HSN Code 90051000 represents Binoculars under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Binoculars correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 90051000, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import or export of Binoculars.
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HSN Code 90051000 relates to the following description.
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronom
Binoculars
9%
9%
18%
0%
Description of Goods
Binoculars
Chapter
90 - Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Sub Chapter
9005 - Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronom
CGST
9%
SGST
9%
IGST
18%
CESS
0%
Binoculars does not include products with the following descriptions.
Other instruments : Monocular and refracting telescopes
Other instruments : Astronomical instruments
Other instruments : Other
Parts and accessories (including mountings) : Of binocular or telescopes of heading 9005, other than mountings
Parts and accessories (including mountings) : Mountings for astronomical instruments
Parts and accessories (including mountings) : Other
Other instruments : Monocular and refracting telescopes
Other instruments : Astronomical instruments
Other instruments : Other
Parts and accessories (including mountings) : Of binocular or telescopes of heading 9005, other than mountings
Parts and accessories (including mountings) : Mountings for astronomical instruments
Parts and accessories (including mountings) : Other
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India’s Exports
FY 2025-26₹87 Cr
0.0022% of India’s total exports
India’s Imports
FY 2025-26₹25 Cr
0.0004% of India’s total imports
Trade Balance
FY 2025-26₹62 Cr
Surplus rank #2057 of 12872 HSN codes
% of Sub-Chapter 9005
FY 2025-2673.73%
Share of Sub-Chapter 9005’s total exports in FY 2025-26
Import side: 29.11% of Sub-Chapter 9005’s imports
Rank Within Sub-Chapter 9005
FY 2025-26#1 of 7
Position by export value among HSN codes in Sub-Chapter 9005
Import-side rank: #2 of 7
At a glance
18.20%
Export CAGR
FY 2018-19 → FY 2025-26 · 8 fiscal years
#3025
National Export Rank
of 12872 HSN codes by export value, FY 2025-26
+1,602.51%
Peak Growth Year
FY 2024-25 · strongest single-year move
73.73%
Contribution to Sub-Ch. 9005
Share of Sub-Chapter 9005 exports in FY 2025-26
8-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2025-26, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.
Balance
+8.49
Exports
26.89 ₹ Cr
0.0012% share
— YoY
54.17% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
18.40 ₹ Cr
0.0005% share
— YoY
45.23% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
−17.66
Exports
2.73 ₹ Cr
0.0001% share
−89.85% YoY
12.97% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
20.39 ₹ Cr
0.0006% share
+10.82% YoY
23.70% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
−13.27
Exports
1.60 ₹ Cr
0.0001% share
−41.39% YoY
3.31% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
14.87 ₹ Cr
0.0005% share
−27.07% YoY
9.39% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
−18.01
Exports
5.93 ₹ Cr
0.0002% share
+270.63% YoY
8.80% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
23.94 ₹ Cr
0.0005% share
+61.00% YoY
46.80% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
−29.16
Exports
4.21 ₹ Cr
0.0001% share
−29.01% YoY
13.14% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
33.37 ₹ Cr
0.0006% share
+39.39% YoY
59.77% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
−20.96
Exports
3.99 ₹ Cr
0.0001% share
−5.23% YoY
4.65% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
24.95 ₹ Cr
0.0004% share
−25.23% YoY
36.91% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
−55.45
Exports
67.93 ₹ Cr
0.0018% share
+1,602.51% YoY
55.66% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
123.38 ₹ Cr
0.0020% share
+394.51% YoY
67.62% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Balance
+61.95
Exports
86.69 ₹ Cr
0.0022% share
+27.62% YoY
73.73% of Sub-Ch. 9005
Imports
24.74 ₹ Cr
0.0004% share
−79.95% YoY
29.11% of Sub-Ch. 9005
CAGR · 8-Year
Exports
18.20% /yr
Imports
4.32% /yr
reference, FY 2025-26
Export
₹117.58 Cr
Import
₹85.00 Cr
Trade Balance
+32.58
India's exports under HSN Code 90051000 have grown at a compound annual rate of 18.20% over 8 fiscal years, rising from ₹26.89 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹86.69 Crore in FY 2025-26.
In FY 2025-26, HSN Code 90051000 ranks #3025 out of 12872 HSN codes by total export value. Within Sub-Chapter 9005, it ranks #1 of 7. By trade surplus, it ranks #2057 of 12872.
The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Code 90051000 was recorded in FY 2024-25, when exports surged by 1,602.51% over the prior year.
In FY 2025-26, India's exports of ₹86.69 Cr exceeded imports of ₹24.74 Cr, resulting in a trade surplus of ₹61.95 Crore — ranking #2057 of 12872 by surplus magnitude.
India's imports under HSN Code 90051000 have grown at 4.32% CAGR, reaching ₹24.74 Crore in FY 2025-26.
Among the 7 HSN codes under Sub-Chapter 9005, HSN Code 90051000 ranks #1 by export value — accounting for 73.73% of the sub-chapter's total exports in FY 2025-26. On the import side, it holds 29.11% share (rank #2).
Clear answers to common queries about HSN Code 90051000 and GST compliance.
It includes Cameras for printing plates or cylinders
If your outward supply is taxable, eligible ITC is available subject to general restrictions. For exempt/Nil supplies, reverse credit per Rule 42.
Use the exact HSN and describe the form/grade. For multi‑line invoices, apply the rate per line to avoid wrong tax collection.
Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Binoculars; Nil for exempt items if applicable).
Under HSN 90051000, Binoculars attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the exact form on the invoice.
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.