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HSN Code 29161100: Acrylic Acid and Its Salts

HSN Code 29161100 represents Acrylic Acid and Its Salts under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Acrylic Acid and Its Salts correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 29161100, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Acrylic Acid and Its Salts.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 29161100

HSN Code 29161100 relates to the following description.

Description of Goods

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Acrylic acid and its salts

Chapter

29 - Organic chemicals

Sub Chapter

2916 - Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

CGST

9%

SGST

9%

IGST

18%

CESS

0%

What does HSN Code 29161100 not include?

Acrylic Acid and Its Salts does not include products with the following descriptions.

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides,: Esters of acrylic acid : Butyl acrylate

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides,: Esters of acrylic acid : Other

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides,: Methacrylic acid and its salts : Methacrylic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides,: Methacrylic acid and its salts : Salts of methacrylic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, : Esters of methacrylic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters : Oleic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters : Other

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Binapacryl (ISO)

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Undecylenic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Bismuth compounds of unsaturated acyclic monoacids

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives :Other : Potassium compounds of unsaturated acyclic monoacids

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other :Sodium compounds of unsaturated acyclic monoacids

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Esters of unsaturated acyclic monoacids not elsewhere specified

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Gossyplure

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Other esters of unsaturated acyclic monoacids not elsewhere specified, excluding Gossyplure (29161951)

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Sorbic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Erucic acid

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids – their derivatives : Other : Other

Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives - cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives

Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives: D. V. acid chloride/cypermethric acid chloride

Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives: Other

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Benzoic acid : Benzoic acid

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Benzyl benzoate

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Methyl benzoate

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoic acid, its salts and esters :Sodium benzoate

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Benzocaine (ethylpara-amino benzoate)

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Orthochloro benzoic acid

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Dicamba

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Benzoic acid, its salts and esters : Other

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Phenylacetic acid and its salts

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Other : Cinnamic acid

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Other : Bismuth compounds of aromatic monoacids

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Other : Potassium compounds of aromatic monoacids

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Other : Sodium compounds of aromatic monoacids

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Other : Esters of aromatic monoacids not elsewhere specified

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives :Other : Dichlorophenyl acetyl chloride specified

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Other : Alphanaphthyl acetic acid, cyclanilide, kresoxim methyl, metofluthrin, permethrin, renofluthrin, transfluthrin.

Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives : Other : Other

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India’s Trade Performance — HSN Code 29161100 in FY 2025-26

TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry FY 2018-19–FY 2025-26 Values in ₹ Crore

India’s Exports

FY 2025-26

₹11 Cr

+14.60% vs FY 2024-25

0.0003% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2025-26

₹694 Cr

+20.10% vs FY 2024-25

0.0101% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2025-26

−₹684 Cr

Trade Deficit

Surplus rank #12146 of 12872 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 2916

FY 2025-26

0.34%

Share of Sub-Chapter 2916’s total exports in FY 2025-26

Import side: 9.05% of Sub-Chapter 2916’s imports

Rank Within Sub-Chapter 2916

FY 2025-26

#21 of 41

Position by export value among HSN codes in Sub-Chapter 2916

Import-side rank: #5 of 41

At a glance

0.98%

Export CAGR

FY 2018-19 → FY 2025-26 · 8 fiscal years

#5871

National Export Rank

of 12872 HSN codes by export value, FY 2025-26

+135.13%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2019-20 · strongest single-year move

0.34%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 2916

Share of Sub-Chapter 2916 exports in FY 2025-26

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 29161100

8-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2025-26, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.

