HSN CODE - 28212000 : EARTH COLOURS

Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN Codes) 28212000 are used for the EARTH COLOURS products under Goods and Service Tax classification.

India was originally using 6 digit HSN codes to classify commodities but later two more digits were added to make the codes more precise, resulting in an 8 digit classification.

Understanding HSN Code 28212000

First two digits (28) represent the chapter number which is Chapter 28 - Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes

Next two digits (21) represent the heading number which is IRON OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES; EARTH COLOURS CONTAINING 70% OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF COMBINED IRON EVALUATED AS FE2O3

Next two digits (20) represent the product code which is Iron oxides and hydroxides

Last two digits (00) are for final or deeper classification which is EARTH COLOURS

All 8 digits of HSN code is mandatory for export & imports for tax invoice of GST.