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HSN Code 38089340: Plant Growth Regulators

HSN Code 38089340 represents Plant Growth Regulators under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Plant Growth Regulators correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 38089340, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Plant Growth Regulators.

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Description of Goods for HSN Code 38089340

HSN Code 38089340 relates to the following description.

From 1 May 2025 (Finance Act, 2025), these tariff items were carved out of this code. Goods covered by them are classified there from that date:

  • 38089341 – Specified Plant Growth Regulators – NAA, Chlormequat, Ethephon & Mepiquat
  • 38089342 – Specified Plant Growth Regulators – Paclobutrazol, Triacontanol & Others
  • 38089349 – Other Plant Growth Regulators

Description of Goods

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

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 38089340 not include?

Plant Growth Regulators does not include products with the following descriptions.

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other: other: Insecticides containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Other: Fungicides: Goods of Chapter 38 Supplementary Note 11: (a) with content by mass greater than 90%: Ametroctradin; Amisulbrom; Aureofungin; Azoxystrobin; Benalaxyl; Benalaxyl M; Boscalid; Buprimate; Copper sulphate pentahydrate; Cyazofamid; Cyflufenamide; Cyproconazole; Cyzofamide; Difenoconazole; Dimethomorph; Dinocap; Epoxyconazole; Famoxadone; Fenamidone; Fenoxanil; Fluopicolide; Fluopyram; Flusilazole; Fluxapyroxad; Fosetyl-Al; Iprodione; Iprovalicarb; Kresoxim Methyl; Lime Sulphur; Mandipropamid; Mefentrifluaconazole; Meptyldiinocop; Metiram; Metrafenone; Myclobutanil; Oxathiapiprolin; Pencycuron; Penflufen; Picoxystrobin; Polyoxin D Zinc salt; Prochloraz; Pydiflumetofen; Pyraclostrobin; Pyriofenone; Tetraconazole; Thifluzamide; Tribasic Copper Sulfate; Trifloxistrobin; Triticonazole; Valifenalate; (b) with content by mass greater than 60%: Copper Hydroxide; Kasugamycin; Propamocarb hydrochloride; Propineb

Other: Fungicides: Other fungicides containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Other: Fungicides: Other fungicides, excluding the goods of 38089280 and 38089291

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

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

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

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Plant growth regulators : Alphanaphthyl Acetic Acid conforming to IS 13070; Chlormequat Chloride (CCC) conforming to IS 8961; Ethephon conforming to IS 14408; Mepiquate Chloride conforming to IS 16340

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Plant growth regulators : with content by mass greater than 90%: 1-Methyl Cyclopropene; 6-Benzyladenine; Cyclanilide; Forchlorfenuron; Paclobutrazol; Prohexadione Calcium; Sodium paranitrophinolate; Triacontanol

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Plant growth regulators : Other plant-growth regulators, excluding the goods of 38089330, 38089341 and 38089342

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

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

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Other goods containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Other herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators not covered by the preceding tariff items of 3808 93

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

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Disinfectants : Disinfectants containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Disinfectants : with content by mass greater than 90%: Dichloropropene and Dichloropropane mixture (DD mixture); Hydrogen cyanamide; with content by mass greater than 40%: Magnesium phosphide plates

Other : Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plantgrowth regulated : Disinfectants : Other disinfectants, excluding those containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane (38089410) and Chapter 38 Supplementary Note 14 goods at the specified concentrations (38089420)

Other : Other : with content by mass greater than 90%: Acequinocyl; Bifenazate; Brodifacoum; Coumachlor; Coumatetralyl; Flocoumafen; Fluazaindolizine; Fluensulfone; Gossyplure

Other : Other : Other goods containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Other : Other : Other goods of 3808 99 not covered by tariff items 38089911 to 38089992

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India’s Trade Performance — HSN Code 38089340 in FY 2025-26

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

No exports or imports were recorded under HSN Code 38089340 in FY 2025-26. Trade in the goods carved out of it is recorded under 38089341, 38089342 and 38089349. Figures for FY 2024-25 and earlier years are in the table below.

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Code 38089340

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 #3565

Balance

−70.60

Exports

30.23 ₹ Cr

0.0013% share

— YoY

0.14% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

100.83 ₹ Cr

0.0028% share

— YoY

1.09% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #2888

Balance

−46.17

Exports

49.08 ₹ Cr

0.0022% share

+62.36% YoY

0.21% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

95.25 ₹ Cr

0.0028% share

−5.53% YoY

1.05% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #2484

Balance

−69.60

Exports

69.43 ₹ Cr

0.0032% share

+41.46% YoY

0.26% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

139.03 ₹ Cr

0.0048% share

+45.96% YoY

1.12% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #2615

Balance

−63.07

Exports

86.05 ₹ Cr

0.0027% share

+23.94% YoY

0.24% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

149.12 ₹ Cr

0.0033% share

+7.26% YoY

1.12% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #2594

Balance

−104.24

Exports

95.08 ₹ Cr

0.0026% share

+10.49% YoY

0.22% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

199.32 ₹ Cr

0.0035% share

+33.66% YoY

1.39% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #2838

Balance

−130.19

Exports

81.94 ₹ Cr

0.0023% share

−13.82% YoY

0.24% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

212.13 ₹ Cr

0.0038% share

+6.43% YoY

1.82% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #2587

Balance

−175.72

Exports

105.75 ₹ Cr

0.0029% share

+29.06% YoY

0.29% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

281.47 ₹ Cr

0.0046% share

+32.69% YoY

2.01% of Sub-Ch. 3808

FY 2025-26

Balance

0.00

Exports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Imports

Nil ₹ Cr

0.0000% share

−100.00% YoY

0.00% of Sub-Ch. 3808

Sub-Chapter 3808 total

reference, FY 2025-26

Export

₹34,131.80 Cr

Import

₹13,428.51 Cr

Trade Balance

+20,703.29

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 38089340 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 38089340 ?

It includes Plant Growth Regulators

Can we claim ITC on inputs used to trade Plant Growth Regulators?

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

How should mixed supplies be billed when Plant Growth Regulators is sold with other items?

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

How much GST applies to Plant Growth Regulators?

Under HSN 38089340, Plant Growth Regulators attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.

Do e‑way bill and e‑invoice apply for Plant Growth Regulators?

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 Plant Growth Regulators?

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

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