Jeans HSN code 8 digit list: men, ladies, jeggings and denim
At 8 digits, men’s cotton denim jeans are 6203 42 90 and women’s are 6204 62 90, unless the denim is handloom (6203 42 10 or 6204 62 10). The GST portal’s HSN master, read on 11 Oct 2026, still lists the undivided 6203 42 00 and 6204 62 00 lines beside these splits; at 6 digits all of them are simply 620342 and 620462.
The master has no line that names jeans, so the rows below are trouser lines read for a jeans seller. Denim cloth on a roll gets the last two rows; it takes the fabric rate, not the per-piece band.
| HSN (8 digit) | Description | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 6203 42 90 | Men’s or boys’ cotton jeans, mill-made (cotton trousers, other) | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6203 42 10 | Men’s cotton jeans or trousers, handloom | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6203 42 00 | Men’s cotton trousers, undivided line still on the master | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6203 43 00 | Men’s jeans mainly of polyester or other synthetic fibre | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6203 49 90 | Men’s jeans of other textile materials | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 62 90 | Women’s or girls’ cotton jeans, mill-made (cotton trousers, other) | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 62 10 | Women’s cotton jeans or trousers, handloom | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 62 00 | Women’s cotton trousers, undivided line still on the master | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 63 00 | Women’s jeans mainly of synthetic fibre | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 69 11 | Women’s jeans of other textiles, sequinned, beaded or embroidered | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 69 90 | Women’s jeans of all other textile materials | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6104 62 00 | Knitted jeggings, women’s, cotton | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6104 63 00 | Knitted jeggings, women’s, synthetic | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6103 42 00 | Knitted denim-look pants, men’s, cotton | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6203 32 00 | Men’s denim jacket, cotton | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 32 90 | Women’s denim jacket, cotton, other | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 6204 32 10 | Women’s cotton jacket, Lucknow chikan embroidered | 5% up to ₹2,500 / 18% above |
| 5209 42 00 | Denim fabric, 85% or more cotton, over 200 g/m² | 5% (fabric) |
| 5211 42 00 | Denim fabric, under 85% cotton, mixed mainly with man-made fibre, over 200 g/m² | 5% (fabric) |
8-digit lines: GST portal HSN master (search), read 11 Oct 2026. GST: Notification 9/2025, from 22 Sep 2025.
Denim jeans HSN code vs denim fabric and denim jacket: three different codes
There is no tariff line called "jeans" or "denim" in chapter 62 of the ITC-HS list, so a pair of jeans is coded as trousers by who wears it and what fibre it is. Cotton denim jeans for men or boys sit under 6203 42 (line 6203 42 90); for women or girls, 6204 62 (line 6204 62 90). We checked the DGCIS chapter 62 PDF for both words on 10 Oct 2026.
The HSN code for denim fabric is 5209 42 00: woven cotton denim with at least 85% cotton, weighing over 200 g/m². If the denim has less than 85% cotton and is blended mainly with man-made fibre, the fabric line is 5211 42 00 instead (DGCIS chapter 52). A denim jacket is 6203 32 (men) or 6204 32 (women); see the jacket HSN code page.
Codes and rates for jeans on other sites that do not fit
In a 4 Oct 2026 Google search for "jeans hsn code", one ranking page gave 5211 32 40. The DGCIS text for 5211 32 40 reads "Trousers or pant fabrics (excluding jeans and crepe)", so it is a fabric line that leaves jeans out by name. Another printed a flat 18%, which applies only above ₹2,500 a pair; up to that, jeans are at 5% (PIB factsheet).
A stretch denim that is mostly cotton with a little elastane is still classed as cotton, because Section XI notes 2(A) send a blended textile to the one fibre that predominates by weight (Section XI notes, DGCIS). Polyester-led jeans move to 6203 43 or 6204 63.
Jeans GST rate and HSN digits for a Meesho listing
- Find your jeans in the table above by wearer and main fibre.
- Type 4 digits in the HSN box when your aggregate turnover for the last year was ₹5 crore or less, or 6 digits above ₹5 crore (CBIC Notification 78/2020–Central Tax, from 1 April 2021).
- Set the GST rate from the sale value of one pair: up to ₹2,500 is 5%, more than ₹2,500 is 18% (Notification 9/2025–CT(Rate)).
