⌖ GST
GST Rate Finder.
Quick reference for the 0 / 5 / 12 / 18 / 28 percent rate buckets.
⌖ Inputs
⌖ Quick check
The bands listed here are indicative. The authoritative rate for any HSN or SAC code lives on services.gst.gov.in and changes through Council notifications.
⌖ Result
Band · 18%
General rate — most goods & services
If you don't know the rate, it's most likely 18%.
⌖ Indicative items
- Most professional and business services
- Capital goods, machinery
- Soaps, toothpaste, detergents
- Restaurants with AC or alcohol service
- Telecommunication and IT services
- Hotel rooms with tariff ₹7,501 and above
- Footwear and apparel above the lower slabs (per notifications)
⌖ §I / Formula
The math,
in the open.
India's GST runs five main rate bands — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% — plus a Compensation Cess on a narrow list of sin and luxury goods. A few items sit on special rates (3% on gold, 1.5% on cut and polished diamonds, 0.25% on rough diamonds, 1.5% on jewellery making charges).
Rates are revised by the GST Council and notified through the Central and State Tax authorities. For any specific item you're invoicing, look up the HSN (goods) or SAC (services) code on the GST portal — the rate is bound to the code, not to a product name.
For composite supplies, the rate of the principal supply applies to the whole bundle. For mixed supplies, the highest rate of any item in the bundle applies to the whole.