HSN 1209: Seeds – GST Rate
HSN 1209 covers seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing. GST on HSN 1209 is 0% (Nil / exempt) or 5% depending on the conditions listed below (rates effective 22 September 2025). This heading has 20 tariff items, for example 1209 10 00, 1209 21 00 and 1209 22 00.
Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
GST Rates for Heading 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
Tamarind seeds meant for any use other than sowing
Other entries in this chapter (2)
These apply only if your goods match the description.
All goods of seed quality
All goods other than of seed quality
Sub-Headings & Tariff Items Under 1209
Showing 30 sub-classification codes with complete hierarchy descriptions.
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Sugar Beet Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Sugar Beet Seeds > Sugar Beet Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Lucerne (Alfalfa) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Lucerne (Alfalfa) Seeds > Lucerne (Alfalfa) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Clover (Trifolium Spp.) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Clover (Trifolium Spp.) Seeds > Clover (Trifolium Spp.) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Fescue Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Fescue Seeds > Fescue Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa Pratensis L.) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa Pratensis L.) Seeds > Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa Pratensis L.) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Rye Grass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam., Lolium Perenne L .) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Rye Grass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam., Lolium Perenne L .) Seeds > Rye Grass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam., Lolium Perenne L.) Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing Seeds Of Forage Plants : Timothy Grass Seed
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Other :
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Other : > Australian Lupin Seeds
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Other : > Other
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Seeds Of Herbaceous Plants Cultivated Principally For Their Flowers
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Seeds Of Herbaceous Plants Cultivated Principally For Their Flowers > Seeds Of Herbaceous Plants Cultivated Principally For Their Flowers
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds :
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Cabbage
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Cauliflower
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Onion
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Pea
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Radish
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Tomato
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Of Chilly Of Genus Capsicum
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Vegetable Seeds : > Other
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Other :
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Other : > Fruit Seeds For Planting Or Sowing
Chain: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > Seeds, Fruit And Spores, Of A Kind Used For Sowing > Other : > Other
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