Thank You , How To Determine HSN Code Before Importing ?
HSN code is printed on invoice. So try to get hold of someone who already has purchased that item. If not, then the govt issues a large list and you will have to go through that.
Straight up googling has not worked for me because the search results can be quite dated or straight up wrong.
In rare cases, HSN codes on invoice might also be wrong but in that case the seller is basically misclassifying the item, intentionally or unintentionally. So it helps to double check. I have only found this to be true for very niche and rare items which are not easily available in India.