Consistent Export Growth: 1.70% CAGR Over 7 Years
India's exports under HSN Chapter 25 have grown at a compound annual rate of 1.70% over 7 fiscal years, rising from ₹15,593.48 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹17,254.80 Crore in FY 2024-25.
25 HSN Code: Salt, Stones and Cement
HSN Chapter 25 represents Salt, Stones and Cement under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Salt, Stones and Cement correctly for billing, taxation, and trade purposes. With HSN Chapter 25, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import/export of Salt, Stones and Cement.
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Sub-chapters under HSN Chapter 25
Following Sub Chapters fall under Salt, Stones and Cement:
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
Old GST Rate
Description
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and collodial sulphur
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Natural barium sulphate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading 2816
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Pumice stones; emery; natural corundum, ntural garnet and other natrual abrasives, whether or not heat-treated
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; dolomite ramming mix
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate) whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
28
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
28
%
Description
Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stones, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Mica, including splittings; mica waste
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
5
%
Description
Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85% of h3 bo3 calculated on the dry weight
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Feldspar; leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included
India’s Trade Performance — HSN Chapter 25 in FY 2024-25
TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry
FY 2018-19–FY 2024-25
Values in ₹ Crore
India’s Exports
FY 2024-25₹17,255 Cr
−6.30%
vs FY 2023-24
0.4659% of India’s total exports
India’s Imports
FY 2024-25₹42,072 Cr
+19.46%
vs FY 2023-24
0.6899% of India’s total imports
Trade Balance
FY 2024-25−₹24,817 Cr
Trade Deficit
Surplus rank #80 of 97 chapters
At a glance
1.70%
Export CAGR
FY 2018-19 → FY 2024-25 · 7 fiscal years
#42
National Export Rank
of 97 chapters by export value, FY 2024-25
+24.39%
Peak Growth Year
FY 2020-21 · strongest single-year move
1.1×
Export Growth · 7Y
₹15,593.48 Cr → ₹17,254.80 Cr
India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Chapter 25
7-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.
FY 2018-19
Exp. Rank #28
Balance
−4,344.57
Exports
15,593.48 ₹ Cr
0.6760% share
— YoY
Imports
19,938.05 ₹ Cr
0.5547% share
— YoY
FY 2019-20
Exp. Rank #31
Balance
−4,418.18
Exports
14,160.11 ₹ Cr
0.6383% share
−9.19% YoY
Imports
18,578.29 ₹ Cr
0.5528% share
−6.82% YoY
FY 2020-21
Exp. Rank #27
Balance
+289.41
Exports
17,614.40 ₹ Cr
0.8161% share
+24.39% YoY
Imports
17,324.99 ₹ Cr
0.5942% share
−6.75% YoY
FY 2021-22
Exp. Rank #36
Balance
−13,046.42
Exports
16,963.16 ₹ Cr
0.5391% share
−3.70% YoY
Imports
30,009.58 ₹ Cr
0.6563% share
+73.22% YoY
FY 2022-23
Exp. Rank #34
Balance
−18,870.61
Exports
18,997.49 ₹ Cr
0.5247% share
+11.99% YoY
Imports
37,868.10 ₹ Cr
0.6586% share
+26.19% YoY
FY 2023-24
Exp. Rank #37
Balance
−16,804.07
Exports
18,415.21 ₹ Cr
0.5090% share
−3.07% YoY
Imports
35,219.28 ₹ Cr
0.6271% share
−6.99% YoY
FY 2024-25
Exp. Rank #42
Balance
−24,817.20
Exports
17,254.80 ₹ Cr
0.4659% share
−6.30% YoY
Imports
42,072.00 ₹ Cr
0.6899% share
+19.46% YoY
CAGR · 7-Year
Exports
1.70% /yr
Imports
13.25% /yr
Consistently Deficit
Peak export growth year
Latest available data
Not available
YoY = change vs previous FY
Key Trade Insights: HSN Chapter 25 Export-Import Analysis
HSN Chapter 25 Ranked #42 Among All 97 Chapters by Export Value
In FY 2024-25, HSN Chapter 25 ranks #42 out of 97 chapters by total export value. By trade surplus, it ranks #80 of 97.
FY 2020-21 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Chapter 25 Exports
The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Chapter 25 was recorded in FY 2020-21, when exports surged by 24.39% over the prior year.
India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹24,817.20 Crore in HSN Chapter 25 Goods
In FY 2024-25, India's imports of ₹42,072.00 Cr exceeded exports of ₹17,254.80 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹24,817.20 Crore — ranking #80 of 97 by surplus magnitude.
Import Growth of 13.25% CAGR Signals Rising Demand for Salt, Stones and Cement
India's imports under HSN Chapter 25 have grown at 13.25% CAGR, reaching ₹42,072.00 Crore in FY 2024-25.
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