GST rates and HSN code for Soda Water.
| Chapter | Description | HSN Code | Rate (%) | CESS (%) | Effective Date | Rate Revision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | Water Rides | 95082500 | 18% | – | – | – |
| Articles And Equipment For General Physical Exercise, Gymnastics, Athletics, Other Sports (Including Tabletennis) Or Out-Door Games, Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter; Swimming Pools And Paddling Pools – Water-Skis, Surf-Boards, Sailboar | 95062900 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 1/07/2017 | – | |
| Water Park Amusements | 95082600 | 18% | – | – | – | |
| Services | Water Distribution Services | 996921 | 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. | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | Steam Or Other Vapour Generating Boilers (Other Than Central Heating Hot Water Boilers Capable Also Of Producing Low Pressure Steam); Superheated Water Boilers – Steam Or Other Vapour Generating Boilers: Other Vapour Generating Boilers, Including Hybrid B | 84021910 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Producer Gas Or Water Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers; Acetylene Gas Generators And Similar Water Process Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers – Parts | 84059000 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
| Power Driven Pumps Primarily Designed For Handling Water, Namely, Centrifugal Pumps (Horizontal And Vertical), Deep Tube-Well Turbine Pumps, Submersible Pumps, Axial Flow And Mixed Flow Vertical Pumps | 8413 | omitted | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
| Producer Gas Or Water Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers; Acetylene Gas Generators And Similar Water Process Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers | 8405 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
| Centrifuges, Including Centrifugal Dryers; Filtering Or Purifying Machinery And Apparatus, For Liquids Or Gases Filtering Or Purifying Machinery And Apparatus For Liquids: For Filtering Or Purifying Beverages Other Than Water | 84212200 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
| Producer Gas Or Water Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers; Acetylene Gas Generators And Similar Water Process Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers – Producer Gas Or Water Gas Generators, With Or Without Their Purifiers; Acetylene Ga | 84051020 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
| Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | Fruit And Nuts, Uncooked Or Cooked Bysteaming Or Boiling In Water, Frozen,Whether Or Not Containing Added Sugar Orother Sweetening Matter Raspberries, Blackberries, Mulberries,Loganberries, Black, White Or Red Currantsand Gooseberries : Containing Added S | 08112010 | 5% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Mineral Products-Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | Salt (Including Table Salt And Denatured Salt) And Pure Sodium Chloride, Whether Or Not In Aqueous Solution Or Containing Added Anti-Caking Or Free Flowing Agents; Sea Water | 250100 | Nil | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Ceramic products | Of A Water Absorption Coefficient By Weight Exceeding 10% | 69072300 | 18% | – | 15/11/2017 | – |
| Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | Vegetables Provisionally Preserved(For Example, By Sulphur Dioxide Gas,In Brine, In Sulphur Water Or In Otherpreservative Solutions), But Unsuitablein That State For Immediate Consumption Other Vegetables; Mixtures Of Vegetables : Green Pepper In Brine | 07119010 | 5% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Vegetables Provisionally Preserved(For Example, By Sulphur Dioxide Gas,In Brine, In Sulphur Water Or In Otherpreservative Solutions), But Unsuitablein That State For Immediate Consumption Mushrooms And Truffles Mushrooms Of The Gensus Agaricus | 07115100 | 5% | – | 01/07/2017 | – | |
| Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | Electric Instantaneous Or Storage Water Heaters And Immersion Heaters; Electric Space Heating Apparatus And Soil Heating Apparatus; Electrothermic Hair-Dressing Apparatus (For Example, Hair Dryers, Hair Curlers, Curling Tong Heaters) And Hand Dryers; Elec | 85167910 | 18% | – | 27/07/2018 27/07/2018 | – |
| Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive | Other Inorganic Compounds (Including Distilled Or Conductivity Water And Water Of Similar Purity); Liquid Air (Whether Or Not Rare Gases Have Been Removed); Compressed Air; Amalgams, Other Than Amalgams Of Precious Metals: – Other Inorganic Compounds (Inc | 28530010 | 5% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | Coal Gas, Water Gas, Producer Gas And Similar Gases, Other Than Petroleum Gases And Other Gaseous Hydrocarbons | 2705 | 5% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Articles of iron or steel | Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Of Cast Iron – Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Of Cast Iron: Rain Water Pipe | 73030010 | 18% | – | 01/07/2017 | – |
| Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | Crustaceans, Whether In Shell Or Not,Live, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Dried, Saltedor In Brine; Crustaceans, In Shell, Cookedby Steaming Or By Boiling In Water,Whether Or Not Chilled, Frozen, Dried,Salted Or In Brine; Flours, Meals Andpellets, Of Crustaceans | 03061290 | 5% | – | 15/11/2017 | – |
Soda water, a fizzy staple enjoyed on its own or as a mixer, might seem like a simple product. However, for businesses in India, its classification under the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) and the applicable Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates can be quite nuanced.
The HSN code for soda water primarily falls under Chapter 22: “Beverages, spirits and vinegar.” Within this chapter, the most relevant heading is 2202, which broadly covers “Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavours, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009.”
Here’s where it gets interesting. While soda water is “aerated water,” its GST classification heavily depends on whether it contains added sugar, other sweetening matter, or flavours.
The data provided clearly illustrates this distinction. While some entries related to “water” might show a nil or 5% rate for basic water or ice, and 12% for packaged drinking water in large bottles, the moment “aerated water” or “soda water” has added sugar or flavor, the tax rate jumps to 28% plus cess. This has been a consistent classification since the inception of GST on July 1, 2017.
For businesses, accurately identifying whether their soda water product is plain aerated water or a sweetened/flavored version is crucial for correct billing and tax compliance.
Soda water falls under HSN Chapter 22, which covers beverages, spirits, and vinegar.
Soda water is primarily covered under HSN 2201 or 2202, depending on its composition.
Plain soda water (aerated water without added sugar or flavor) generally attracts an 18% GST under HSN 22011020.
These GST rates have been effective since July 1, 2017, with some specific revisions for cess.
The Compensation Cess is an additional levy on certain goods, including highly taxed “sin goods” like sweetened aerated beverages, to compensate states for any revenue loss under GST.
The higher GST rate and cess on sweetened/flavored aerated waters are part of a policy to classify them as “sin goods” due to their sugar content, aiming to discourage consumption and generate higher tax revenue.
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