GST rates and HSN code for Printing.
Chapter | Description | HSN Code | Rate (%) | CESS (%) | Effective Date | Rate Revision |
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Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | Printing Machinery Used For Printing By Means Of The Printing Type, Blocks, Plates, Cylinders And Other Printing Components Of Heading 8442; Ink-Jet Printing Machines, Other Than Those Of Heading 8471; Machines For Uses Ancillary To Printing – Other Print | 84435910 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – |
Machinery, Apparatus And Equipment (Other Than The Machine Tools Of Headings 8456 To 8465) For Preparing Or Making Plates, Printing Components; Plates, Cylinders And Other Printing Components; Plates, Cylinders And Lithographic Stones, Prepared For Printi | 84425050 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Printing Machinery Used For Printing By Means Of Plates, Cylinders And Otherprinting Components Of Heading 8442; Other Printers, Copying Machines Andfacsimile Machines, Whether Or Not Combined; Parts And Accessories Thereof – Printing Machinery Used For P | 84439920 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – | |
Printing Machinery Used For Printing By Means Of The Printing Type, Blocks, Plates, Cylinders And Other Printing Components Of Heading 8442; Ink-Jet Printing Machines, Other Than Those Of Heading 8471; Machines For Uses Ancillary To Printing – Other Print | 84436090 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – | |
Printing Machinery Used For Printing By Means Of Plates, Cylinders And Otherprinting Components Of Heading 8442; Other Printers, Copying Machines Andfacsimile Machines, Whether Or Not Combined; Parts And Accessories Thereof – Printing Machinery Used For P | 84439990 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – | |
Machinery, Apparatus And Equipment (Other Than The Machine Tools Of Headings 8456 To 8465) For Preparing Or Making Plates, Printing Components; Plates, Cylinders And Other Printing Components; Plates, Cylinders And Lithographic Stones, Prepared For Printi | 84424000 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Printing Machinery Used For Printing By Means Of Plates, Cylinders And Otherprinting Components Of Heading 8442; Other Printers, Copying Machines Andfacsimile Machines, Whether Or Not Combined; Parts And Accessories Thereof – Parts And Accessories — Othe | 84439951 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – | |
(waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48026230 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48025640 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48023000 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48026240 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 4802 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48025570 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48025710 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48026130 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48026920 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Uncoated Paper And Paperboard, Of A Kind Used For Writing, Printing Or Other Graphic Purposes, And Non-Perforated Punch Card And Punch Tape Paper, In Rolls Or Rectangular (Including Square) Sheets Of Any Size, Other Than Paper Of Heading 4801 Or 4803; Han | 48025830 | 12% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks | Printing Ink, Writing Or Drawing Ink And Other Inks, Whether Or Not Concentrated Or Solid – Printing Ink :- Black : Rotary Ink | 32151130 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 | – |
Printing Ink, Writing Or Drawing Ink And Other Inks, Whether Or Not Concentrated Or Solid – Other : Fountain Pen Ink | 32159010 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 | – | |
Services | Other Manufacturing Services; Publishing, Printing And Reproduction Services; Materials Recovery Services | 9989 | 18% | Nil Provided that Director (Sports), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports certifies that the services are directly or indirectly related to any of the events under FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020. | 13/10/2017 22/08/2017 | – |
Understanding the Harmonized System Nomenclature (HSN) code is crucial for businesses involved in the printing industry under India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) system. This six-digit code standardizes the classification of goods and services for taxation. Based on the provided data, “printing” encompasses both machinery and related services and consumables.
The data highlights several categories of printing machinery under Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof:
These rates were primarily effective from July 1, 2017, with some revisions on November 15, 2017.
The data also covers consumables used in printing:
Finally, the data includes Chapter 99: Services:
This indicates that the act of printing as a service is also subject to GST.
The GST rate for most printing machinery listed is 18%.
HSN codes are 84425050 and 84424000.
The GST rate for uncoated printing paper is 12%.
The HSN code is 32151130.
The GST rate for printing ink is 18%.
The differential rates are based on the classification of these items and services as per the GST regulations.
The GST rate for printing services is 18%.
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