Sign board HSN Code : Applicability, HSN Code and GST Rate on Sign board

Chapter	Description	HSN Code	Rate (%)	CESS (%)	Effective Date	Rate Revision
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	Fibre Board Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Medium Density Fibre Board (Mdf):	4411	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Fibre Board Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Other: — Of A Density Exceeding 0.8 Gm/Cm3: — Not Mechanically Worked Or Surface Covered:—- Other	44119219	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Plywood, Veneered Panels And Similar Laminated Wood – Other, With At Least One Outer Ply Of Nonconiferous Wood : Other, Containing At Least One Layer Of Particle Board: Cuttings And Trimmings Of Plywood Of Width Not Exceeding 5 Cm	44122340	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances – Other, Of Wood: Unworked Or Not Further Worked Than Sa	44103130	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Plywood, Veneered Panels And Similar Laminated Wood – Other, With At Least One Outer Ply Of Nonconiferous Wood : Other, Containing At Least One Layer Of Particle Board: Decorative Plywood	44122310	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Fibreboard Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Fibreboard Of A Density Exceeding 0.5 G/C – M3 – But Not Exceeding 0.8 G/C – M3 – : Other : Insulation Board	44112910	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Fibreboard Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Other : Other: Other Insulation Board	44119930	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances – Other, Of Wood: Unworked Or Not Further Worked Than Sa	44103190	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances- Other: Other : Other	44109099	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances- Other: Plastic Laminated Sheets: Veneered Particle Boar	44109012	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances – Other, Of Wood: Surface-Covered With Melamine Impregna	44103220	18%	–	15/11/2017	–
Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishing; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated building	Led (Light Emitting Diode) Driver And Mcpcb (Metal Core Printed Circuit Board)	9405	omitted	–	01/07/2017	–
Photographic or cinematographic goods	Cinematographic Film, Exposed And Developed, Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound Track Or Consisting Only Of Sound Track Of A Width Of 35 Mm Or More: Feature Films: Childrens Films Certified By The Central Board Of Film Certification To Be Childrens Film	37061015	18%	–	01/07/2017	–
Photographic Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed, Of Any Material Other Than Paper, Paper-Board Or Textiles; Instant Print Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed Other Film, For Colour Photography (Polychrome): Of A Width Not Exceeding 16 Mm And Of A Lengt	37025290	18%	–	01/07/2017	–
Cinematographic Film, Exposed And Developed, Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound Track Or Consisting Only Of Sound Track Other: Educational Shots, And Films: Certified As Predominantly Educational By The Central Board Of Film Certification	37069061	12%	–	01/07/2017	–
Photographic Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed, Of Any Material Other Than Paper, Paper-Board Or Textiles; Instant Print Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed Other Film, For Colour Photography (Polychrome): Of A Width Exceeding 16 Mm But Not Exceeding	37025590	18%	–	01/07/2017	–
Photographic Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed, Of Any Material Other Than Paper, Paper-Board Or Textiles; Instant Print Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed Other Film, Without Perforations, Of A Width Not Exceeding 105 Mm: For Colour Photography (Pol	37023190	18%	–	01/07/2017	–
Photographic Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed, Of Any Material Other Than Paper, Paper-Board Or Textiles; Instant Print Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed Other Film, For Colour Photography (Polychrome): Of A Width Exceeding 35 Mm: Other Cinematogra	37025620	18%	–	01/07/2017	–
(waste and scrap) paper or paperboard	Other Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding And Webs Of Cellulose Fibres, Cut To Size Or Shape; Other Articles Of Paper Pulp, Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding Or Webs Of Cellulose Fibres – Moulded Or Pressed Article Of Paper Pulp : Wood Pulp Board	48237020	18%	–	01/07/2017	–
Other Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding And Webs Of Cellulose Fibres, Cut To Size Or Shape; Other Articles Of Paper Pulp, Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding Or Webs Of Cellulose Fibres – Other : Braille Paper, Cellulose In Sole Board Or Sheet; Packin	48239018	18%	–	01/07/2017	–

Chapter

Description

HSN Code

Rate (%)

CESS (%)

Effective Date

Rate Revision

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Fibre Board Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Medium Density Fibre Board (Mdf):

4411

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Fibre Board Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Other: — Of A Density Exceeding 0.8 Gm/Cm3: — Not Mechanically Worked Or Surface Covered:—- Other

44119219

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Plywood, Veneered Panels And Similar Laminated Wood – Other, With At Least One Outer Ply Of Nonconiferous Wood : Other, Containing At Least One Layer Of Particle Board: Cuttings And Trimmings Of Plywood Of Width Not Exceeding 5 Cm

