GST Rate List in India 2025 PDF

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GST Rate List in India 2025 - Summary

The government has made a major change to the GST system that was introduced in 2017. Now, many things that people use every day—like household goods, medicines, small cars, appliances, toothpaste, insurance, tractors, and cement—will become cheaper because the tax rates have been reduced.

Earlier, GST had four tax rates: 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. These have now been simplified into just two rates: 5% and 18%. This makes the system easier to understand and fairer for consumers. However, some luxury and harmful items such as expensive cars, tobacco, and cigarettes will continue to be taxed at a much higher special rate of 40%. This ensures that essential items remain affordable, while luxury and non-essential products contribute more in taxes.

List of Items Taxed at 0% GST Rate

ProductsGST Rate
Milk0%
Kajal0%
Eggs0%
Educational Services0%
Curd0%
Lassi0%
Health Services0%
Children’s Drawing & Colouring Books0%
Unpacked Foodgrains0%
Unbranded Atta/Maida0%
Unpacked Paneer0%
Gur0%
Besan0%
Unbranded Natural Honey0%
Fresh Vegetables0%
Salt0%
Prasad0%
Palmyra Jaggery0%
Phool Bhari Jhadoo0%

List of Items Taxed at 5% GST Rate

List of Items Taxed at 12% GST Rate

ProductsGST Rate
Butter12%
Ghee12%
Processed food12%
Almonds12%
Mobiles12%
Fruit Juice12%
Preparations of Vegetables12%
Fruits12%
Nuts or other parts of Plants, including Pickle Murabba12%
Chutney12%
Jam12%
Jelly12%
Packed Coconut Water12%
Umbrella12%

GST New Rate List

CategoryItemsOld GST RateNew GST Rate
Food & BeverageChapati, paranthas, UHT milk, paneer, pizza bread, khakra5%Nil
Butter, ghee, dry nuts, condensed milk, sausages, jam, confectionery, ice cream, biscuits, cereals, juices, namkeen, packed water, pastries18%5%
Other fats & cheese12%5%
Plant-based & soya milk drinks18% / 12%5%
Household ItemsTooth powder, feeding bottles, tableware, kitchenware, umbrellas, bicycles, bamboo furniture, combs12%5%
Shampoo, talc, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, hair oil18%5%
Household AppliancesACs, dishwashers, TVs28%18%
StationeryMaps, charts, globes, pencils, sharpeners, crayons, notebooks12%Nil
Erasers5%Nil
Footwear & TextilesAll12%5%
HealthcareLife-saving drugs, devices, thermometers, oxygen, kits, glucometers, spectacles12% / 18%5% / Nil
Insurance & PoliciesLife & health insuranceTaxableNil
Goods carriage insurance12%5% (with ITC)
Hotels & FlightsRooms up to ₹7,50012%5% (no ITC)
Economy air tickets5%
Vehicles & Auto PartsMotorcycles ≤350cc, small hybrids28%18%
EVs5%5%
Auto components28%18%
Small petrol/diesel/CNG vehicles28%18%
ConstructionCement28%18%
Sewing MachinesMachines & parts12%5%
Agricultural MachineryDiesel engines ≤15HP, hand pumps, irrigation equipment, harvesters, composting machines, tractors, trailers, carts12%5%
Fertiliser inputs (acids, ammonia), biopesticides, neem-based pesticides, micro-nutrients12% / 18%5%
Tractor components (tyres, tubes, pumps, gearboxes, radiators, etc.)18%5%
Beauty & Fitness ServicesSalons, gyms, yoga, barbers, health clubs18%5% (no ITC)

List of Items Taxed at 3% GST Rate

ProductsGST Rate
Imitation jewellery3%
Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal3%
Natural pearls or cultured pearls, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; or temporarily strung for convenience of transport3%
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set (Excludes non-industrial)3%
Precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones3%
Silver3%
Gold3%
Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal3%

List of Items Taxed at 0.25% GST Rate

ProductsGST Rate
Non-industrial diamonds0.25%
unworked precious/semi-precious stones0.25%
Synthetic or reconstructed precious
or semi-precious stones
0.25%

