Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin. Chapter 32: Tanning or dyeing extracts.
The rate depends on what the goods are: the notification gives a different rate to different descriptions. Match your goods to a description in the table below. In force on 7 Nov 2026.
Each row is an entry of a CBIC rate notification that names this heading, a code inside it or its whole chapter, in the notification's own words. Goods take the rate of the entry whose description fits them. GST is CGST plus SGST (or UTGST) in equal halves on a sale within a State, or IGST at the full rate on a sale between States.
| GST | Tariff entry | Description of goods, and source |
|---|---|---|
| 18%9% + 9% | 3203 | Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin Notification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S.No. 45 |
| Entries for the whole of Chapter 32 (they apply where the description fits) | ||
| 5%2.5% + 2.5% | 32 | Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract Notification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule I, S.No. 242 |
| Goods of this heading that fit none of the descriptions above | ||
| 18%9% + 9% | Any Chapter | Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VIINotification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S.No. 639 (the residual entry). A few entries cover goods of any chapter by description, such as puja samagri, rakhi or biomass briquettes; see the list on the finder. |
Every 6- and 8-digit code of heading 3203 in the GSTN HSN master (6 codes), in GSTN's wording. Where a rate entry names a code more exactly than the heading, its rate is shown beside the code.
| Code | Description (GSTN master) | Entry for this code | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3203 00 | COLOURING MATTER OF VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL ORIGIN (INCLUDING DYEING EXTRACTS BUT EXCLUDING ANIMAL BLACK), WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED, PREPARATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 3 TO THIS CHAPTER BASED ON COLOURING MATTER OF VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL ORIGIN : | – | |
| 3203 00 10 | CUTCH (CATECHU) EXTRACTS | – | Save |
| 3203 00 20 | FOOD COLOURS OTHER THAN SYNTHETIC | – | Save |
| 3203 00 30 | LAC-DYE | – | Save |
| 3203 00 40 | NATURAL INDIGO | – | Save |
| 3203 00 90 | OTHER | – | Save |
Put the code in the HSN column of the tax invoice. Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax sets the minimum digits by aggregate turnover in the previous financial year: 4 digits (3203) up to ₹5 crore, which may be left off invoices to unregistered buyers, and 6 digits (from the table above) above ₹5 crore. Where the table shows more than one rate, charge the rate of the entry whose description fits the goods sold.
