Chapter 04 HSN codes: dairy, eggs and honey

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. Every heading in chapter 04 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 04 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    0401Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter4 tariff items0%
    0402Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter13 tariff items5%
    0403Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa4 tariff items0% or 5%
    0404Yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa4 tariff items5%
    0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads5 tariff items5%
    0406Cheese and curd7 tariff items0% or 5%
    0407Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked7 tariff items0%
    0408Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter4 tariff items5%
    0409Natural honey1 tariff item0% or 5%
    0410Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included9 tariff items5%

    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 04 covers

    Chapter 04 of the tariff is "Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included". It has 10 four-digit headings and 58 eight-digit tariff items, such as 0401 (Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar), 0402 (Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or), 0403 (Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and).

    GST rates in chapter 04

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. By tariff item: 35 at 5%, 11 at 0%. For 12 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 04 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. Of the 58 eight-digit codes in chapter 04, 35 at 5%, 11 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 0401?

    Heading 0401 is "Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter". GST: 0%.

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