Where HSN 2401 20 80 Sits
Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.
- Chapter
- 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
- Heading
- 2401 · Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse
- Group
- Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped
- Tariff item
- 2401 20 80 · Tobacco for manufacture of hookah tobacco
- Unit
- kg.
GST Rate on HSN 2401 20 80
GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.
| GST rate | Entry | Codes named | Goods covered by the entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 162 | 2401 | Tobacco leave |
| 40% | Schedule III, S. No. 15 | 2401 | Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse [other than tobacco leaves]; |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 639 | Any Chapter | Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry) |
Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.
Customs Duty on HSN 2401 20 80
An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.
- Basic customs duty at
- Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
- IGST at on value plus both
- Total duty and tax
- As a share of the value
Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.
Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 2401 20 80
Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. The code is not listed in Appendix 4R, so RoDTEP is not available on it.
Other Codes Under HSN 2401
| Tariff item | Description | Basic customs duty |
|---|---|---|
| 2401 10 10 | Flue cured virginia tobaccoTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 20 | Sun cured country (natu) tobaccoTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 30 | Sun cured virginia tobaccoTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 40 | Burley tobaccoTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 50 | Tobacco for manufacture of biris, not stemmedTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 60 | Tobacco for manufacture of chewing tobaccoTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 70 | Tobacco for manufacture of cigar and cherootTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 80 | Tobacco for manufacture of hookah tobaccoTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 10 90 | OtherTobacco, not stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 10 | Flue cured virginia tobaccoTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 20 | Sun cured country (natu) tobaccoTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 30 | Sun cured virginia tobaccoTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 40 | Burley tobaccoTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 50 | Tobacco for manufacture of birisTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 60 | Tobacco for manufacture of chewing tobaccoTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 70 | Tobacco for manufacture of cigar and cherootTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 80 | Tobacco for manufacture of hookah tobaccoTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 20 90 | OtherTobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 30% |
| 2401 30 00 | Tobacco refuse | 30% |
- The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
- Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
- The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.
Official documents behind this page
- Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
- Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
- ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
- Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.
Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.