GST Rate Finder (India): Rate by HSN Code or Product
The GST rate of your goods, with the notification entry it comes from.
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About this data
Every entry is read from the notification PDFs on CBIC’s tax information portal, with the amendments in force applied:
- Goods: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedules I to VI (1,196 entries), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026 and its corrigendum.
- Nil rate: Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) (172 entries, with its two annexures).
- Bricks and tiles: Notification No. 14/2025-Central Tax (Rate), and the optional rate without input tax credit of No. 02/2022-Central Tax (Rate) as amended by No. 10/2022.
The integrated tax (IGST) rate of every goods entry was checked against the matching Integrated Tax (Rate) notification: it is twice the central tax, entry for entry. Compensation cess no longer applies to any goods: its remaining entries were set to nil by Notifications 02/2025 and 03/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate).
Tax rules and rates change. This calculator follows the rules described on this page and may not cover every situation. Check the official source or a qualified tax professional before filing or invoicing.
About the GST Rate Finder (India): Rate by HSN Code or Product
Type what you sell — “green tea”, “cement”, “laptop” — or its HSN code, and the finder lists every entry of the GST rate notifications that names it, with the total GST rate, the CGST and SGST/UTGST halves for a sale within a State and the IGST for a sale between States. Each result quotes the entry word for word, with its notification, schedule and serial number, so you can check it and cite it on an invoice or in a reply to a query.
The entries are read from the notification PDFs themselves: the goods schedules of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) as amended, the nil-rate schedule of No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate), and the special rates for bricks and tiles. When the entries for a code carry different rates — pre-packaged or loose, a price limit per piece, what the goods are made of — the finder says so, because then the exact description decides. Everything runs on your device.
How to use it
- Type the goods in words (“rice”, “footwear”, “solar panel”) or an HSN code — a chapter (09), heading (0902) or a longer code (0902 20 20).
- Read the results: each shows the rate, the CGST + SGST/UTGST and IGST split, the codes it covers and the entry’s own wording, with its notification and serial number. Found through means the entry was reached through a code from GSTN’s HSN list that matches your words.
- If the results carry different rates, read each entry’s wording and pick the one that describes your goods exactly. If none does, the general rate shown under the results applies.
- Copy puts one result on the clipboard with its source; Download CSV saves all the results for your item master.
- Or Browse by rate to list every entry at 5%, 18%, 40% or any other rate.
Examples
5% — Schedule I S. No. 34 of 9/2025: “Tea, whether or not flavoured [other than unprocessed green leaves of tea]” (CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%, or IGST 5%) Nil — S. No. 58 of 10/2025: “Unprocessed green leaves of tea”
18% — Schedule II S. No. 9: Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement … (CGST 9% + SGST 9%, or IGST 18%)
5% — soya milk drinks, plant-based milk drinks, fruit pulp or fruit juice based drinks, beverages containing milk (Schedule I S. Nos. 148–151) 40% — aerated waters with added sugar, caffeinated beverages, carbonated fruit drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages (Schedule III)
The rates differ, so the exact description of the drink decides.
12% with input tax credit — 14/2025-Central Tax (Rate) Or 6% without input tax credit, if the supplier opts for it — 02/2022-Central Tax (Rate), as amended
Nil when not pre-packaged and labelled (10/2025 S. No. 16) 5% when pre-packaged and labelled (9/2025 Schedule I S. No. 5)
Common uses
- Check the rate to charge before you issue a quotation or tax invoice.
- Fill in the rate column of an item master or billing software from the official wording.
- See whether a product is nil-rated, or what changes when it is sold pre-packaged and labelled.
- Find the notification and serial number to quote in a reply to a query about the rate you charged.
The GST rates for goods
- Nil — the goods in the schedule of Notification No. 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate): fresh vegetables and fruit, fresh milk, loose cereals, books, and the other entries listed there.
- 5% (Schedule I of 9/2025: 2.5% central tax + 2.5% State tax) — most packaged food, medicines, fertilisers, footwear and clothing up to a sale value of ₹2,500 a piece, and others.
