1005 Maize (corn), other than pre-packaged and labelled
1006 Rice, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1007 Grain sorghum, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1008 Buckwheat,  millet  and  canary  seed;  other  cereals  such  as Jawar, Bajra, Ragi, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1101 Wheat or meslin flour, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin, maize (corn) flour, rye flour etc, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1104 Cereal grains hulled
1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules or pellets of potatoes, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1106 Flour, meal, powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (pulses) [other than guar meal (HS 1106 10 10) and guar gum refined split (HS 1106 10 90)], of sago or of  roots  or  tubers  of  heading  0714  or  of  the  products  of Chapter  8  i.e.  of  tamarind,  of  singoda,  mango  flour,  etc. other than pre-packaged and labelled
1106 10 10 Guar meal
12 All goods of seed quality
1201 Soya beans, whether or not broken, of seed quality
1202 Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken, of seed quality
1204 Linseed, whether or not broken, of seed quality
1205 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken, of seed quality
1206 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken, of seed quality
1207 Other  oil  seeds  and  oleaginous  fruits  (i.e.  Palm  nuts  and kernels,  cotton  seeds,  Castor  oil  seeds,  Sesamum  seeds, Mustard  seeds,  Safflower  (Carthamus  tinctorius)  seeds, Melon  seeds,  Poppy  seeds, Ajams,  Mango  kernel,  Niger seed, Kokam) whether or not broken, of seed quality
1209 Seeds,   fruit   and   spores,   of   a   kind   used   for   sowing. Explanation: This entry does not cover seeds meant for any use other than sowing
1210 Hop cones, fresh
1210 10 00 Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets
1211 Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind  used  primarily  in  perfumery,  in  pharmacy  or  for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purpose, fresh or chilled
1212 Locust  beans,  seaweeds  and  other  algae,  sugar  beet  and sugar cane, fresh or chilled
1213 Cereal   straw   and   husks,   unprepared,   whether   or   not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets
1214 Swedes,  mangolds,  fodder  roots,  hay,  lucerne  (alfalfa), clover,  sainfoin,  forage  kale,  lupines,  vetches  and  similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets
1301 Lac and Shellac
1401 Sal leaves, siali leaves, sisal leaves, sabai grass
1404 90 40 Betel leaves
1404 90 60 Coconut shell, unworked
1404 90 90 Vegetable  materials,  for  manufacture  of  jhadoo  or  broom sticks
1701 or 1702 (i)  Jaggery  of  all  types  including  Cane  Jaggery  (gur), Palmyra  Jaggery,  other  than  pre-packaged  and  labeled
(ii) Khandsari Sugar, other than pre-packaged and labelled
(iii) Rab,other than pre-packaged and labelled
1901 Food preparation of millet flour, in powder form, containing at least  70%  millets  by  weight,  other  than  pre-packaged and labelled
1904 Puffed rice, commonly known as Muri, flattened or beaten rice, commonly known as Chira, parched rice, commonly known as khoi, parched paddy or rice coated with sugar or
gur, commonly known as Murki, other than pre-packaged and labelled
1905 Pappad, by whatever name it is known
1905 or 2106 Khakhra; Bread (branded or otherwise), Pizza bread, roti, chapathi,  paratha,  parotta  and  other  Indian  breads  by  any name called
2009 89 90 Tender coconut water  other than pre-packaged and labelled
2106 Prasadam   supplied   by   religious   places   like   temples, mosques, churches, gurudwaras, dargahs, etc
2201 Water  (other  than  aerated,  mineral,  distilled,  medicinal, ionic, battery, de-mineralized and water sold in sealed unit container)
2201 Non-alcoholic Toddy, Neera including date and palm neera
2301, 2302, 2308, 2309 Aquatic feed including shrimp feed and prawn feed, poultry feed   and   cattle   feed,   including   grass,   hay   and   straw, supplement  and  additives,  wheat  bran  and  de-oiled  cake other than rice bran
2306 De-oiled rice bran
2306 Cotton seed oil cake
2302, 2309 Husk  of  pulses  including  Chilka,  Concentrates  including chuni or churi, Khanda
2501 Salt  (including  table  salt  and  denatured  salt)  and  pure sodium  chloride,  whether  or  not  in  aqueous  solutions  or containing  added  anti-caking  or  free  flowing  agents;  sea water
26 Uranium Ore concentrate
2716 00 00 Electrical energy