GST Rate Changes at 54th GST Council Meeting

Goods/ServiceHSN/SAC CodeEarlier GST RateNew GST Rate
Cancer drugs such as Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab980412%5%
Namkeens and Extruded/Expanded Savoury food products1905903018%12% (prospective)
Car and Motor cycle seats940118%28%
(prospective)
Transport of passengers by helicopters996418%5% on seat-share basis; 18% on charter
Import of services by branch office of foreign airlinesTaxableExempted

GST Rate Changes at 53rd GST Council Meeting

The folowing table summarises the GST rate revisions:

ParticularsNew GST Rate/Exemption
Extra Neutral Alcohol used for the manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumptionExempt
Imports of parts, components, testing equipment, tools, and tool-kits of aircraft, irrespective of their HS classification, are used to boost the MRO activities subject to specified conditions.5% IGST
Parts of Poultry keeping Machinery12%
All milk cans (different materials), irrespective of use12%
All carton boxes and cases of both corrugated and non-corrugated paper board12%
All types of sprinklers, including fire water sprinklers12%
All solar cookers, whether or not single or dual energy source12%
Services provided by Indian Railways to common man for sale of platform tickets, cloak rooms, and battery operated car services are exempted, including intra railway suppliesExempt
Service by way of hostel accommodation is currently not exempted if outside educational institution upon satisfying the conditions that the rent limit is up to Rs. 20,000 per person per month, and the service is rendered for a continuous period of 90 daysExempt
Corporate guarantee if in case it is for services or goods where whole ITC is availableExempt
Services provided by Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) to Indian Railway by way of allowing Indian Railway to use infrastructure built & owned by SPV during the concession period and maintenance services supplied by Indian Railways to SPVExempt
Imports of specified items for defence forcesIGST is exempt for five years till 30th June 2029
Imports of research equipment/buoys imported under the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA) programme subject to specified conditionsIGST is exempt
Imports in SEZ by SEZ Unit/developers for authorised operations with effect from 1st July 2017Compensation Cess is exempt
Supply of aerated beverages and energy drinks to authorised customers by Unit Run Canteens under the Ministry of DefenceCompensation Cess is exempt
Import of technical documentation for AK-203 rifle kits imported for the Indian Defence forces.Ad hoc IGST exemption provided

GST Rate List Change at 49th GST Council Meeting

Item descriptionBeforeAfter
Rab/Liquid jaggery*18%Nil (sold lose) / 5% (sold labelled/pre-packaged)
Pencil sharpeners*18%12%
Certain tracking devices fixed on durable containers^Applicable rateNil
Coal rejects supplied to the washeries*Applicable cess rateExempted from cess
Authority, board or a body set up by the Central Government or State Government including National Testing Agency (NTA) for conduct of entrance examination*Applicable rateExempted

GST 45th GST Council Meeting – GST Rate List

ItemsBeforeAfter
Import of expensive life-saving medicines such as Zolgensma, Viltepso or as recommended by a relevant government department for personal use12%Nil
Waste unintentionally generated during the fish meal production, except for Fish OilApplicable rateNil from 1st July 2017 to 30th September 2019
IGST on the goods sold at the Indo-Bangladesh border haatsApplicable rateNil
Transport of goods by vessel and air from India to outside India extended up to 30th September 2022NilNil
Granting of National Permit to goods carriages on a fee payment18%Nil
Skill training programmes where the state/central government funds expenditure equal to or more than 75%18%Nil
Services on AFC Women’s Asia Cup to be held in 202218%Nil
‘Keytruda’ drug for the treatment of cancer12%5%
Biodiesel, sold to the oil marketing companies for blending it with diesel12%5%
Fortified Rice Kernels for the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, etc18%5%
Retro fitment kits in vehicles for the disabledApplicable rate5%
Railway goods, locomotives, and parts under Chapter 8612%18%
Pens12% or 18%18%
Metal concentrates and ores5%18%
Certain Renewable Energy Devices5%12%

