HS Code 1301Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)

What HS code 1301 covers

These are sticky plant or insect products that harden when they dry. The heading also takes gum-resins, oleoresins and balsams. Shellac is made from lac, so a search for shellac usually starts here.

Some traders call this HSN code 1301. The heading number is the same. It belongs to Chapter 13, which groups lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts, and it sits inside the wider group of vegetable products. When you need a quick tariff classification for lac or a natural gum, 1301 is the first heading to check.

How to choose between 130120 and 130190

The choice is simple. Ask one question: is the product gum arabic? If yes, it goes to 130120. If it is any other natural gum, resin, gum-resin or oleoresin, it goes to 130190. The letters n.e.c. in the 130190 text mean not elsewhere classified. They tell you it is the catch-all code for this heading.

What is the HS code for lac? Lac falls under heading 1301, so it is covered by the same two codes. Many countries add more digits to the six-digit code for their own tariff, and those national lines can differ. Duty and GST rules also depend on the country. We do not list rates on this page. Check your exact product with the HS code classifier, then confirm with your customs authority.

• 130120: Gum Arabic
• 130190: all other natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins in this heading

HS 1301 vs HS 1302

The next heading in the chapter is 1302. It is easy to mix the two up, because both deal with plant materials.

Use 1301 for the gums and resins themselves. Use 1302 for vegetable saps and extracts, pectic substances, pectinates and pectates, agar-agar, and other mucilages and thickeners. A simple rule helps. If the goods are a raw natural gum or resin, think 1301. If they are an extract or a thickener made from a plant, look at 1302.

HS code 1301 import and export data

Classification tells you what to call a product. Trade data tells you who moves it. EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources.

Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. Look at the import data and export data sections to see how records are organised for each side of a trade.

Find buyers and suppliers of lac and natural gums

Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. That helps if you sell gum arabic, lac or other resins and want to know who buys them. It also helps if you source these goods and want to compare suppliers.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Search live HS 1301 shipment records on EximDataX, then open the buyer data or supplier data pages to go further.