2835 Dicalcium    phosphate    (DCP)    of    animal    feed    grade conforming to IS specification No.5470 : 2002
30 or any other Chapter Drugs or medicines [ Listed in Annexure I Below ]
3002 Human Blood and its components
3006 All types of contraceptives
3101 All goods and organic manure, other than pre-packaged and labelled
3304 Kajal  (other  than  kajal  pencil  sticks),  Kumkum,  Bindi, Sindur, Alta
3825 Municipal waste, sewage sludge, clinical waste
3926 Plastic bangles
4014 Condoms and contraceptives
4016 Erasers
4401 Firewood or fuel wood
4402 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
44 or 68 Deities made of stone, marble or wood
46 Khali  Dona;  Goods  made  of  sal  leaves,  siali  leaves,  sisal
leaves, sabai grass, including sabai grass rope
46 Plates and cups made up of all kinds of leaves/ flowers/bark
4802 / 4907 Judicial, Non-judicial stamp papers, Court fee stamps when sold by the Government Treasuries or Vendors authorized by the Government
4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing  or  other  graphic  purposes,  in  rolls  or  rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803, used for exercise book, graph book, laboratory note book and notebooks
4817 / 4907 Postal   items,   like   envelope,   Post   card   etc.,   sold   by Government
4820 Exercise  book,  graph  book,  laboratory  note  book  and notebooks
48 or 4907 or 71 Rupee notes or coins when sold to Reserve Bank of India or the Government of India
4901 Printed books, including Braille books
4902 Newspapers,   journals   and   periodicals,   whether   or   not illustrated or containing advertising material
4903 Children’s picture, drawing or colouring books
4904 00 00 Music, printed or in manuscript, whether or not bound or illustrated
4905 Maps  and  hydrographic  or  similar  charts  of  all  kinds, including   atlases,   wall   maps,   topographical   plans   and globes, printed
4907 Duty Credit Scrips
5001 Silkworm laying, cocoon
5002 Raw silk
5003 Silk waste
5101 Wool, not carded or combed
5102 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed
5103 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair
52 Gandhi Topi, Khadi yarn
50 to 55 Khadi  fabric,  sold  through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries Commission (KVIC) and KVIC certified institutions/outlets
5303 Jute fibres, raw or processed but not spun
5305 Coconut, coir fibre
53 Coir pith compost other than pre-packaged and labelled
63 Indian National Flag
6703 Human   hair,   dressed,   thinned,   bleached   or   otherwise worked
6912 00 40 Earthen pot and clay lamps
69 Idols made of clay
7018 Glass bangles (except those made from precious metals)
7117 Bangles of lac/shellac
8201 Agricultural   implements   manually   operated   or   animal driven i.e. Hand tools, such as spades, shovels, mattocks, picks,  hoes,  forks  and  rakes;  axes,  bill  hooks  and  similar hewing tools; secateurs  and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry other than ghamella.
8214 Pencil sharpeners
8445 Charkha  for  hand  spinning  of  yarns,  including  amber charkha
8446 Handloom [weaving machinery]
8802 60 00 Spacecraft    (including    satellites)    and    suborbital    and spacecraft launch vehicles
9021 Hearing aids
92 Indigenous  handmade  musical  instruments  as  listed  in Annexure II
9603 Muddhas made of sarkanda, Brooms or brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials, bound together, with or without handles
9608.9609 Pencils  (including  propelling  or  sliding  pencils),  crayons, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailor’s chalk; Slate pencils and chalk sticks
9610 00 00 Slates
9619  00  10  or  9619  00  20 Sanitary towels (pads) or sanitary napkins; tampons
9803 Passenger baggage
Any chapter Puja samagri namely:-
(i)        Rudraksha,  rudraksha  mala,  tulsi  kanthi  mala, panchgavya  (mixture  of  cowdung,  desi  ghee, milk and curd);
(ii)       Sacred      thread      (commonly      known      as yagnopavit);
(iii)      Wooden khadau;
(iv)      Panchamrit,
(v)       Vibhuti,
(vi)      Unbranded honey
(vii)     Wick for diya.
(viii)    Roli
(ix)      Kalava (Raksha sutra)
(x)       Chandan tika
Supply   of   lottery   by   any   person   other   than   State Government, Union Territory or Local authority subject to the  condition  that  the  supply  of  such  lottery  has  suffered appropriate  Central  tax,  State  tax,  Union  Territory  tax  or integrated tax, as the case may be, when supplied by State Government, Union Territory or local authority, as the case may be, to the lottery distributor or selling agent appointed by the State Government, Union Territory or local authority,
as the case may be.