44122340

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances – Other, Of Wood: Unworked Or Not Further Worked Than Sa

44103130

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Plywood, Veneered Panels And Similar Laminated Wood – Other, With At Least One Outer Ply Of Nonconiferous Wood : Other, Containing At Least One Layer Of Particle Board: Decorative Plywood

44122310

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Fibreboard Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Fibreboard Of A Density Exceeding 0.5 G/C – M3 – But Not Exceeding 0.8 G/C – M3 – : Other : Insulation Board

44112910

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Fibreboard Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Bonded With Resins Or Other Organic Substances – Other : Other: Other Insulation Board

44119930

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

44103190

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

44109099

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Particle Board And Similar Board (For Example, Oriented Strand Board And Wafer Board) Of Wood Or Other Ligneous Materials, Whether Or Not Agglomerated With Resins Or Other Organic Binding Substances- Other: Plastic Laminated Sheets: Veneered Particle Boar

44109012

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

44103220

18%

–

15/11/2017

–

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishing; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated building

Led (Light Emitting Diode) Driver And Mcpcb (Metal Core Printed Circuit Board)

9405

omitted

–

01/07/2017

–

Photographic or cinematographic goods

Cinematographic Film, Exposed And Developed, Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound Track Or Consisting Only Of Sound Track Of A Width Of 35 Mm Or More: Feature Films: Childrens Films Certified By The Central Board Of Film Certification To Be Childrens Film

37061015

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

Photographic Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed, Of Any Material Other Than Paper, Paper-Board Or Textiles; Instant Print Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed Other Film, For Colour Photography (Polychrome): Of A Width Not Exceeding 16 Mm And Of A Lengt

37025290

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

Cinematographic Film, Exposed And Developed, Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound Track Or Consisting Only Of Sound Track Other: Educational Shots, And Films: Certified As Predominantly Educational By The Central Board Of Film Certification

37069061

12%

–

01/07/2017

–

37025590

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

Photographic Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed, Of Any Material Other Than Paper, Paper-Board Or Textiles; Instant Print Film In Rolls, Sensitised, Unexposed Other Film, Without Perforations, Of A Width Not Exceeding 105 Mm: For Colour Photography (Pol

37023190

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

37025620

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

(waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

Other Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding And Webs Of Cellulose Fibres, Cut To Size Or Shape; Other Articles Of Paper Pulp, Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding Or Webs Of Cellulose Fibres – Moulded Or Pressed Article Of Paper Pulp : Wood Pulp Board

48237020

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

Other Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding And Webs Of Cellulose Fibres, Cut To Size Or Shape; Other Articles Of Paper Pulp, Paper, Paperboard, Cellulose Wadding Or Webs Of Cellulose Fibres – Other : Braille Paper, Cellulose In Sole Board Or Sheet; Packin

48239018

18%

–

01/07/2017

–

Understanding the Sign Board HSN Code: A Guide to Classification

Sign boards are ubiquitous, serving various purposes from advertising and direction to safety warnings. Due to the wide variety of materials and functionalities, determining the correct HSN (Harmonized System of Nomenclature) code for a sign board can be complex. There isn’t one single HSN code for all sign boards; instead, the classification depends heavily on the material composition and specific nature of the board. For businesses dealing with sign boards, accurate HSN classification is vital for proper Goods and Services Tax (GST) compliance.

This blog post will help you understand how sign boards are classified within the HSN system based on common materials, drawing from the provided data.

FAQs

What is an HSN code for a sign board?

An HSN code classifies a sign board for customs and tax purposes, primarily based on its material.

Why is knowing the sign board HSN code important?

It’s vital for accurate GST calculation, proper invoicing, and smooth trade transactions.

What HSN code would an MDF sign board likely have?

An MDF sign board would likely fall under HSN 4411.

How can I ensure I use the correct HSN code for my specific sign board?

Determine the primary material of the sign board and whether it is illuminated or performs other functions, then consult the detailed HSN classification manual or a tax professional.

When did the 18% GST rate for wood/fiberboard signs become effective?

The 18% GST rate for these categories became effective on November 15, 2017.

Sign board HSN Code

Understanding the Sign Board HSN Code: A Guide to Classification

HSN Code of similar products

FAQs

What is an HSN code for a sign board?

Why is knowing the sign board HSN code important?

What HSN code would an MDF sign board likely have?

How can I ensure I use the correct HSN code for my specific sign board?

When did the 18% GST rate for wood/fiberboard signs become effective?