GST rates and HSN code for Scrap.
Chapter | Description | HSN Code | Rate (%) | CESS (%) | Effective Date | Rate Revision |
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Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | Other Moving, Grading, Levelling, Scraping, Excavating, Tamping, Compacting, Extracting Or Boring Machinery, For Earth, Minerals Or Ores; Pile-Drivers And Pile-Extractors; Snowploughs And Snow-Blowers | 8430 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 | – |
Self-Propelled Bulldozers, Angledozers, Graders, Levellers, Scrapers, Mechanical Shovels, Excavators, Shovel Loaders, Tamping Machines And Road Rollers – Scrappers | 84293000 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 | – | |
Other Moving, Grading, Levelling, Scraping, Excavating, Tamping, Compacting, Extracting Or Boring Machinery, For Earth, Minerals Or Ores; Piledrivers And Pile-Extractors; Snow-Ploughs And Snow-Blowers – Pile-Drivers And Pile-Extractors: Pile-Extractors | 84301020 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 | – | |
Plastics and articles thereof | Waste, Parings And Scrap, Of Plastics – Of Polymers Of Styrene | 39152000 | 18% | – | 13/10/2017 | – |
Waste, Parings And Scrap, Of Plastics – Of Polymers Of Vinyl Chloride:Of Copolymers Of Vinyl Chloride | 39153010 | 18% | – | 13/10/2017 | – | |
Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | Beryllium, Chromium, Germanium, Vanadium, Gallium, Hafnium, Indium, Niobium (Columbium), Rhenium And Thallium, And Articles Of These Metals, Including Waste And Scrap – Vanadium:Waste And Scrap | 81124020 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
Beryllium, Chromium, Germanium, Vanadium, Gallium, Hafnium, Indium, Niobium (Columbium), Rhenium And Thallium, And Articles Of These Metals, Including Waste And Scrap – Vanadium: Wrought | 81124030 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Cadmium And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap – Unwrought Cadmium; Powders | 81072000 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Bismuth And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap | 810600 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Cermets And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap | 8113 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Molybdenum And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap – Other: Waste And Scrap | 81029700 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Beryllium, Chromium, Germanium, Vanadium, Gallium, Hafnium, Indium, Niobium (Columbium), Rhenium And Thallium, And Articles Of These Metals, Including Waste And Scrap – Thallium: Waste And Scrap | 81125200 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Magnesium And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap – Other:Wire | 81049030 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Magnesium And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap – Other:Other | 81049090 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Waste And Scrap | 810420 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Tungsten (Wolfram) And Articles Thereof, Including Waste And Scrap Powders | 81011000 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
Copper and articles thereof | Copper Waste And Scrap – Copper Waste And Scrap: Of Copper :Other | 74040019 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | Used Or New Rags, Scrap Twine, Cordage, Rope And Cables And Worn Out Articles Of Twine, Cordage, Rope Or Cables, Of Textile Materials Other: Other | 63109090 | 12% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – |
Used Or New Rags, Scrap Twine, Cordage, Rope And Cables And Worn Out Articles Of Twine, Cordage, Rope Or Cables, Of Textile Materials Sorted: Gunny Cuttings | 63101030 | 12% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – | |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | Fuel Wood, In Logs, In Billets, In Twigs, In Faggots Or In Similar Forms; Wood In Chips Or Particles; Sawdust And Wood Waste And Scrap, Whether Or Not Agglomerated In Logs, Briquettes, Pellets Or Similar Forms | 4401 | 5% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
The term “scrap” covers a vast array of discarded materials, and consequently, its classification under the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) code varies significantly. Understanding the correct HSN code for different types of scrap is crucial for accurate Goods and Services Tax (GST) compliance. This blog post breaks down the HSN codes and GST rates applicable to various categories of scrap based on the provided data.
Scrap metal is categorized under different chapters depending on the base metal:
Waste, parings, and scrap of plastics are classified under Chapter 39:
Used or new rags and other textile waste fall under Chapter 63:
The data also includes waste and scrap from other categories:
The GST rate for scrap is not uniform and depends heavily on the material. Metal scrap generally attracts an 18% GST rate. Plastic scrap also has an 18% rate. Textile scrap (rags) is taxed at 12%, while wood waste and scrap have a lower rate of 5%. Machinery classified as scrapers or pile extractors also fall under the 18% GST bracket.
The GST rate for most metal scrap listed is 18%, though the specific HSN code depends on the type of metal.
The HSN codes for plastic waste vary by the type of polymer. For polystyrene waste, it’s 39152000, and for vinyl chloride polymer waste, it’s 39153010, both with an 18% GST rate.
Used or new rags fall under HSN codes 63101030 or 63109090, with a GST rate of 12%.
Yes, wood waste and scrap (HSN code 4401) have a GST rate of 5%.
No, scraping machines for earth, minerals, or ores are classified under Chapter 84 (HSN codes 84293000 and 8430) and attract an 18% GST rate. These are the machines that create scrap in some contexts, not the scrap itself.
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