HSN Code 38089320: Prepared Culture Media

HSN Code 38089320 represents Prepared Culture Media under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Prepared Culture Media correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 38089320, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Prepared Culture Media.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 38089320

HSN Code 38089320 relates to the following description.

Description of Goods

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : 2:4 Dichloro phenozy acetic acid its and esters

Chapter

38 - Miscellaneous chemical products

Sub Chapter

3808 - Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)

CGST

9%

SGST

9%

IGST

18%

CESS

0%

What does HSN Code 38089320 not include?

Prepared Culture Media does not include products with the following descriptions.

HSN Code 38081011

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: aldrin

HSN Code 38081012

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: aluminium phosphite (for example phostoxin)

HSN Code 38081013

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: calcium cyanide

HSN Code 38081014

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: chlordane

HSN Code 38081015

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: chloro benzilate

HSN Code 38081016

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: d.d.v.p (dimethyl dichloro vinyl phosphate)

HSN Code 38081017

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: aldrin, aluminium phosphite, calcium cyanide, chlordane, chloro benzilate, ddvp,ddt: d.d.t. (excluding d.d.t. of heading 2903 62)

HSN Code 38081021

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: diaginal

HSN Code 38081022

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: heptachlor

HSN Code 38081023

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: lindane

HSN Code 38081024

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: methyl bromide

HSN Code 38081025

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: parathion, methyl

HSN Code 38081026

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: dimethoate, technical grade

HSN Code 38081027

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: diaginal, heptachlor, lindane, methyl bromide, parathion methyl, dimethoate technical, malathion: malathion

HSN Code 38081031

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum endosulphan, technical grade

HSN Code 38081032

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum quinal phos

HSN Code 38081033

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum isoproturon

HSN Code 38081034

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum fenthion

HSN Code 38081035

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum cipermethrin, technical grade

HSN Code 38081036

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum allethrin

HSN Code 38081037

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: endosulphan technical, quinal phos, isoproturon, fenthion, cipermethrin technical, allethrin, synthetic pyrethrum synthetic pyrethrum

HSN Code 38081091

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: other: repellants for insects such as flies, mosquito

HSN Code 38081092

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: other: paper impregnated or coated with insecticide such as d.d.t. coated paper

HSN Code 38081099

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) insecticides: other: other

HSN Code 38082010

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: maneb

HSN Code 38082020

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: sodium penta chlorophenate (santobrite)

HSN Code 38082030

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: thiram (tetramethyl thiuram disulphide)

HSN Code 38082040

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: zineb

HSN Code 38082050

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: copper oxychloride

HSN Code 38082090

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) fungicides: other

HSN Code 38083010

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: chloromethyl phenozy acetic acid (m.c.p.a.)

HSN Code 38083020

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: 2:4 dichlorophenozy acetic acid and its esters

HSN Code 38083030

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: gibberellic acid

HSN Code 38083040

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: plantgrowth regulators

HSN Code 38083050

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: weedicides and weed killing agents

HSN Code 38083090

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other

HSN Code 38084000

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) disinfectants

HSN Code 38085000

Nsecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)-goods specified in sub-heading note 1

HSN Code 38085200

Goods specified in Sub-heading Note 1 to this Chapter: DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g

HSN Code 38086100

Goods specified in Sub-heading Note 2 to this Chapter: In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g

HSN Code 38086200

Goods specified in Sub-heading Note 2 to this Chapter: In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7.5 kg

HSN Code 38089010

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) other : pesticides, not elsewhere specified or included

HSN Code 38089090

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphurtreated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers) other : other

HSN Code 38089192

Other:Other : Paper impregnated or coated with insecticides such as D.D.T. coated paper

HSN Code 38089310

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Chloromethyl phenozy acetic acid (M.C.P.A)

HSN Code 38089330

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Gibberellic acid

HSN Code 38089340

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Plant growth regulators

HSN Code 38089350

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Weedicides and weed killing agents

HSN Code 38089390

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Other

HSN Code 38089400

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Disinfectants

India’s Trade Performance — HSN Code 38089320 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

