Chapter 27 HSN codes: fuels and mineral oils

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes. Every heading in chapter 27 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 27 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal9 tariff items18%
    2702Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet2 tariff items18%
    2703Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated2 tariff items18%
    2704Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon5 tariff items5%
    2705Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons1 tariff item5%
    2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite or from peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars2 tariff items18%
    2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar, similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituent8 tariff items18%
    2708Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars3 tariff items18%
    2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude5 tariff items18%
    2710Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude, preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, waste oils69 tariff items5% or 18%
    2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons10 tariff items5% or 18%
    2712Petroleum jelly, paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured10 tariff items18%
    2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals8 tariff items18%
    2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks5 tariff items18%
    2715Bituminous mixtures based on natural on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut backs)2 tariff items18%
    2716Electrical energy1 tariff item0%

    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 27 covers

    Chapter 27 of the tariff is "Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes". It has 16 four-digit headings and 142 eight-digit tariff items, such as 2701 (Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels), 2702 (Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet), 2703 (Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated).

    GST rates in chapter 27

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. By tariff item: 63 at 18%, 6 at 5%, 1 at 0%. For 72 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 27 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. Of the 142 eight-digit codes in chapter 27, 63 at 18%, 6 at 5%, 1 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 2701?

    Heading 2701 is "Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal". GST: 18%.

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