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HSN Code 29397900: Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives

HSN Code 29397900 represents Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 29397900, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 29397900

HSN Code 29397900 relates to the following description.

Description of Goods

Other, of vegetal origin: 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 29397900 not include?

Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives does not include products with the following descriptions.

HSN Code 29391100

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

HSN Code 29392010

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

HSN Code 29392020

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

HSN Code 29392030

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

HSN Code 29392040

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

HSN Code 29392110

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

HSN Code 29392120

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

HSN Code 29392130

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

HSN Code 29392140

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

HSN Code 29392190

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

HSN Code 29392900

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

HSN Code 29394100

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

HSN Code 29394110

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

HSN Code 29394120

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

HSN Code 29394190

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

HSN Code 29394200

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

HSN Code 29394300

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

HSN Code 29394400

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

HSN Code 29394500

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

HSN Code 29395100

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

HSN Code 29395900

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

HSN Code 29396110

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

HSN Code 29396190

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

HSN Code 29396210

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

HSN Code 29396290

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

HSN Code 29396300

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

HSN Code 29397100

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

HSN Code 29397200

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

HSN Code 29399100

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

HSN Code 29399900

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 29397900 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

₹1,442 Cr

+43.24% vs FY 2024-25

0.0370% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2025-26

₹89 Cr

+81.53% vs FY 2024-25

0.0013% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2025-26

₹1,353 Cr

Trade Surplus

Surplus rank #299 of 12872 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 2939

FY 2025-26

42.94%

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

Import side: 7.01% of Sub-Chapter 2939’s imports

Rank Within Sub-Chapter 2939

FY 2025-26

#1 of 41

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

Import-side rank: #3 of 41

At a glance

12.31%

Export CAGR

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

#413

National Export Rank

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

+43.24%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2025-26 · strongest single-year move

42.94%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 2939

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

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 29397900

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 #511

Balance

+619.06

Exports

639.64 ₹ Cr

0.0280% share

— YoY

41.23% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

20.58 ₹ Cr

0.0006% share

— YoY

6.01% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #444

Balance

+726.49

Exports

769.34 ₹ Cr

0.0350% share

+20.28% YoY

46.36% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

42.85 ₹ Cr

0.0013% share

+108.21% YoY

11.05% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2020-21

Balance

0.00

Exports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2021-22

Balance

0.00

Exports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

— YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #545

Balance

+884.52

Exports

919.89 ₹ Cr

0.0254% share

— YoY

37.69% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

35.37 ₹ Cr

0.0006% share

— YoY

4.99% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #644

Balance

+716.43

Exports

763.68 ₹ Cr

0.0211% share

−16.98% YoY

32.73% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

47.25 ₹ Cr

0.0008% share

+33.59% YoY

6.34% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #523

Balance

+957.43

Exports

1,006.44 ₹ Cr

0.0273% share

+31.79% YoY

37.33% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

49.01 ₹ Cr

0.0008% share

+3.72% YoY

4.18% of Sub-Ch. 2939

FY 2025-26 Exp. Rank #413

Balance

+1,352.63

Exports

1,441.60 ₹ Cr

0.0370% share

+43.24% YoY

42.94% of Sub-Ch. 2939

Imports

88.97 ₹ Cr

0.0013% share

+81.53% YoY

7.01% of Sub-Ch. 2939

CAGR · 8-Year

Exports

12.31% /yr

Imports

23.26% /yr

Consistently Surplus
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 29397900 Export-Import Analysis

Consistent Export Growth: 12.31% CAGR Over 8 Years

India's exports under HSN Code 29397900 have grown at a compound annual rate of 12.31% over 8 fiscal years, rising from ₹639.64 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹1,441.60 Crore in FY 2025-26.

HSN Code 29397900 Ranked #413 Among All 12872 HSN codes by Export Value

In FY 2025-26, HSN Code 29397900 ranks #413 out of 12872 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 2939, it ranks #1 of 41. By trade surplus, it ranks #299 of 12872.

FY 2025-26 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 29397900 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 29397900 was recorded in FY 2025-26, when exports surged by 43.24% over the prior year.

India Maintains a Trade Surplus of ₹1,352.63 Crore in HSN Code 29397900 Goods

In FY 2025-26, India's exports of ₹1,441.60 Cr exceeded imports of ₹88.97 Cr, resulting in a trade surplus of ₹1,352.63 Crore — ranking #299 of 12872 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of 23.26% CAGR Signals Rising Demand for Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives

India's imports under HSN Code 29397900 have grown at 23.26% CAGR, reaching ₹88.97 Crore in FY 2025-26.

HSN Code 29397900 Contributes 42.94% of Sub-Chapter 2939 Exports — Ranked #1

Among the 41 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 2939, HSN Code 29397900 ranks #1 by export value — accounting for 42.94% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2025-26. On the import side, it holds 7.01% share (rank #3).

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 29397900 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 29397900 ?

It includes Other Alkaloids of Vegetal Origin and Their Derivatives

Any common misclassification issue with Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other?

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

Do e‑way bill and e‑invoice apply for Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other?

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 Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other?

Under HSN 29397900, Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

How should mixed supplies be billed when Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other is sold with other items?

Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other; Nil for exempt items if applicable).

Does packaging or labelling change the GST for Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other?

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.

Can we claim ITC on inputs used to trade Other, Of Vegetal Origin/ Other?

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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