Rate at a Glance
Chapter 24
GST rate guide
Cigarettes, unmanufactured tobacco and other tobacco products are taxed at 40% from 1 February 2026, when compensation cess ended, and a separate central excise duty also applies. Bidis are taxed at 18%.
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Rates reflect GST changes effective 22 September 2025. Confirm the rate for your exact product description before filing.
All 19 HSN codes under 2401
| HSN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 24011010 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: flue cured virginia tobacco |
| 24011020 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: sun cured country (natu) tobacco |
| 24011030 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: sun cured virginia tobacco |
| 24011040 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: burley tobacco |
| 24011050 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of biris, not stemmed |
| 24011060 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of chewing tobacco |
| 24011070 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of cigar and cheroot |
| 24011080 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of hookah tobacco |
| 24011090 | Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped: other |
| 24012010 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: flue cured virginia tobacco |
| 24012020 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: sun cured country (natu) tobacco |
| 24012030 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: sun cured virginia tobacco |
| 24012040 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: burley tobacco |
| 24012050 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of biris |
| 24012060 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of chewing tobacco |
| 24012070 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of cigar and cheroot |
| 24012080 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: tobacco for manufacture of hookah tobacco |
| 24012090 | Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped: other |
| 24013000 | Tobacco refuse |
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