Rate at a Glance
Chapter 84
GST rate guide
Most machinery, computers and mechanical appliances are taxed at 18%. Agricultural and horticultural machinery, sprinklers and drip irrigation systems attract 5%, and air conditioners and dishwashers were reduced to 18% from 22 September 2025.
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Rates reflect GST changes effective 22 September 2025. Confirm the rate for your exact product description before filing.
All 18 HSN codes under 8442
| HSN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 84421000 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) phototype-setting and composing machines |
| 84422010 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: stereo-typing apparatus |
| 84422020 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: type-casting (founding) machines |
| 84422030 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: type-setting machines |
| 84422090 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - machinery, apparatus and equipment for type-setting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device: other |
| 84423010 | );machinery, apparatus and equipment: - -- brass rules |
| 84423020 | );machinery, apparatus and equipment: - --chases |
| 84423090 | );machinery, apparatus and equipment: - --other |
| 84424000 | );- parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment |
| 84425010 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - -- plates and cylinders |
| 84425020 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - - lithographic plates |
| 84425031 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - -- plate, cylinder and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes: - --- plate and cylinder for textile printing machine |
| 84425032 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - plate, block, cylinder and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes: printing blocks |
| 84425039 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - -- plate, cylinder and lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes: - --- other |
| 84425040 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - -- highly polished copper sheets for making blocks |
| 84425050 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - -- highly polished zinc sheets for making process blocks |
| 84425060 | Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 8456 to 8465), for type-founding or type-setting, for preparing or making printing blocks, plates, cylinders or other printing components; printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) - printing type, blocks, plates, cylinders and other printing components; blocks, plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished): highly polished zinc sheets for making process blocks |
| 84425090 | ); - plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes ( for example, planed, grained or polished): - -- other |
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