About the HSN GST Rate Lookup Calculator
What is the HSN GST Rate Lookup Calculator?
After GST 2.0 took effect on 22 September 2025, many everyday items moved to lower rates — toiletries and packaged foods to 5%, small cars and appliances to 18% — while luxury goods moved to 40%. This GST rate finder covers the most common product and service categories.
Pick a category and optionally enter a price. The result shows the applicable GST rate, the tax on the amount and the price including GST. For invoicing, always confirm the rate for the exact HSN (goods) or SAC (services) code.
How to use the HSN GST Rate Lookup Calculator
- Product or Service (sample: Soap, shampoo, hair oil, toothpaste, toothbrushes)
- Price Before GST (₹, optional) (sample: 1,000)
- Press Look Up GST Rate (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the GST Rate, along with Category, GST on the amount, Price including GST and Rates effective from.
Formula used
Price including GST = Price × (1 + GST rate ÷ 100)
- HSN = Harmonised System of Nomenclature code for goods
- SAC = Services Accounting Code for services
Categories are simplified; items with price-based or use-based conditions may carry a different rate.
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Product or Service | Soap, shampoo, hair oil, toothpaste, toothbrushes |
| Price Before GST (₹, optional) | 1,000 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| GST Rate | 5% |
| Category | Soap, shampoo, hair oil, toothpaste, toothbrushes |
| GST on the amount | ₹50 |
| Price including GST | ₹1,050 |
| Rates effective from | 22 September 2025 (GST 2.0). Confirm the exact HSN / SAC code on the CBIC rate finder. |
Rates at a glance
| GST rate (from 22 Sep 2025) | Typical goods & services |
|---|---|
| 0% / exempt | Fresh milk, fruit and vegetables, unbranded paneer, individual life & health insurance |
| 3% | Gold, silver and jewellery |
| 5% | Packaged foods like butter, ghee and namkeen, toiletries, most medicines, hotel rooms up to ₹7,500, restaurants |
| 18% | Most goods and services: electronics, appliances, small cars, cement, professional and IT services |
| 40% | Luxury and sin goods: larger cars, motorcycles above 350 cc, aerated drinks, pan masala |
Tips for using the HSN GST Rate Lookup Calculator
- Use the official CBIC GST rate finder for the definitive rate of a specific HSN/SAC code.
- Tobacco products continue to attract compensation cess until it is phased out.
- Restaurant services at 5% do not allow input tax credit.