Chapter 01 HSN codes: live animals

Live animals. Every heading in chapter 01 with its GST rate; search any 8-digit code below.

Rates checked · from the official GST notifications

    Rates from the CBIC notifications (9/2025, 10/2025 and 19/2025 for goods; 11/2017 as amended by 15/2025 for services), checked October 2026. Calculate GST

    Headings in chapter 01 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    0101Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies13 tariff items0% or 5%
    0102Live bovine animals13 tariff items0%
    0103Live swine3 tariff items0%
    0104Live sheep and goats3 tariff items0%
    0105Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls10 tariff items0%
    0106Other live animals18 tariff items0%

    Where a heading shows two rates, its codes or its goods differ: tap the heading to see each 8-digit code and the condition for each rate.

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    What chapter 01 covers

    Chapter 01 of the tariff is "Live animals". It has 6 four-digit headings and 60 eight-digit tariff items, such as 0101 (Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies), 0102 (Live bovine animals), 0103 (Live swine).

    GST rates in chapter 01

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 0%. By tariff item: 57 at 0%. For 3 of them the rate depends on how the goods are described or sold (for example the sale price, or whether they are pre-packaged and labelled), so the finder shows each option with its condition.

    Questions

    What is the GST rate for chapter 01 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 0%. Of the 60 eight-digit codes in chapter 01, 57 at 0%; the rest depend on the description. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

    What is HSN code 0101?

    Heading 0101 is "Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies". GST: 0% or 5%.

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