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HSN Code 29391900: Other Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives and Salts

HSN Code 29391900 represents Other Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives and Salts under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Other Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives and Salts correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 29391900, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Other Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives and Salts.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 29391900

HSN Code 29391900 relates to the following description.

Description of Goods

Other

Chapter

29 - Organic chemicals

Sub Chapter

2939 - Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives

CGST

2.5% or 9%

SGST

2.5% or 9%

IGST

5% or 18%

CESS

0%

5% for goods of this line supplied as drugs or bulk drugs (active pharmaceutical ingredients, APIs), including their salts and esters; 18% for other goods. CBIC has not yet clarified whether bulk drugs get the 5% rate; 2026 advance rulings of the Customs Authority for Advance Rulings (CAAR), Mumbai, allowed 5% on imported APIs. Source: Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule I, S. No. 226; Schedule II, S. No. 36.

What does HSN Code 29391900 not include?

Other Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives and Salts does not include products with the following descriptions.

Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof : Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereof

Alkaloid of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof:Quinine alkaloids

Alkaloid of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof:Quinine hydrochloride

Alkaloid of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof:Quinine sulphate:Quinine sulphate

Alkaloid of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof: Chloroquine phosphate

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : quinine alkaloids

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : quinine hydrochloride

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : quinine sulphate

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : chloroquine phosphate

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof :-quinine and its salts : other

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof : other

Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives;salts thereof: : Ephedrine and its salts : Ephedrine alkaloids

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - ephedrines and their salts :-ephedrine and its salts : ephedrine alkaloids

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - ephedrines and their salts :-ephedrine and its salts : ephedrine hydrochloride

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - ephedrines and their salts :-ephedrine and its salts : other

Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives;salts thereof: Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts

Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives;salts thereof: Cathine (INN) and its salts

Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives;salts thereof: Norephedrine and its salts

Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives;salts thereof: Norephedrine and its salts

Theophylline and aminophylline (theophyllineethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof : Fenetylline (INN) and its salts

Theophylline and aminophylline (theophyllineethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof :Other

Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof : Ergometrine (INN) and its salts :Ergometrine (INN)

Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof : Ergometrine (INN) and its salts :Other

Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof : Ergotamine (INN) and its salts :Ergotamine tartrate

Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof : Ergotamine (INN) and its salts : Other

Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Lysergic acid and its salts

Cocaine, ecgonine, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (inn), metamfetamine racemate; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof

Other, of vegetal origin: Cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - other : levometamfetamine, metamfetamine(inn), metamfetamine racemate; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof

Vegetable alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - other : other

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India’s Trade Performance — HSN Code 29391900 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

₹263 Cr

−1.82% vs FY 2024-25

0.0067% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2025-26

₹598 Cr

+15.76% vs FY 2024-25

0.0087% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2025-26

−₹335 Cr

Trade Deficit

Surplus rank #11749 of 12872 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 2939

FY 2025-26

7.83%

Share of Sub-Chapter 2939’s total exports in FY 2025-26

Import side: 47.09% of Sub-Chapter 2939’s imports

Rank Within Sub-Chapter 2939

FY 2025-26

#4 of 41

Position by export value among HSN codes in Sub-Chapter 2939

Import-side rank: #1 of 41

At a glance

6.67%

Export CAGR

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

#1671

National Export Rank

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

+40.81%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2022-23 · strongest single-year move

7.83%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 2939

Share of Sub-Chapter 2939 exports in FY 2025-26

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 29391900

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 #1486

Balance

+112.01

Exports

167.24 ₹ Cr

0.0073% share

— YoY

10.78% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

55.23 ₹ Cr

0.0015% share

— YoY

16.12% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #1999

Balance

−19.06

Exports

101.95 ₹ Cr

0.0046% share

−39.04% YoY

6.14% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

121.01 ₹ Cr

0.0036% share

+119.10% YoY

31.22% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #1819

Balance

+73.03

Exports

127.49 ₹ Cr

0.0059% share

+25.05% YoY

7.18% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

54.46 ₹ Cr

0.0019% share

−55.00% YoY

14.07% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #2020

Balance

+66.30

Exports

139.56 ₹ Cr

0.0044% share

+9.47% YoY

6.65% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

73.26 ₹ Cr

0.0016% share

+34.52% YoY

15.92% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #1761

Balance

+62.47

Exports

196.51 ₹ Cr

0.0054% share

+40.81% YoY

8.05% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

134.04 ₹ Cr

0.0023% share

+82.96% YoY

18.92% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #1707

Balance

−5.13

Exports

214.35 ₹ Cr

0.0059% share

+9.08% YoY

9.19% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

219.48 ₹ Cr

0.0039% share

+63.74% YoY

29.47% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #1557

Balance

−248.44

Exports

267.72 ₹ Cr

0.0073% share

+24.90% YoY

9.93% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

516.16 ₹ Cr

0.0085% share

+135.17% YoY

44.06% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2025-26 Exp. Rank #1671

Balance

−334.66

Exports

262.86 ₹ Cr

0.0067% share

−1.82% YoY

7.83% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

597.52 ₹ Cr

0.0087% share

+15.76% YoY

47.09% of Sub-Ch. 2939

CAGR · 8-Year

Exports

6.67% /yr

Imports

40.52% /yr

Consistently Deficit
Sub-Chapter 2939 total

reference, FY 2025-26

Export

₹3,357.17 Cr

Import

₹1,268.97 Cr

Trade Balance

+2,088.20

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

Key Trade Insights: HSN Code 29391900 Export-Import Analysis

Consistent Export Growth: 6.67% CAGR Over 8 Years

India's exports under HSN Code 29391900 have grown at a compound annual rate of 6.67% over 8 fiscal years, rising from ₹167.24 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹262.86 Crore in FY 2025-26.

HSN Code 29391900 Ranked #1671 Among All 12872 HSN codes by Export Value

In FY 2025-26, HSN Code 29391900 ranks #1671 out of 12872 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 2939, it ranks #4 of 41. By trade surplus, it ranks #11749 of 12872.

FY 2022-23 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 29391900 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 29391900 was recorded in FY 2022-23, when exports surged by 40.81% over the prior year.

India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹334.66 Crore in HSN Code 29391900 Goods

In FY 2025-26, India's imports of ₹597.52 Cr exceeded exports of ₹262.86 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹334.66 Crore — ranking #11749 of 12872 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of 40.52% CAGR Signals Rising Demand for Other Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives and Salts

India's imports under HSN Code 29391900 have grown at 40.52% CAGR, reaching ₹597.52 Crore in FY 2025-26.

HSN Code 29391900 Contributes 7.83% of Sub-Chapter 2939 Exports — Ranked #4

Among the 41 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 2939, HSN Code 29391900 ranks #4 by export value — accounting for 7.83% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2025-26. On the import side, it holds 47.09% share (rank #1).

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 29391900 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 29391900 ?

It includes Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives

Any common misclassification issue with Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives?

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

How should mixed supplies be billed when Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives is sold with other items?

Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives; Nil for exempt items if applicable).

Does packaging or labelling change the GST for Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives?

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.

Do e‑way bill and e‑invoice apply for Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives?

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.

How much GST applies to Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives?

Under HSN 29391900, Vegetable Alkaloids & Derivatives attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

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