GST Rate Changes Come into effect on 178 items

In the 23rd meeting held on the 10th November, 2017, the GST Council had recommended major relief in GST rates on certain goods. These rate changes have been brought into effect from the 15th November, 2017. On 178 items the GST rate has been brought down from 28% to 18%. With reduction of rate coming into effect, a consumer shall be charged the revised reduced rates of 18% on these items with effect from the 15th November, 2017. Accordingly, there would be a corresponding reduction in price/MRP on these goods. Consumers may take note of these reduction while making purchases.

Broadly these items are grouped as follows:

1. Wires, cables, insulated conductors, electrical insulators, electrical plugs, switches, sockets, fuses, relays, electrical connectors

2. Electrical boards, panels, consoles, cabinets etc for electric control or distribution

3. Particle/fibre boards and ply wood; articles of wood, wooden frame, paving block

4. Furniture, mattress, bedding and similar furnishing

5. Trunk, suitcase, vanity cases, brief cases, travelling bags and other hand bags, cases

6. Detergents, washing and cleaning preparations

7. Liquid or cream for washing the skin

8. Shampoos; Hair cream, Hair dyes (natural, herbal or synthetic) and similar other goods; henna powder or paste, not mixed with any other ingredient;

9. Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, room deodorisers

10. Perfumes and toilet waters

11. Beauty or make-up preparations

12. Fans, pumps, compressors

13. Lamp and light fitting

14. Primary cell and primary batteries

15. Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of all kinds

16. Articles of plastic, floor covering, baths, shower, sinks, washbasins, seats, sanitary ware of plastic

17. Slabs of marbles and granite

18. Goods of marble and granite such as tiles

19. Ceramic tiles of all kinds

20. Miscellaneous articles such as vacuum flasks, lighters

21. Wrist watches, clocks, watch movements, watch cases, straps, parts

22. Articles of apparel & clothing, accessories of leather, guts, furskin, artificial fur and other articles such as saddlery and harness for any animal

23. Articles of cutlery, stoves, cookers and similar non electric domestic appliances

24. Razor and razor blades

25. Multi-functional printers, cartridges

26. Office or desk equipment

27. Doors, windows and frames of aluminium

28. Articles of plaster such as board, sheet

29. Articles of cement or concrete or stone and artificial stone

30. Articles of asphalt or slate

31. Articles of mica

32. Ceramic flooring blocks, pipes, conduit, pipe fittings

33. Wall paper and wall covering

34. Glass of all kinds and articles thereof such as mirror, safety glass, sheets, glassware

35. Electrical, electronic weighing machinery

36. Fire extinguishers and charges for fire extinguishers

37. Fork lifts, lifting and handling equipment

38. Bull dozers, excavators, loaders, road rollers

39. Earth moving and levelling machinery

40. Escalators

41. Cooling towers, pressure vessels, reactors

42. Crankshaft for sewing machine, tailor’s dummies, bearing housings, gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gaskets

43. Electrical apparatus for radio and television broadcasting

44. Sound recording or reproducing apparatus

45. Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for transports

46. Physical exercise equipment, festival and carnival equipment, swings, shooting galleries, roundabouts, gymnastic and athletic equipment

47. All musical instruments and their parts

48. Artificial flowers, foliage and artificial fruits

49. Explosive, anti-knocking preparation, fireworks

50. Cocoa butter, fat, oil powder

51. Extract, essence and concentrates of coffee, miscellaneous food preparations

52. Chocolates, chewing gum / bubble gum

53. Malt extract and food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract

54. Waffles and wafers coated with chocolate or containing chocolate

55. Rubber tubes and miscellaneous articles of rubber

56. Goggles, binoculars, telescope

57. Cinematographic cameras and projectors, image projector

58. Microscope, specified laboratory equipment, specified scientific equipment such as for meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, geology

59. Solvent, thinners, hydraulic fluids, anti-freezing preparation

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