GST Rates List PDF 2023 PDF
GST legislation has been in place since 1 July 2017. It was the biggest tax-related reform the country has seen, and it has eliminated a lot of cascading taxes that were levied previously. GST Rate List PDF 2023 can be downloaded from the link given at the bottom of this page.
The GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman and in this meeting has decided to reduce the GST rates on the specified items being used in Covid-19 relief and management till 30th September 2021.
GST Rate List PDF 2023
| Tax Rates | Products | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Milk | Kajal |
| 0% | Eggs | Educations Services |
| 0% | Curd | Health Services |
| 0% | Lassi | Children’s Drawing & Colouring Books |
| 0% | Unpacked Foodgrains | Unbranded Atta |
| 0% | Unpacked Paneer | Unbranded Maida |
| 0% | Gur | Besan |
| 0% | Unbranded Natural Honey | Prasad |
| 0% | Fresh Vegetables | Palmyra Jaggery |
| 0% | Salt | Phool Bhari Jhadoo |
| 5% | Sugar | Packed Paneer |
| 5% | Tea | Coal |
| 5% | Edible Oils | Raisin |
| 5% | Domestic LPG | Roasted Coffee Beans |
| 5% | PDS Kerosene | Skimmed Milk Powder |
| 5% | Cashew Nuts | Footwear (< Rs.500) |
| 5% | Milk Food for Babies | Apparels (< Rs.1000) |
| 5% | Fabric | Coir Mats, Matting & Floor Covering |
| 5% | Spices | Agarbatti |
| 5% | Coal | Mishti/Mithai (Indian Sweets) |
| 5% | Life-saving drugs | Coffee (except instant) |
| 12% | Butter | Computers |
| 12% | Ghee | Processed food |
| 12% | Almonds | Mobiles |
| 12% | Fruit Juice | Preparations of Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts or other parts of Plants including Pickle Murabba, Chutney, Jam, Jelly |
| 12% | Packed Coconut Water | Umbrella |
| 18% | Hair Oil | Capital goods |
| 18% | Toothpaste | Industrial Intermediaries |
| 18% | Soap | Ice-cream |
| 18% | Pasta | Toiletries |
| 18% | Corn Flakes | Computers |
| 18% | Soups | Printers |
| 28% | Small cars (+1% or 3% cess) | High-end motorcycles (+15% cess) |
| 28% | Consumer durables such as AC and fridge | Beedis are NOT included here |
| 28% | Luxury & sin items like BMWs, cigarettes and aerated drinks (+15% cess) | |
Revised GST Rate List 2023
| S. No. | Description | Existing Rate | New Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Printing, writing or drawing ink | 12% | 18% |
| 2. | Knives with cutting blades, Paper knives, Pencil sharpeners and blades, therefor, Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers etc., | 12% | 18% |
| 3. | Power-driven pumps primary designed for handling water such as centrifugal pumps, deep tube-well turbine pumps , submersible pumps, Bicycle pumps, | 12% | 18% |
| 4 | Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading, seed, grain pulses, Machinery used in milling industry or for the working of cereals etc., Pawan Chakki that is Air Based Atta Chakki, Wet grinder. | 5% | 18% |
| 5. | Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce and its part ,, Milking machines and dairy machinery. | 12% | 18% |
| 6. | LED Lamps, lights and fixture, their metal printed circuits board, | 12% | 18% |
| 7. | Drawing and Marking out instruments. | 12% | 18% |
| 8. | Solar Water Heater and System. | 5% | 12% |
| 9. | Prepared/ finished leather/chamois /composition leathers, | 5% | 12% |
| 10. | Refund of accumulated ITC not to be allowed on following goods: (i). Edible oils, | —– | —- |
GST Rates on the Supply of Services
| S.No. | Description | Existing Rate | New Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Services supplied by the foreman to chit fund. | 12% | 18% |
| 2. | Job work in relation to the processing of hides, skins and leather | 5% | 12% |
| 3. | Job work in relation to the manufacturing of leather goods and footwear. | 5% | 12% |
| 4. | Job work in relation to the manufacturing of clay bricks. | 5% | 12% |
| 5. | Works contract for roads, bridges, railways, metro, effluent treatment plant, crematorium etc., | 12% | 18% |
| 6. | Works contract supplied to Central and State Government, Local authorities for historical monuments, canals, pipelines, plants for water supply, educational institutions, hospitals etc., & sub-contractor thereof | 12% | 18% |
| 7. | Works contract supplied to Central and State Government, Union territories and Local authorities involving predominantly earthwork and sub-contract thereof | 5% | 12% |
New GST Rate List 2023
| Description of goods or services | Old Rate | New Rate |
|---|---|---|
| What’s costlier | ||
| Cut and Polished diamonds | 0.25% | 1.50% |