- 18% (Schedule II: 9% + 9%) — the standard rate, and the rate for goods no schedule names (Schedule II S. No. 639).
- 40% (Schedule III: 20% + 20%) — aerated, caffeinated and carbonated fruit drinks; motor cars other than the small cars, three-wheelers and ambulances of Schedule II; motorcycles above 350 cc; yachts, aircraft for personal use, revolvers and smoking pipes; pan masala and tobacco products; and specified actionable claims (betting, casinos, gambling, horse racing, lottery and online money gaming).
- 3% (Schedule IV) gold, silver, jewellery and coins; 0.25% (Schedule V) rough diamonds and precious stones; 1.5% (Schedule VI) cut and polished diamonds and worked synthetic diamonds.
- 12% only for fly ash bricks, building bricks, bricks of fossil meals and earthen or roofing tiles (14/2025), or 6% for them without input tax credit (02/2022).
Within a State the rate is split equally into central tax (CGST) and State or Union territory tax (SGST/UTGST); between States the whole rate is integrated tax (IGST).
“Pre-packaged and labelled”
Many food entries depend on it. In the rate notifications it means goods intended for retail sale, containing not more than 25 kg or 25 litres, that are “pre-packed” under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and whose package or label must carry the declarations required by that Act and its rules. Rice, flour, pulses or curd sold loose, or in a package that does not need those declarations, stays at nil; the same goods pre-packaged and labelled are at 5%.
About the data
The finder reads the English notification PDFs published on CBIC’s tax information portal and applies the amendments in force: Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) (biris to 18%; pan masala and tobacco products to 40%; the 28% schedule omitted) and No. 01/2026-Central Tax (Rate) (new tariff items for beverages), and the corrigendum to 9/2025. The IGST rate of every entry was checked against the matching Integrated Tax (Rate) notification. Wording is the notifications’ own; references to the dates of other notifications are left out. Compensation cess no longer applies to goods: its remaining entries were set to nil (Notifications 02/2025 and 03/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate)).
Limitations
- A search, not a classification ruling: the right entry depends on the correct HSN code and on what the goods are, under the tariff’s chapter notes. If in doubt, ask a tax professional or apply for an advance ruling.
- Other concessional notifications for particular buyers or uses — such as Notification No. 3/2017 (petroleum operations), 8/2018 (old and used vehicles), 21/2018 (handicrafts) or 26/2018 (gold supplied by nominated agencies) — are not in the list; check them if they may apply to you.
- Services are not covered: their rates are set by Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) and their exemptions by No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), as amended.
- Results show the 60 closest entries; add a word or digits to narrow a broad search.
Privacy
The rate list and GSTN’s HSN/SAC list are downloaded from this site; your searches are matched on your device and never sent anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
What are the GST rates now?
For goods: nil, 0.25% (rough diamonds and precious stones), 1.5% (cut diamonds), 3% (gold, silver and jewellery), 5%, 18% and 40%, plus 12% (or 6% without input tax credit) for bricks and roofing tiles only. The 12% and 28% slabs of the earlier rate notification are gone.
How do I find the GST rate from an HSN code?
Type the code. The finder lists every entry whose code covers it — the chapter, heading, sub-heading or tariff item — and the entries for parts of it. If they carry different rates, the description decides; if none matches, the general rate of 18% under Schedule II S. No. 639 applies, unless an entry for “any chapter” describes the goods.
What is the difference between CGST, SGST and IGST?
For a sale within one State or Union territory you charge central tax (CGST) and State tax (SGST) or Union territory tax (UTGST), each half the rate. For a sale from one State to another you charge integrated tax (IGST) at the full rate. The finder shows both splits for every entry; the GST calculator works out the amounts.
Is there still compensation cess?
Not on goods. Notifications 02/2025 and 03/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate) set the remaining entries of the cess schedule to nil. Pan masala and tobacco now carry other levies that are not GST.
Why does a search show both nil and 5%?
The same goods are often nil when sold loose and 5% when pre-packaged and labelled (rice, flour, curd, honey), or exempt in one form and taxed in another (unprocessed green tea leaves are nil, processed tea is 5%). Read the wording of each entry and pick the one that describes what you sell.