Supply   of   goods   by   a   Government   entity   to   Central Government,   State Government,   Union  Territory,   local authority or any person specified by Central Government, State   Government,   Union   Territory   or   local   authority, against consideration  received  from  Central  Government, State Government, Union Territory or local authority in the form of grants
Any Chapter Parts for manufacture of hearing aids
Any Chapter except 71 Rakhi (other than those made of goods falling under Chapter 71)
Any Chapter Supply  of  gift  items  received  by  the  President,  Prime Minister, Governor or Chief Minister of any State or Union territory, or any public servant, by way of public auction by the Government, where auction proceeds are to be used for public or charitable cause.
ANNEXURE – I (Drugs & Medicines)
Gene Therapy
Agalsidase Beta
Imiglucerase
Eptacog alfa activated recombinant coagulation factor VIIa
Onasemnogene abeparvovec
Asciminib
Mepolizumab
Pegylated Liposomal Irinotecan
Daratumumab
Daratumumab subcutaneous
Teclistamab
Amivantamab
Alectinib
Risdiplam
Obinutuzumab
Polatuzumab vedotin
Entrectinib
Atezolizumab
Spesolimab
Velaglucerase Alpha
Agalsidase Alfa
Rurioctocog Alpha Pegol
Idursulphatase
Alglucosidase Alfa
Laronidase
Olipudase Alfa
Tepotinib
Avelumab
Emicizumab
Belumosudil
Miglustat
Velmanase Alfa
Alirocumab
Evolocumab
Cystamine Bitartrate
CI-Inhibitor injection
Inclisiran
ANNEXURE – II
Bulbul Tarang
Dotar, Dotora, or Dotara
Ektara
Getchu Vadyam or Jhallari
Gopichand or Gopiyantra  or Khamak
Gottuvadhyam or Chitravina
Katho
Sarod
Sitar
Surbahar
Surshringar
Swarabat
Swarmandal
Tambura
Tumbi
Tuntuna
Magadi Veena
Hansaveena
Mohan Veena
Nakula Veena
Nanduni
Rudra Veena
Saraswati Veena
Vichitra Veena
Yazh
Ranjan Veena
Triveni Veena
Chikara
Dilruba
Ektara violin
Esraj
Kamaicha
Mayuri Vina or Taus
Onavillu
Behala (violin type)
Pena or Bana
Pulluvan veena – one stringed violin
Ravanahatha
Folk sarangi
Classical sarangi
Sarinda
Tar shehnai
Gethu or Jhallari
Gubguba or Jamuku – Percussion string instrument
Pulluvan kutam
Santoor – Hammered chord box
Pepa
Pungi or Been
Indian Harmonium:  Double reed
Kuzhal
Nadaswaram
Shehnai
Sundari
Tangmuri
Alghoza – double flute
Bansuri
Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal
Mashak
Titti
Sruti upanga
Gogona
Morsing
Shruti box
Harmonium (hand-pumped)
Ekkalam
Karnal
Ramsinga
Kahal
Nagphani
Turi
Dhad
Damru
Dimadi
Dhol
Dholak
Dholki
Duggi
Ghat singhari  or gada singari
Ghumot
Gummeta
Kanjira
Khol
Kinpar and Dhopar (tribal drums)
Maddale
Maram
Mizhavu
Mridangam
Pakhavaj
Pakhavaj jori – Sikh instrument similar to tabla
Panchamukha vadyam
Pung
Shuddha madalam or Maddalam
Tabala/tabl/chameli – goblet drum
Tabla
Tabla tarang – set of tablas
Tamte
Thanthi Panai
Thimila
Tumbak, tumbaknari,  tumbaknaer
Daff, duff, daf or duf Dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles
Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle
Kansi – small without jingles
Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands
Chenda
Dollu
Dhak
Dhol
Dholi
Idakka
Thavil
Udukai
Chande
Nagara – pair of kettledrums
Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums
Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks
Sambal
Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks
Tamak
Tasha – type of kettledrum
Urumee
JaltarangChimpta – fire tong with brass jingles
Chengila  – metal disc
Elathalam
Geger – brass vessel
Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware  pot drum)
Ghungroo
Khartal or Chiplya
Manjeera or jhanj or taal
Nut – clay pot
Sankarjang – lithophone
Thali – metal plate
Thattukazhi mannai
Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone.

 

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