HSN code 09082100 is the 8-digit tariff item for neither crushed nor ground, under heading 0908 and sub-heading 090821 (Chapter 9). GST is 5%: 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST within a state, or 5% IGST to another state. Rates as of 2026-10-21.
HSN 09082100 at a glance
| Tariff item (8 digits) | 09082100 |
|---|---|
| Heading (4 digits) | 0908: Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms |
| Sub-heading (6 digits) | 090821: Neither crushed nor ground |
| Chapter | 9: Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
| Description | Neither crushed nor ground |
| GST rate | 5% |
| Within the state | 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST (or UTGST) |
| To another state | 5% IGST |
9/2025-CT(R), Schedule I, S. No. 40 (HSN 0908) covers "Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms" at 5%.
The rate entry for this code
The description is the notification's own wording. An entry applies only when the goods match it.
| HSN scope | Description of goods | GST | CGST + SGST | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0908 | Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms | 5% | 2.5% + 2.5% | 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule I, S. No. 40 |
Worked example: a ₹1,000 sale under HSN 09082100
Taxable value ₹1,000.00. Within your state: CGST ₹25.00 + SGST ₹25.00 = ₹50.00, invoice total ₹1,050.00. To a buyer in another state: IGST ₹50.00, the same total.
For other amounts, or to work back from a tax-inclusive price, use the GST calculator.
How many HSN digits to print on the invoice
Notification 78/2020-Central Tax sets the minimum by aggregate turnover in the previous financial year: up to ₹5 crore, at least 4 digits (0908) on tax invoices to registered buyers (optional on B2C invoices); above ₹5 crore, at least 6 digits (090821) on all tax invoices. Exports and imports are declared on the shipping bill or bill of entry under the full 8-digit tariff item (09082100), so most exporters print 8 digits on their GST invoices too.
The HSN-wise summary in GSTR-1 uses the same code, so set it once on the item in your billing software. FundRaksha Book stores the HSN and GST rate on each item, splits CGST, SGST and IGST on every bill, and keeps stock and party ledgers alongside.
Other tariff items under heading 0908
- HSN 09081110: Neither crushed nor ground, in shell (5%)
- HSN 09081120: Neither crushed nor ground, shelled (5%)
- HSN 09081200: Crushed or ground mace (5%)
- HSN 09082200: Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms, crushed or ground (5%)
- HSN 09083110: Large (amonum) (neither crushed nor ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083120: Small (ellettaria), Alleppey green (neither crushed nor ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083130: Small, coorge green (neither crushed nor ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083140: Small, bleached, half bleached or bleachable (5%)
- HSN 09083150: Small, mixed (neither crushed nor ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083190: Neither crushed nor ground: other (5%)
- HSN 09083210: Powder (nutmeg, mace and cardamoms, crushed or ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083220: Small cardamom seeds (nutmeg, mace and cardamoms, crushed or ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083230: Cardamom husk (nutmeg, mace and cardamoms, crushed or ground) (5%)
- HSN 09083290: Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms, crushed or ground: other (5%)
See every rate entry for the heading on the HSN 0908 page, or all Chapter 9 headings.
Sources
Codes and descriptions: GSTN HSN master (HSN_SAC.xlsx, sheet HSN_MSTR), GST portal, file dated 13.10.2026, read on 21.10.2026; descriptions were converted from capitals and joined with their heading and sub-heading text. Rates: Rates from Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17.09.2025, as amended by Notification 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) (from 01.02.2026) and Notification 01/2026-Central Tax (Rate) (from 01.05.2026); nil-rated goods from Notification 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate); bricks from Notification 14/2025-Central Tax (Rate).