HSN Chapter 25: Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement (2026)
Every HSN code under Chapter 25 from the GST portal HSN master (updated 2026-06-10): 29 four-digit headings with their 6 and 8-digit codes for GST invoices, e-way bills and customs documents.
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2501Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents, sea water
HSN code
Description
250100
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents, sea water
25010010
Common salt (including iodised salt)
25010020
Rock salt
25010090
Other
2502Unroasted iron pyrites
HSN code
Description
250200
Unroasted iron pyrites
25020000
Unroasted iron pyrites
2503Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and collodial sulphur
HSN code
Description
250300
Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and collodial sulphur
25030010
Sulphur recovered as by-product in refining of crude oil
25030090
Other
2504Natural graphite
HSN code
Description
250410
In powder or in flakes
25041010
Graphite, crystalline
25041020
Graphite, amorphous
25041090
Other
250490
Other
25049010
Graphite, micronised
25049090
Other
2505Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26
HSN code
Description
250510
Silica sands and quartz sands
25051011
Processed (white)
25051012
Processed (brown)
25051019
Other
25051020
Quartz sands
250590
Other
25059000
Other
2506Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
HSN code
Description
250610
Quartz
25061010
In lumps
25061020
In powder
250620
Quartzite
25062010
In lumps
25062020
In powder
25062090
Other
25062110
Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - quartzite : crude or roughly trimmed: in lumps
25062120
Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - quartzite : crude or roughly trimmed: in powder
25062190
Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - quartzite : crude or roughly trimmed: other
25062900
Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - quartzite : other
2507Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined
HSN code
Description
250700
Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined
25070010
Crude
25070021
Pharmaceutical grade
25070022
Ceramic grade
25070029
Other
2508Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths
HSN code
Description
250810
Bentonite
25081010
Crude
25081090
Other (includes processed and ground)
25082010
Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths - decolourising earths and fullers earth: processed (including activated)
25082090
Other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earths - decolourising earths and fullers earth: other
250830
Fire clay
25083010
Non-plastic
25083020
Semi-plastic
25083030
Plastic
25083090
Other
250840
Other clays
25084010
Ball clay
25084020
Earth clay
25084090
Other
250850
Andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite
25085010
Andalusite
25085021
Crude, other than calcined
25085022
Processed, other than calcined (washed or ground or screened or beneficiated)
25085023
Calcined
25085031
Lumps
25085032
Fines (including sand)
25085039
Other
250860
Mullite
25086000
Mullite
250870
Chamotte or dinas earths
25087000
Chamotte or dinas earths
2509Chalk
HSN code
Description
250900
Chalk
25090000
Chalk
2510Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk
HSN code
Description
251010
Unground
25101010
Natural calcium phosphate
25101020
Natural aluminium calcium phosphate
25101030
Natural calcium phosphate apatite
25101090
Other
251020
Ground
25102010
Natural calcium phosphates
25102020
Natural aluminium calcium phosphate
25102030
Natural calcium phosphates apatite
25102090
Other
2511Natural barium sulphate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading 2816
HSN code
Description
251110
Natural barium sulphate (barytes)
25111010
Lumps
25111020
Powder
25111090
Other
251120
Natural barium carbonate (witherite)
25112000
Natural barium carbonate (witherite)
2512Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whetheror not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less
HSN code
Description
251200
Siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent specific gravity of 1 or less
25120010
Kieselguhr
25120020
Tripolite
25120030
Diatomite
25120090
Other
2513Pumice stones, emery, natural corundum, ntural garnet and other natrual abrasives, whether or not heat-treated
HSN code
Description
251310
Pumice stone
25131000
Pumice stone
25131100
Pumice stone; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated - pumice stone: crude or in irregular pieces, including crushed pumice (bimskies)
25131900
Pumice stone; emery; natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not heat-treated - pumice stone: other
251320
Emery, natural corundum, natural garnet and other natural abrasives
25132010
Emery
25132020
Natural corundum
25132030
Natural garnet
25132090
Other
2514Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed kg. nil or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
HSN code
Description
251400
Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25140000
Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
2515Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2.5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
HSN code
Description
251511
Crude or roughly trimmed
25151100
Crude or roughly trimmed
251512
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25151210
Blocks
25151220
Slabs
25151290
Other
251520
Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone, alabaster
25152010
Alabaster
25152090
Other
2516Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
HSN code
Description
251611
Crude or roughly trimmed
25161100
Crude or roughly trimmed
251612
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
25161200
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
251620
Sandstone
25162000
Sandstone
25162100
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - sandstone: crude or roughly trimmed
25162200
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - sandstone: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
251690
Other monumental or building stone
25169010
Pakur stone
25169020
Stone boulders
25169090
Other
2517Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading, tarred macadam, granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated
HSN code
Description
251710
Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated
25171010
Pakur stone, crushed or broken
25171020
Flint
25171090
Other
251720
Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in sub-heading 2517 9
25172000
Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in sub-heading 2517 9
251730
Tarred macadam
25173000
Tarred macadam
251741
Of marble
25174100
Of marble
251749
Other
25174900
Other
2518Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape,
HSN code
Description
251810
Dolomite not calcined or sintered
25181000
Dolomite not calcined or sintered
251820
Calcined or sintered dolomite
25182000
Calcined or sintered dolomite
25183000
Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; dolomite ramming mix -dolomite ramming mix
2519Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure
HSN code
Description
251910
Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)
25191000
Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)
251990
Other
25199010
Fused magnesia (natural)
25199020
Dead-burnt (sintered) magnesia
25199030
Magnesium calcined (other than dead-burnt) not elsewhere specified or included
25199040
Magnesium oxide
25199090
Other
2520Gypsum, anhydrite, plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate) whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders
HSN code
Description
252010
Gypsum, anhydrite
25201010
Natural
25201020
Marine
25201090
Other
252020
Plasters
25202010
Calcined
25202090
Other
2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stones, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement
HSN code
Description
252100
Limestone flux, limestone and other calcareous stones, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement
25210010
Limestone flux (l.d., below 1% sio2)
25210090
Other
2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825
HSN code
Description
252210
Quicklime
25221000
Quicklime
252220
Slaked lime
25222000
Slaked lime
252230
Hydraulic lime
25223000
Hydraulic lime
2523Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers
HSN code
Description
252310
Cement clinkers
25231000
Cement clinkers
252321
White cement, whether or not artificially coloured
25232100
White cement, whether or not artificially coloured
252329
Other
25232910
Ordinary portland cement, dry
25232920
Ordinary portland cement, coloured
25232930
Portland pozzolana cement
25232940
Portland slag cement
25232990
Other
252330
Aluminous cement
25233000
Aluminous cement
252390
Other hydraulic cements
25239010
Sagol, ashmoh
25239020
High alumina refractory cement
25239090
Other
2524Asbestos
HSN code
Description
25240011
Asbestos - asbestos: asbestos in rock form: chrysotile
25240012
Asbestos - asbestos: asbestos in rock form: amphibole
25240019
Asbestos - asbestos: asbestos in rock form: other
25240021
Asbestos - asbestos: fibre raw, beaten or washed or graded to length : chrysolite
25240022
Asbestos - asbestos: fibre raw, beaten or washed or graded to length : amosite
25240029
Asbestos - asbestos: fibre raw, beaten or washed or graded to length : other
25240031
Asbestos - asbestos: flakes or powder: amosite
25240039
Asbestos - asbestos: flakes or powder: other
25240091
Asbestos - asbestos: other: waste
25240099
Asbestos - asbestos: other: other
252410
Crocidolite
25241000
Asbestos - crocidolite
25241010
Crocidolite
252490
Other
25249011
Chrysotile
25249012
Amphibole
25249013
Crysolite
25249014
Amosite
25249019
Other
25249021
Chrysotile
25249022
Amphibole
25249023
Crysolite
25249024
Amosite
25249029
Other
25249031
Chrysotile
25249032
Amphibole
25249033
Crysolite
25249034
Amosite
25249039
Other
25249091
Waste
25249099
Other
2525Mica, including splittings; mica waste
HSN code
Description
252510
Crude mica and mica rifted into sheets or splittings
25251010
Mica blocks
25251020
Condensor films trimmed but not cut to shape
25251030
Mica splittings, book form
25251040
Mica splittings, loose
25251090
Other
252520
Mica powder
25252010
Mica flakes, 2.20 mesh
25252020
Mica powder, dry ground
25252030
Mica powder, micronised
25252040
Mica powder, wet ground
25252050
Mica powder, calcined
25252090
Other
252530
Mica waste
25253010
Mica mine scrap and waste
25253020
Mica factory scrap
25253030
Mica cuttings book form
25253090
Other
2526Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape,talc
HSN code
Description
252610
Not crushed, not powdered
25261010
Steatite (soap stone, etc.) block
25261020
Steatite (soap stone, etc.) lumps
25261090
Other
252620
Crushed or powdered
25262000
Crushed or powdered
2528Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including brates separated from natural brine, natural boric acid containing not more than 85% of h3bo3 calculated on the dry weight
HSN code
Description
252800
Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine, natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of h3bo3 calculated on the dry weight
25280010
Natural sodium borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined)
25280020
Natural boric acid containing not more than 85% of h3bo3 ( calculated on the dry weight )
25280030
Natural calcium borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined)
25280090
Other
252890
Other
25289020
Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85% of h3bo3 calculated on the dry weight- other: natural calcium borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined)
2529Feldspar; leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar
HSN code
Description
252910
Feldspar
25291010
Lumps
25291020
Powder
252921
Containing by weight 97% or less of calcium fluoride
25292100
Containing by weight 97% or less of calcium fluoride
252922
Containing by weight more than 97% of calcium fluoride
25292200
Containing by weight more than 97% of calcium fluoride
252930
Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite
25293000
Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite
2530Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included
HSN code
Description
253010
Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded
25301010
Vermiculite
25301020
Perlite
25301090
Others (including powder)
253020
Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)
25302000
Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)
253090
Other
25309010
Meerschaum (whether or not in polished pieces) and amber agglomerated, meerachaum and agglomerated amber in plates, rods, etc.,not worked after moulding jet