Chapter 9620 Tariff Headings
HSN Codes Chapter 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 96 of the GST HSN tariff classifies miscellaneous manufactured articles. This chapter contains 20 4-digit tariff headings with applicable GST rates effective 22 September 2025.
Official CBIC Rates (Notification 09/2025 & 10/2025)GST rates as per CBIC Notifications 09/2025 and 10/2025 (Central Tax - Rate), effective 22 September 2025. Last updated: October 2026. Always verify on the official GST portal before filing.. Main active GST slabs across goods are 0%, 5%, 18% and 40%.
4-Digit Tariff Headings in Chapter 96
Select any heading below to view its complete 6-digit and 8-digit sub-codes, item-level rate specifications, and CBIC notification details.
Worked Ivory, Bone, Tortoise-Shell, Horn, Antlers, Coral, Mother-Of-Pearl And Other Animal Carving Material, And Articles Of These Materials (Including Articles Obtained By Moulding)
GST Rate:
5%
Worked Vegetable Or Mineral Carving Material And Articles Of These Materials Moulded Or Carved Articles Of Wax, Of Stearin, Of Natural Gums Or Natural Resins Or Of Modelling Pastes, And Other Moulded Or Carved Articles, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Worked, Unhardened Gelatin (Except Gelatin Of Heading 3503) And Articles Of Unhardened Gelatin
GST Rate:
18%
Brooms, Brushes (Including Brushes Constituting Parts Of Machines, Appliances Or Vehicles), Hand- Operated Mechanical Floor Sweepers, Not Motorised, Mops And Feather Dusters, Prepared Knots And Tufts For Broom Or Brush Making, Paint Pads And Rollers, Squeegees (Other Than Roller Squeegees)
GST Rate:
5%Applies to some sub-codes
0% (Nil / exempt)
5%
18%
Travel Sets For Personal Toilet, Sewing Or Shoe Or Clothes Cleaning
GST Rate:
18%
Buttons, Press-Fasteners, Snap-Fasteners And Press-Studs, Button Moulds And Other Parts Of These Articles; Button Blanks
GST Rate:
18%Applies to some sub-codes
Ball Point Pens; Felt Tipped And Other Poroustipped Pens And Markers; Fountain Pens; Stylograph Pens And Other Pens; Duplicating Stylos; Propelling Or Sliding Pencils; Pen Holders, Pencil Holders And Similar Holders; Parts (Including Caps And Clips) Of The Foregoing Articles, Other Than Those Of Heading 9609
GST Rate:
0% (Nil / exempt)
18%
Pencils (Other Than Pencils Of Heading 9608), Crayons, Pencil Leads, Pastels, Drawing Charcoals, Writing Or Drawing Chalks And Tailors Chalk
GST Rate:
0% (Nil / exempt)
Slates And Boards, With Writing Or Drawing Surfaces, Whether Or Not Framed
GST Rate:
0% (Nil / exempt)Applies to some sub-codes
18%Applies to some sub-codes
Date, Sealing Or Numbering Stamps, And The Like (Including Devices For Printing Or Embossing Labels), Designed For Operating In The Hand; Hand-Operated Composing Sticks And Hand Printing Sets Incorporating Such Composing Sticks
GST Rate:
18%
Typewriter Or Similar Ribbons, Inked Or Otherwise Prepared For Giving Impressions, Whether Or Not On Spools Or In Cartridges; Ink-Pads, Whether Or Not Inked, With Or Without Boxes
GST Rate:
18%
Cigarette Lighters And Other Lighters, Whether Or Not Mechanical Or Electrical, And Parts Thereof Other Than Flints And Wicks
GST Rate:
18%
Smoking Pipes (Including Pipe Bowls) And Cigar Or Cigarette Holders And Parts Thereof
GST Rate:
40%
Combs, Hair-Slides And The Like, Hairpins, Curling Pins, Curling Grips, Hair-Curlers And The Like, Other Than Those Of Heading 8516, And Parts Thereof
GST Rate:
5%
Scent Sprays And Similar Toilet Sprays, And Mounts And Heads Therefor; Powder-Puffs And Pads For The Application Of Cosmetics Or Toilet Preparations
GST Rate:
18%
Vacuum Flasks And Other Vacuum Vessels, Complete, Parts Thereof Other Than Glass Inners
GST Rate:
18%
Tailors Dummies And Other Lay Figures, Automata And Other Animated Displays, Used For Shop Window Dressing
GST Rate:
18%
Sanitary Towels (Pads) And Tampons, Napkins (Diapers), Napkin Liners And Similar Articles,Of Any Material
GST Rate:
0% (Nil / exempt)Applies to some sub-codes
5%Applies to some sub-codes
Monopods, Bipods, Tripods And Similar Articles
GST Rate:
18%Applies to some sub-codes
How Many HSN Digits Do You Need to Mention?
Under GST Notification 78/2020-Central Tax, businesses must declare HSN codes on tax invoices according to annual aggregate turnover:
| Annual Turnover | B2B Invoices | B2C Invoices |
|---|---|---|
| Up to ₹5 Crore | 4 Digits minimum | Optional (4 Digits recommended) |
| Above ₹5 Crore | 6 Digits mandatory | 6 Digits mandatory |
| Exports / Imports | 8 Digits mandatory | 8 Digits mandatory |