Chapter 09 HSN codes: coffee, tea and spices

Coffee, tea, mate and spices. Every heading in chapter 09 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 09 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    0901Coffee, whether or not roasted or dacaffeinated, coffee husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion28 tariff items0% or 5%
    0902Tea, whether or not flavoured20 tariff items0% or 5%
    0903Mate1 tariff item5%
    0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta17 tariff items5%
    0905Vanilla2 tariff items5%
    0906Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers10 tariff items5%
    0907Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)5 tariff items5%
    0908Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms15 tariff items5%
    0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway, juniper berries20 tariff items0% or 5%
    0910Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices34 tariff items0% or 5%

    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 09 covers

    Chapter 09 of the tariff is "Coffee, tea, mate and spices". It has 10 four-digit headings and 152 eight-digit tariff items, such as 0901 (Coffee, whether or not roasted or dacaffeinated, coffee), 0902 (Tea, whether or not flavoured), 0903 (Mate).

    GST rates in chapter 09

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. By tariff item: 82 at 5%, 2 at 0%. For 68 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 09 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. Of the 152 eight-digit codes in chapter 09, 82 at 5%, 2 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 0901?

    Heading 0901 is "Coffee, whether or not roasted or dacaffeinated, coffee husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion". GST: 0% or 5%.

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