FY 2018-19 Exp. Rank #4971

Balance

−382.74

Exports

10.19 ₹ Cr

0.0004% share

— YoY

0.59% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

392.93 ₹ Cr

0.0110% share

— YoY

6.46% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #3881

Balance

−369.11

Exports

23.96 ₹ Cr

0.0011% share

+135.13% YoY

1.35% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

393.07 ₹ Cr

0.0117% share

+0.04% YoY

7.10% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #4620

Balance

−392.64

Exports

14.55 ₹ Cr

0.0007% share

−39.27% YoY

0.76% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

407.19 ₹ Cr

0.0140% share

+3.59% YoY

6.92% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #5285

Balance

−928.77

Exports

11.68 ₹ Cr

0.0004% share

−19.73% YoY

0.41% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

940.45 ₹ Cr

0.0206% share

+130.96% YoY

8.32% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #5187

Balance

−733.07

Exports

13.84 ₹ Cr

0.0004% share

+18.49% YoY

0.39% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

746.91 ₹ Cr

0.0130% share

−20.58% YoY

8.49% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #4844

Balance

−467.61

Exports

18.92 ₹ Cr

0.0005% share

+36.71% YoY

0.64% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

486.53 ₹ Cr

0.0087% share

−34.86% YoY

6.94% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #5827

Balance

−568.73

Exports

9.52 ₹ Cr

0.0003% share

−49.68% YoY

0.32% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

578.25 ₹ Cr

0.0095% share

+18.85% YoY

6.74% of Sub-Ch. 2916

FY 2025-26 Exp. Rank #5871

Balance

−683.54

Exports

10.91 ₹ Cr

0.0003% share

+14.60% YoY

0.34% of Sub-Ch. 2916

Imports

694.45 ₹ Cr

0.0101% share

+20.10% YoY

9.05% of Sub-Ch. 2916

CAGR · 8-Year

Exports

0.98% /yr

Imports

8.48% /yr

Consistently Deficit
Sub-Chapter 2916 total

reference, FY 2025-26

Export

₹3,206.42 Cr

Import

₹7,675.58 Cr

Trade Balance

−4,469.16

Peak export growth year Latest available data Not available YoY = change vs previous FY

Key Trade Insights: HSN Code 29161100 Export-Import Analysis

Consistent Export Growth: 0.98% CAGR Over 8 Years

India's exports under HSN Code 29161100 have grown at a compound annual rate of 0.98% over 8 fiscal years, rising from ₹10.19 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹10.91 Crore in FY 2025-26.

HSN Code 29161100 Ranked #5871 Among All 12872 HSN codes by Export Value

In FY 2025-26, HSN Code 29161100 ranks #5871 out of 12872 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 2916, it ranks #21 of 41. By trade surplus, it ranks #12146 of 12872.

FY 2019-20 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 29161100 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 29161100 was recorded in FY 2019-20, when exports surged by 135.13% over the prior year.

India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹683.54 Crore in HSN Code 29161100 Goods

In FY 2025-26, India's imports of ₹694.45 Cr exceeded exports of ₹10.91 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹683.54 Crore — ranking #12146 of 12872 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of 8.48% CAGR Signals Stable Import Dependency for Acrylic Acid and Its Salts

India's imports under HSN Code 29161100 have grown at 8.48% CAGR, reaching ₹694.45 Crore in FY 2025-26.

HSN Code 29161100 Contributes 0.34% of Sub-Chapter 2916 Exports — Ranked #21

Among the 41 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 2916, HSN Code 29161100 ranks #21 by export value — accounting for 0.34% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2025-26. On the import side, it holds 9.05% share (rank #5).

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 29161100 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 29161100 ?

It includes Acrylic Acid and Its Salts

Does packaging or labelling change the GST for Acrylic Acid and Its Salts?

For food/agri items, GST can be 5% when not fresh/chilled and sold as pre‑packaged & labelled; otherwise often Nil. For non‑food items, rates depend on the specific sub‑heading.

How should mixed supplies be billed when Acrylic Acid and Its Salts is sold with other items?

Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Acrylic Acid and Its Salts; Nil for exempt items if applicable).

Do e‑way bill and e‑invoice apply for Acrylic Acid and Its Salts?

e‑Way bill is needed above ₹50,000 consignment value (subject to exemptions). e‑Invoicing is turnover‑based (presently AATO > ₹5 crore) for B2B supplies.

Any common misclassification issue with Acrylic Acid and Its Salts?

Use the exact HSN and describe the form/grade. For multi‑line invoices, apply the rate per line to avoid wrong tax collection.

How much GST applies to Acrylic Acid and Its Salts?

Under HSN 29161100, Acrylic Acid and Its Salts attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

Can we claim ITC on inputs used to trade Acrylic Acid and Its Salts?

If your outward supply is taxable, eligible ITC is available subject to general restrictions. For exempt/Nil supplies, reverse credit per Rule 42.

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