₹598 Cr

+25.05% vs FY 2023-24

0.0163% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2024-25

₹10 Cr

+105.50% vs FY 2023-24

0.0002% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2024-25

₹588 Cr

Trade Surplus

Surplus rank #545 of 12657 HSN codes

% of Sub-Chapter 3808

FY 2024-25

1.65%

Share of Sub-Chapter 3808’s total exports in FY 2024-25

Import side: 0.07% of Sub-Chapter 3808’s imports

Rank Within Sub-Chapter 3808

FY 2024-25

#9 of 87

Position by export value among HSN codes in Sub-Chapter 3808

Import-side rank: #20 of 87

At a glance

4.34%

Export CAGR

FY 2018-19 → FY 2024-25 · 7 fiscal years

#862

National Export Rank

of 12657 HSN codes by export value, FY 2024-25

+142.71%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2021-22 · strongest single-year move

1.65%

Contribution to Sub-Ch. 3808

Share of Sub-Chapter 3808 exports in FY 2024-25

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 38089320

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 #689

Balance

+404.12

Exports

463.47 ₹ Cr

0.0203% share

— YoY

2.10% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

59.35 ₹ Cr

0.0017% share

— YoY

0.64% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #920

Balance

+286.13

Exports

329.24 ₹ Cr

0.0150% share

−28.96% YoY

1.39% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

43.11 ₹ Cr

0.0013% share

−27.36% YoY

0.47% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #938

Balance

+295.41

Exports

331.98 ₹ Cr

0.0154% share

+0.83% YoY

1.25% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

36.57 ₹ Cr

0.0013% share

−15.17% YoY

0.29% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #557

Balance

+782.59

Exports

805.74 ₹ Cr

0.0257% share

+142.71% YoY

2.21% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

23.15 ₹ Cr

0.0005% share

−36.70% YoY

0.17% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #495

Balance

+996.90

Exports

1,017.68 ₹ Cr

0.0281% share

+26.30% YoY

2.36% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

20.78 ₹ Cr

0.0004% share

−10.24% YoY

0.15% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #997

Balance

+473.18

Exports

478.27 ₹ Cr

0.0132% share

−53.00% YoY

1.38% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

5.09 ₹ Cr

0.0001% share

−75.51% YoY

0.04% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #862

Balance

+587.62

Exports

598.08 ₹ Cr

0.0163% share

+25.05% YoY

1.65% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

10.46 ₹ Cr

0.0002% share

+105.50% YoY

0.07% of Sub-Ch. 3808

CAGR · 7-Year

Exports

4.34% /yr

Imports

−25.12% /yr

Consistently Surplus
Sub-Chapter 3808 total

reference, FY 2024-25

Export

₹36,141.43 Cr

Import

₹13,998.04 Cr

Trade Balance

+22,143.39

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

Key Trade Insights: HSN Code 38089320 Export-Import Analysis

Consistent Export Growth: 4.34% CAGR Over 7 Years

India's exports under HSN Code 38089320 have grown at a compound annual rate of 4.34% over 7 fiscal years, rising from ₹463.47 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹598.08 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Code 38089320 Ranked #862 Among All 12657 HSN codes by Export Value

In FY 2024-25, HSN Code 38089320 ranks #862 out of 12657 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 3808, it ranks #9 of 87. By trade surplus, it ranks #545 of 12657.

FY 2021-22 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Code 38089320 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 38089320 was recorded in FY 2021-22, when exports surged by 142.71% over the prior year.

India Maintains a Trade Surplus of ₹587.62 Crore in HSN Code 38089320 Goods

In FY 2024-25, India's exports of ₹598.08 Cr exceeded imports of ₹10.46 Cr, resulting in a trade surplus of ₹587.62 Crore — ranking #545 of 12657 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of −25.12% CAGR Signals Stable Import Dependency for Prepared Culture Media

India's imports under HSN Code 38089320 have grown at −25.12% CAGR, reaching ₹10.46 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Code 38089320 Contributes 1.65% of Sub-Chapter 3808 Exports — Ranked #9

Among the 87 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 3808, HSN Code 38089320 ranks #9 by export value — accounting for 1.65% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2024-25. On the import side, it holds 0.07% share (rank #20).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 38089320 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 38089320 ?

It includes Prepared Culture Media

Does packaging or labelling change the GST for Prepared Culture Media?

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 Prepared Culture Media?

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 should mixed supplies be billed when Prepared Culture Media is sold with other items?

Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Prepared Culture Media; Nil for exempt items if applicable).

Any common misclassification issue with Prepared Culture Media?

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 Prepared Culture Media?

Under HSN 38089320, Prepared Culture Media attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

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