| Tetra Pack (Aseptic Packaging Paper) | 12% | 18% |
| Tar (From coal, or coal gasification plants, or producer gas plants and coke oven plants) | 5%/18% | 18% |
| What’s cheaper | ||
| Import of tablets called Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) free of cost for National Filariasis Elimination Programme (IGST) | 5% | Nil |
| Import of particular defence items by private businesses or suppliers for end-consumption of Defence (IGST) | Applicable rates | Nil |
| Ostomy Appliances | 12% | 5% |
| Orthopedic appliances such as intraocular lens, artificial parts of the body, splints and other fracture appliances, other appliances which are worn or carried, or body implants, to compensate for a defect or disability | 12% | 5% |
| Transport of goods and passengers by ropeways (with ITC of services) | 18% | 5% |
| Renting of truck or goods carriage including the fuel cost | 18% | 12% |
| *The rates will come into effect from 18th July 2022 subject to CBIC notification | ||
Pruning of GST exemptions
| Description of goods or services | Old Rate | New Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Earlier fully exempted, now withdrawn | ||
| Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printed | Nil | 12% |
| Cheques, lose or in book form | Nil | 18% |
| Parts of goods of heading 8801 | Nil | 18% |
| Air transportation of passengers to and from north-eastern states and Bagdogra now restricted to economy class | Nil | Condition added |
| Transportation by rail or a vessel of railway equipment and material, storage or warehousing of commodities attracting tax such as copra, nuts, spices, jaggery, cotton, etc, fumigation in a warehouse of agri produce, services by RBI, IRDA, SEBI, FSSAI, and GSTN, renting of residential dwelling to GST-registered businesses, and services by the cord blood banks for preserving stem cells | Nil | Applicable rate |
| Room rent (excluding ICU) exceeding Rs.5,000 per patient day taxed without ITC | Nil | 5% |
| Common bio-medical waste treatment facilities for treating or disposing biomedical waste shall be taxed with availability of ITC, like CETPs | Nil | 12% |
| Hotel accommodation priced up to Rs.1,000 per day | Nil | 12% |
| Training or coaching in recreational activities on arts or culture, or sports other than by individuals | Nil | Applicable rate |
| Earlier partially exempted, now withdrawn | ||
| Petroleum/ Coal bed methane | 5% | 12% |
| e-Waste | 5% | 18% |
| Scientific and technical instruments to public funded research institutes | 5% | Applicable rate |
| *The rates will come into effect from 18th July 2022 subject to CBIC notification | ||
Correction of Inverted Tax Structure
| Description of goods or services | Old Rate | New Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Solar water heaters and systems | 5% | 12% |
| Prepared or finished leather or chamois leather or composition leathers | 5% | 12% |
| Job work for processing of hides, skins, leather, making of leather products including footwear, and clay brick manufacturing | 5% | 12% |
| Earthwork works contracts and sub-contracts to the Central and state governments, Union Territories and local authorities | 5% | 12% |
| Pawan Chakki being air-based atta chakki, wet grinder, cleaning, sorting or grading machines for seeds and grain pulses, and milling machines or cereal making machines, etc; | 5% | 18% |
| Ink for drawing, printing, and writing | 12% | 18% |
| Knives with paper knives, cutting blades, pencil sharpeners and its blades, skimmers, cake-servers, spoons, forks, ladles, etc | 12% | 18% |
| Centrifugal pumps, submersible pumps deep tube-well turbine pumps, bicycle pumps that are power-driven mainly for handling water | 12% | 18% |
| Milking machines and dairy machinery, cleaning, sorting or grading machines and its parts for eggs, fruit or other agri produce | 12% | 18% |
| Lights and fixture, LED lamps, their metal printed circuits board | 12% | 18% |
| Marking out and drawing instruments | 12% | 18% |
| Services by foreman to chit fund | 12% | 18% |
| Works contract for railways, metro, roads, bridges, effluent treatment plant, crematorium, etc. | 12% | 18% |
| Works contract and sub-contract to the Central and state governments, local authorities for canals, dams, pipelines, plants for water supply, historical monuments, educational institutions, hospitals, etc | 12% | 18% |
| Refund of accumulated ITC for edible oils and coal is disallowed. | ||
GST Rate List Change at 49th GST Council Meeting
