HSN code 3821 — PREPARED CULTURE MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF MIC
HSN · heading18%PREPARED CULTURE MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF MICRO-ORGANISM (INCLUDING VIRUSES AND THE LIKE) OR OF PLANT HUMAN OR ANIMAL CELLS
Pre-made mixtures and substances used to grow and maintain microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and living cells from plants, animals, or humans in laboratories and research facilities.
current gst rate
| igst | cgst | sgst | condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | Sch II S.No 108 |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · all codes at 18%
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products commonly classified here
agar culture mediaanimal cell culture mediabacterial culture mediumcell culture mediumculture mediaenriched culture mediagrowth mediumlaboratory culture mediamicrobial culture mediamicroorganism growth mediumnutrient brothpetri dish mediumplant cell culture mediaselective culture mediatissue culture medium
more specific codes
sibling codes
- 3801ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE, COLLOIDAL OR SEMI-COLLOIDAL GRAPHITE, PREPARATIONS BASED ON GRAPHITE OR OT
- 3802ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED NATURAL MINERAL PRODUCTS; ANIMAL BLACK, INCLUDING SPENT ANIMAL BLAC
- 3803TALL OIL, WHETHER OR NOT REFINED
- 3804RESIDUAL LYES FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD PULP, WHETHER OR NOT CONCENTRATED, DESUGARED OR CHEM
- 3805GUM, WOOD OR SULPHATE TURPENTINE AND OTHER TERPENIC OILS PRODUCED BY THE DISTILLATION OR OTHER
- 3806ROSIN AND RESIN ACIDS, AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ROSIN SPIRIT AND ROSIN OILS; RUN GUMS
- 3807WOOD TAR, WOOD TAR OILS, WOOD CREOSOTE, WOOD NAPHTHA, VEGETABLE PITCH, BREWERS' PITCH AND SIMIL
- 3808INSECTICIDES, RODENTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, HERBICIDES, ANTI-SPROUTING PRODUCTS AND PLANT-GROWTH RE
- 3809FINISHING AGENTS, DYE CARRIERS TO ACCELERATE THE DYEING OR FIXING OF DYE-STUFFS AND OTHER PRODU
- 3810PICKLING PREPARATIONS FOR METAL SURFACES, FLUXES AND OTHER AUXILIARY PREPARATIONS FOR SOLDERING
- 3811ANTI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS, OXIDATION INHIBITORS, GUM INHIBITORS, VISCOSITY IMPROVERS, ANTI-CORROS
- 3812PREPARED RUBBER ACCELERATORS; COMPOUND PLASTICISERS FOR RUBBER OR PLASTICS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECI
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