HSN 1903: Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch – GST Rate

HSN 1903 covers tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms. GST on HSN 1903 is 5% (rates effective 22 September 2025). This heading has 1 tariff items, for example 1903 00 00.

Chapter 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

GST rates as per CBIC Notifications 09/2025 and 10/2025 (Central Tax - Rate), effective 22 September 2025. Last updated: October 2026. Always verify on the official GST portal before filing.

GST Rates for Heading 1903

5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms (sabudana)

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 120 (Spec: 1903)

Sub-Headings & Tariff Items Under 1903

Showing 2 sub-classification codes with complete hierarchy descriptions.

1903006-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products > Tapioca And Substitutes Therefor Prepared From Starch, In The Form Of Flakes, Grains, Pearls, Siftings Or In Similar Forms > Tapioca And Substitutes Therefor Prepared From Starch, In The Form Of Flakes, Grains, Pearls, Siftings Or In Similar Forms

190300008-Digit Tariff Item

Other Headings in Chapter 19

HSN 1901

Malt Extract, Food Preparations Of Flour, Groats, Meal, Starch Or Malt Extract, Not Containing Cocoa Or Containing Less Than 40% By Weight Of Cocoa Calculated On A Totally Defatted Basis, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included, Food Preparations Of Goods Of Headings 0401 To 0404, Not Containing Cocoa Or Containing Less Than 5% By Weight Of Cocoa Calculated On A Totally Defatted Basis, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included

HSN 1902

Pasta, Whether Or Not Cooked Or Stuffed (With Meat Or Other Substances) Or Otherwise Prepared, Such As Spaghetti, Macaroni, Noodles, Lasagne, Gnocchi, Ravioli, Cannelloni, Couscous, Whether Or Not Prepared

HSN 1904

Prepared Foods Obtained By The Swelling Or Roasting Of Cereals Or Cereal Products (For Example, Corn Flakes), Cereals [Other Than Maize (Corn)] In Grain Form Or In The Form Of Flakes Or Other Worked Grains (Except Flour, Groats And Meal), Pre-Cooked Or Otherwise Prepared, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included

HSN 1905

Bread, Pastry, Cakes, Biscuits And Other Bakers' Wares, Whether Or Not Containing Cocoa, Communion Wafers, Empty Cachets Of A Kind Suitable For Pharmaceutical Use, Sealing Wafers, Rice Paper And Similar Products

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