| Item description | Before | After |
| Rab/Liquid jaggery* | 18% | Nil (sold lose) / 5% (sold labelled/pre-packaged) |
| Pencil sharpeners* | 18% | 12% |
| Certain tracking devices fixed on durable containers^ | Applicable rate | Nil |
| Coal rejects supplied to the washeries* | Applicable cess rate | Exempted 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 rate | Exempted |
GST 45th GST Council Meeting – GST Rate List PDF 2022
| Items | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Import of expensive life-saving medicines such as Zolgensma, Viltepso or as recommended by a relevant government department for personal use | 12% | Nil |
| Waste unintentionally generated during the fish meal production, except for Fish Oil | Applicable rate | Nil from 1st July 2017 to 30th September 2019 |
| IGST on the goods sold at the Indo-Bangladesh border haats | Applicable rate | Nil |
| Transport of goods by vessel and air from India to outside India extended up to 30th September 2022 | Nil | Nil |
| Granting of National Permit to goods carriages on a fee payment | 18% | 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 2022 | 18% | Nil |
| ‘Keytruda’ drug for the treatment of cancer | 12% | 5% |
| Biodiesel, sold to the oil marketing companies for blending it with diesel | 12% | 5% |
| Fortified Rice Kernels for the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, etc | 18% | 5% |
| Retro fitment kits in vehicles for the disabled | Applicable rate | 5% |
| Railway goods, locomotives, and parts under Chapter 86 | 12% | 18% |
| Pens | 12% or 18% | 18% |
| Metal concentrates and ores | 5% | 18% |
| Certain Renewable Energy Devices | 5% | 12% |
GST 44th GST Council Meeting – GST Rate List
| S. No. | Description | Present GST Rate | GST Rate recommended by GST Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicines | |||
| 1. | Tocilizumab | 5% | Nil |
| 2. | Amphotericin B | 5% | Nil |
| 3. | Anti-Coagulants like Heparin | 12% | 5% |
| 4. | Remdesivir | 12% | 5% |
| 5. | Any other drug recommended by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Dept. of Pharma (DoP) for Covid treatment | Applicable Rate | 5% |
| Oxygen, Oxygen generation equipment and related medical devices | |||
| 1. | Medical Grade Oxygen | 12% | 5% |
| 2. | Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator, including personal imports thereof | 12% | 5% |
| 3. | Ventilators | 12% | 5% |
| 4. | Ventilator masks / canula / helmet | 12% | 5% |
| 5. | BiPAP Machine | 12% | 5% |
| 6. | High flow nasal canula (HFNC) device | 12% | 5% |
| Testing Kits and Machines | |||
| 1. | Covid Testing Kits | 12% | 5% |
| 2. | Specified Inflammatory Diagnostic Kits, namely D-Dimer, IL-6, Ferritin, and LDH | 12% | 5% |
| Other Essentials Goods GST Rate Relief | |||
| 1. | Pulse Oximeters, incl personal imports thereof | 12% | 5% |
| 2. | Hand Sanitizer | 18% | 5% |
| 3. | Temperature check equipment | 18% | 5% |
| 4. | Gas/Electric/other furnaces for a crematorium, including their installation, etc. | 18% | 5% |
| 5. | Ambulances | 28% | 12% |
GST Tax Slab Rates List for Goods
| 5% GST Rate | Spices, 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 Rate | Cakes, 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 Rate | Washing 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 Rate | Personal 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 |
39th GST Council meeting GST Rate List
The following are the rate cuts announced at the 39th GST Council meeting:
| Item | Old Rate | New Rate |
| Mobile phones and specified parts | 12% | 18% |
| Handmade matches | 5% | 12% |
| Other than handmade matches | 18% | 12% |
| Aircraft MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) services | 18% | 5% (with full ITC) |
| Lotteries (State-owned) | 12% | 28% |
| Lotteries (State-authorised) | 28% | 28% |
| Woven and non-woven fabrics | 12% | 18% |
| Sacks of Polythene and Polypropylene in nature | 12% | 18% |
GST Tax Rates on Goods GST legislation has a 4 tier tax structure for all goods. The proposed tax slabs are: 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.
GST Tax Rates on Services GST tax rates imposed on services have the same 4 tier tax structure as goods do, 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%. It is notable to mention that the government has exempted healthcare and educational services from attracting GST.
You can download the GST Rates List 2023 PDF format using the link given below.
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