GST rates and HSN code for Water cooler.
Chapter | Description | HSN Code | Rate (%) | CESS (%) | Effective Date | Rate Revision |
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Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | Refrigerators, Freezers And Other Refrigerating Or Freezing Equipment, Electric Or Other; Heat Pumps Other Than Air Conditioning Machines Of Heading 8415- Other Refrigerating Or Freezing Equipment; Heat Pumps: Other: Water Cooler | 84186920 | 18% | – | 27/07/2018 27/07/2018 | – |
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 | – | |
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 | – |
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 | – |
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 | – |
If you’re dealing with water coolers in India, understanding the correct HSN (Harmonized System of Nomenclature) code is essential for smooth GST compliance and trade. The HSN system provides a standardized classification for goods, making it easier to identify products globally for customs and taxation purposes.
Water coolers, being refrigerating equipment, fall under a specific HSN code. Based on the provided data, the most accurate HSN code for a water cooler is 84186920.
This code falls under Chapter 84, which broadly covers “Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.” More specifically, 84186920 is for “Refrigerators, Freezers And Other Refrigerating Or Freezing Equipment, Electric Or Other; Heat Pumps Other Than Air Conditioning Machines Of Heading 8415- Other Refrigerating Or Freezing Equipment; Heat Pumps: Other: Water Cooler.”
For water coolers classified under HSN code 84186920, the applicable GST rate is 18%. This rate has been effective since July 27, 2018. It’s important to note that the GST rate applies uniformly across India.
Correct HSN code classification is vital for several reasons:
The HSN code for a standard electric water cooler is 84186920.
Water coolers attract an 18% GST rate.
The 18% GST rate for water coolers became effective on July 27, 2018.
Yes, businesses can generally avail Input Tax Credit on the purchase of water coolers if used for business purposes.
Always refer to official GST notifications or consult with a tax professional to confirm the HSN code for your specific product.
No, HSN 84186920 specifically applies to “Refrigerating Or Freezing Equipment,” so it would not apply to dispensers that only dispense water without cooling.
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