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Mapping of Goods Tariff commodities with Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) Codes

· 2023-01-11
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Date2023-01-11
TypeCommercial Circular
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Mapping of Goods Tariff commodities with Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) Codes Flat-Rolled Products Of Iron Or Non-Alloy Steel, Of A Width Of Less Than 600 Mm, Not Clad, Plated Or

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भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

TCR/1078/2022/TT/BDU/HSNcode/3415228 Dated: 11.01.2023

MD/CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
CAO/FOIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Sub: Mapping of Goods Tariff commodities with Harmonized System of Nomenclature
(HSN) Codes.

Please find enclosed a copy of report prepared by Traffic Transportation Directorate and
Business Research Unit of Railway Board on the above subject.

It has been decided by the Competent Authority that this list will be used by Railways
for systematic classification and also for harmonization of customs and trade
procedures. On entering the commodity name, the system should automatically allow
for choosing the most relevant HSN code and be verified against the class of rate
charged against the commodity.

This will be available at the time of issuance of Railway Receipt as drop-down of
commodities and HSN code.

CRIS/ FOIS is requested to develop a system accordingly.

This issues with consultation of Traffic Transportation and concurrence of Accounts and

Finance Directorates of Ministry of Railways.
न sey

Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Railway Board

dtcr@rb.railnet.gov.in

011-23047359

DA: As above

Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001. रेल भवन, रायसीना रोड, नई fae ली -11000

July 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
Report on Mapping of 
Goods Tariff commodities 
with HSN Codes 
Traffic, Transportation and Business Research (TT&BR) Unit

TT&BRU  
 
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Table of Contents 
 
1. 
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 
2. 
Goods and Service Tax (GST) ........................................................................................................... 3 
3. 
Harmonised System of Nomenclature ............................................................................................ 3 
4. 
Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 4 
5. 
Result and Way Forward ................................................................................................................. 4 
6.      Annexure - 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 
7.      Annexure - 2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23

TT&BRU  
 
3 
 
 
1. 
Introduction 
Indian Railways is in the business of transportation of goods and passengers and earns its major revenue 
from the transportation of goods. Carrying more than 1.2 billion tonnes of freight traffic every year over 
a network of 68000 kms and with network touching almost every nook and corner of the country, Indian 
Railways is the backbone of India’s logistics sector.  
Railway deals with the transport of various commodities likes Coal, Fertilizers, Iron and Steel, Milk, 
Salt, Animals, other household and constructional commodities. Transportation of all goods attracts 
different types of taxes, Goods and Service Tax (GST) is one of them. 
In this document, the Unit has extracted Goods Tariff commodities list and HSN codes commodity list 
and mapped the Goods Tariff commodities with HSN codes. This shall help IR in tracking of Taxes and 
tracking of goods movement. 
2. 
Goods and Service Tax (GST) 
On July 1st 2017, the Goods and Services Tax 
was implemented in India which was introduced to 
replace the Indirect taxes such as value added tax, 
service tax, purchase tax, excise duty, and so on. 
GST is levied on the supply of certain goods and 
services in India.. 
 
GST is a destination-based consumption tax. 
Under destination-based taxation, tax accrues to 
the destination place where consumption of the 
goods or services takes place. Present GST 
Structure has 7 schedules having different rate 
slabs for goods1. 
3. 
Harmonised System of Nomenclature  
 
HSN stands for Harmonised System of Nomenclature code and is adopted all over the world for 
classifying

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