- Use the same code and rate on the tax invoice and in GSTR-1 Table 12.
Worked case for ladies jeans: a supplier listing women’s high-waist cotton jeans at ₹549 on Meesho enters HSN 6204 and GST 5%. With turnover above ₹5 crore the entry becomes 620462. Men’s cotton jeans from the same supplier would be 6203 (620342), also at 5% up to ₹2,500 a pair (DGCIS chapter 62, PIB factsheet, 10 Oct 2026).
Pricing close to ₹2,500? Check the payout with the Meesho commission calculator and the price per piece calculator guide before you fix the MRP. If you list many styles, ListMagic, a Chrome extension, fills the Meesho Supplier Panel catalog form for you; you press Submit yourself.
Worked example: men’s polyester-blend stretch jeans
A Jaipur supplier lists men’s stretch jeans at ₹799, made of 60% polyester and 40% cotton by weight. Section XI note 2(A) classifies a blend by the fibre that predominates by weight, so polyester decides it: heading 6203, sub-heading 620343 for synthetic trousers, and 8-digit line 6203 43 00, not the cotton line 6203 42 90.
At ₹799 a pair, the rate is 5%. In the Supplier Panel catalog form, the HSN box gets 6203 (620343 if last year’s turnover crossed ₹5 crore) and the GST box gets 5%. Notice what happens at 4 digits: the cotton and polyester pairs look identical, and the fibre only shows up from the sixth digit.
HSN code for jeggings, denim shorts and kids jeans
Jeggings are knitted, so they leave chapter 62: women’s cotton jeggings are 6104 62 00, and synthetic ones 6104 63 00 (DGCIS chapter 61). A jegging that only looks like denim but is made of looped knit cloth is not woven denim, whatever the listing title says.
Denim shorts are in the same sub-headings as jeans, because the 6203 4x and 6204 6x lines cover trousers, breeches and shorts together. Men’s cotton denim shorts are 6203 42 and women’s 6204 62. Kids jeans follow the wearer: boys’ 6203, girls’ 6204.
| Item | HSN heading | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Pants and trousers (non-denim) | 6203 / 6204, knitted 6103 / 6104 | Pant HSN code |
| Denim and other jackets | 6203 3x / 6204 3x | Jacket HSN code |
| Denim and other fabric by the metre | ch. 52 (cotton) and others | Fabric HSN code |
| All clothes | ch. 61 / 62 | Clothes HSN code list |
Headings from DGCIS ITC-HS chapters 52, 61 and 62, checked 11 Oct 2026. Every item is in the HSN codes list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HS code for jeans?
6203 42 for men’s cotton denim jeans and 6204 62 for women’s. Both are trouser lines in chapter 62.
What is the GST rate on jeans?
It is 5% up to ₹2,500 a piece and 18% above, since 22 September 2025 (Notification 9/2025–CT(Rate), PIB factsheet).
Do jeans attract 5% GST?
Yes, if the pair sells for ₹2,500 or less. Above that the rate is 18%.
Is the HSN code for jeans 6203?
For men and boys, yes. Women’s and girls’ jeans are 6204.
What is the 6-digit HSN code for jeans?
620342 for men’s cotton jeans and 620462 for women’s. Six digits are needed on invoices if last year’s turnover was above ₹5 crore.
What is the 8-digit HSN code for jeans?
Cotton jeans are 6203 42 90 (men) and 6204 62 90 (women) on the GST portal master; handloom pairs are 6203 42 10 and 6204 62 10. A GST invoice needs only 4 or 6 digits.
What is the HSN code for ladies jeans?
6204 62 for cotton denim, 6204 63 if mainly synthetic. Knitted jeggings are 6104 62 00.
What is the HSN code for a denim shirt?
A denim shirt is a shirt, not jeans: a men’s woven cotton shirt is 6205 20 and a women’s 6206 30.
What is the HSN code for denim fabric?
It is 5209 42 00, woven cotton denim with 85% or more cotton, at 5% GST.
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Checked by the StitchMagic team on 11 Oct 2026. StitchMagic is a set of free tools and one AI listing agent (ListMagic) for online sellers in India that helps them list faster on Meesho, Flipkart and Amazon.in and sell more. Found an error? Tell us; we correct with a dated note.