GST 44th GST Council Meeting – GST Rate List

S. No.DescriptionPresent GST RateGST Rate recommended by GST Council
Medicines
1.Tocilizumab5%Nil
2.Amphotericin B5%Nil
3.Anti-Coagulants like Heparin12%5%
4.Remdesivir12%5%
5.Any other drug recommended by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Dept. of Pharma (DoP) for Covid treatmentApplicable Rate5%
Oxygen, Oxygen generation equipment and related medical devices
1.Medical Grade Oxygen12%5%
2.Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator, including personal imports thereof12%5%
3.Ventilators12%5%
4.Ventilator masks / canula / helmet12%5%
5.BiPAP Machine12%5%
6.High flow nasal canula (HFNC) device12%5%
Testing Kits and Machines
1.Covid Testing Kits12%5%
2.Specified Inflammatory Diagnostic Kits, namely D-Dimer, IL-6, Ferritin, and LDH12%5%
Other Essentials Goods GST Rate Relief
1.Pulse Oximeters, incl personal imports thereof12%5%
2.Hand Sanitizer18%5%
3.Temperature check equipment18%5%
4.Gas/Electric/other furnaces for a crematorium, including their installation, etc.18%5%
5.Ambulances28%12%

GST Tax Slab Rates List for Goods

5% GST RateSpices, Frozen vegetables, Rusk, Fish fillet, Pizza bread, Sabudana, Tea, Baby milk food, Plain Chapati & Khakhra, Floor covering, Fertilizers, Footwear under ₹ 1,000, Apparels under ₹ 1,000, Real zari, Agarbatti, Pizza bread, Edible Oils, Skimmed milk, Medicines, Paper waste, Revenue stamps, Stent, Ethanol, Mehndi Paste, Insulin, Scrap of Glass, Velvet Fabric, Plastic waste, Post stamps, Stamp, Postmarks, Tamarind Kernel Powder, Plastic waste, Coir mats, Matting, First Day Covers, Braille Watches, Sliced mango, Domestic LPG
12% GST RateCakes, Drip Irrigation System, Photographers, Pack water bottle of 20 litre, Butter, Mechanical sprayers, Ghee, Almonds, Pouches, purses and Handbags, Fruits, Art, ware of iron, Boiled sugar confectionery, Packaged coconut water, Pickle, Mirrors, framed with Ornaments, Nuts, Bamboo wood building, Chutney, Apparel above ₹ 1,000, Jam, Bhujia, Notebooks, Frozen meat, Animal fat sausage, Packaged dry fruits, Cake servers, Packed Dry Fruits, Ladles, Forks, Mobile, Toothpowder, Non-AC Restaurants, State-run Lotteries, Work Contracts, Tongs, Fish knives, Jelly, Brass Kerosene Pressure Stove, Fertilizer – grade Phosphoric Acid, Playing Cards, Carom board, Chessboard, Skimmers, Spoons, Manmade Yarn, Sewing Thread of Manmade Staple Fibres, Murabba, Biodiesel and select biopesticides, Ludo, Exercise Books, Preparation of vegetables
18% GST RateWashing Machine, Vacuum Cleaner, Pasta, Tyres, Biscuits, Vanity case, Pastries, Soups, Preserved Vegetables, Camera, Curry paste, Instant food mixes, Shampoo, Printers, Mixed condiments, Computers, Mixed Seasonings, CCTV, Hair Dryers, Electric transformer, Tissues, Steel products, Electrical transformer, Stationery items, Paint, Sheets, Kajal pencil sticks, Pumps, Sanitaryware, Binoculars, Varnishes, Speakers, Water Heaters, Fans, Goggles, Safety Glass, Circuits, Optical fibre, Hair Shavers, Windows, Fridge, Foliage, Door, Compressors, Multifunctional Printers, Telescope, Modelling Paste for Children, Branded Garments, Musical instruments and their parts, Razor and razor blades, Light fitting, Some parts of pumps, Glassware, TV, Aluminium Foil Furniture, Paddling Pools, Cigarette Filter Rods, Headgear, Mayonnaise, Steel Products, Electrical boards, panels and wires, Juicer Mixer, Power Banks with Lithium ion batteries, video games, carriage accessories for the disabled, small sport related items, Salad dressings, Footwear priced above ₹ 500, Washing Powder, Toiletries, Poster Colours, Large and medium cars (Second hand). SUVs, Swimming pools and padding pools, Woven and Non-woven bags
28% GST RatePersonal Aircraft, Sunscreen, Tobacco, Hair clippers, Bidis, Weighing machine ,Waffles plus wafers which are coated with chocolate, Wallpaper, ATM Vending Machine, Yachts, Motorcycles, Ceramic tiles, Dishwasher, Aerated Water, Pan Masala

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