HSN tariff item 15180039 · Chapter 15

HSN code 15180039: Other edible grade

Edible grade: other. GST rates 5% or 18%, from the CBIC rate notifications as of 2026-10-21.

Short answer

HSN code 15180039 is the 8-digit tariff item for edible grade: other, under heading 1518 and sub-heading 151800 (Chapter 15). GST is 5% or 18%, depending on the exact description of the goods in each entry. Rates as of 2026-10-21.

HSN 15180039 at a glance

Tariff item (8 digits)15180039
Heading (4 digits)1518: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included
Sub-heading (6 digits)151800: Edible grade
Chapter15: Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
DescriptionEdible grade: other
GST rate5% or 18%, by description

The rate for 15180039 depends on the exact description of the goods in each entry. 5% under 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule I, S. No. 96 for "Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils their fractions, boiled, oxidised...". Goods that match none of these descriptions fall under the 18% residual entry.

Rate entries that can apply

The description is the notification's own wording. An entry applies only when the goods match it; for 15180039 the deciding question is the exact description of the goods in each entry.

HSN scopeDescription of goodsGSTCGST + SGSTEntry
1518Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included5%2.5% + 2.5%9/2025-CT(R), Schedule I, S. No. 96
AnyGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry, for goods of 15180039 that match none of the descriptions above)18%9% + 9%9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 639

Worked example: a ₹1,000 sale under HSN 15180039

Work out which entry your goods fall under first; the tax on a ₹1,000.00 sale then is:

  • At 5%: CGST ₹25.00 + SGST ₹25.00 (or IGST ₹50.00), invoice total ₹1,050.00.
  • At 18%: CGST ₹90.00 + SGST ₹90.00 (or IGST ₹180.00), invoice total ₹1,180.00.

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 (1518) on tax invoices to registered buyers (optional on B2C invoices); above ₹5 crore, at least 6 digits (151800) on all tax invoices. Exports and imports are declared on the shipping bill or bill of entry under the full 8-digit tariff item (15180039), 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 sub-heading 151800

See every rate entry for the heading on the HSN 1518 page, or all Chapter 15 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).

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FAQ

Questions, answered

15180039 is the 8-digit Indian tariff item for edible grade: other. Its first 4 digits (1518) are the heading, animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, and the first 6 digits (151800) the sub-heading.

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