HSN chapter guide
Chapter 17 — Sugars & confectionery
41 eight-digit tariff lines. Rates below are from the Indian Customs Tariff First Schedule. Use the AI HSN classifier if you only have a product description. Reviewed by the CustomsAI compliance desk · 24 August 2026.
Chapter notes
- This Chapter does not cover: (a) Sugar confectionery containing cocoa (heading 18.06); (b) Chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose) or other products of heading 29.40; or (c) Medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.
- For the purposes of subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13 and 1701.14, "raw sugar" means sugar whose content of sucrose by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of less than 99.5°.
- Subheading 1701.13 covers only cane sugar obtained without centrifugation, whose content of sucrose by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of 69° or more but less than 93°. The product contains only natural anhedral microcrystals of irregular shape, not visible to the naked eye, which are surrounded by residues of molasses and other constituents of sugar cane.
Sample 8-digit lines
| HSN | Description | BCD |
|---|---|---|
| 1701 12 00 | Beet sugar | 100% |
| 1701 13 10 | Cane jaggery | 100% |
| 1701 13 20 | Khandasari sugar | 100% |
| 1701 13 90 | Other | 100% |
| 1701 14 10 | Cane jaggery | 100% |
| 1701 14 20 | Khandsari sugar | 100% |
| 1701 14 90 | Other | 100% |
| 1701 91 00 | Refined sugar containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 100% |
| 1701 99 10 | Sugar cubes | 100% |
| 1701 99 90 | Other | 100% |
| 1702 11 10 | In solid form | 25% |
| 1702 11 90 | Other | 25% |
| 1702 19 10 | In solid form | 25% |
| 1702 19 90 | Other | 25% |
| 1702 20 10 | In solid form | 30% |
| 1702 20 90 | Other | 30% |
| 1702 30 10 | Glucose, liquid | 30% |
| 1702 30 20 | Glucose, solid | 30% |
| 1702 30 31 | In solid form | 30% |
| 1702 30 39 | Other | 30% |
| 1702 40 10 | Glucose, liquid | 30% |
| 1702 40 20 | Glucose, solid | 30% |
| 1702 40 31 | In solid form | 30% |
| 1702 40 39 | Other | 30% |
| 1702 50 00 | Chemically pure fructose | 30% |
| 1702 60 10 | In solid form | 30% |
| 1702 60 90 | Other | 30% |
| 1702 90 10 | Palmyra sugar | 30% |
| 1702 90 20 | Chemically pure maltose | 30% |
| 1702 90 30 | Artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey | 30% |
| 1702 90 40 | Caramel | 30% |
| 1702 90 50 | Insulin syrup | 30% |
| 1702 90 90 | Other | 30% |
| 1703 10 00 | Cane molasses | 30% |
| 1703 90 10 | Molasses, edible | 30% |
| 1703 90 90 | Other | 30% |
| 1704 10 00 | Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated | 45% |
| 1704 90 10 | Jelly confectionary | 30% |
| 1704 90 20 | Boiled sweets, whether or not filled | 30% |
| 1704 90 30 | Toffees, caramels and similar sweets | 30% |