HSN 0205: Meat of horses – GST Rate

HSN 0205 covers meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen. GST on HSN 0205 is 0% (Nil / exempt) or 5% depending on the conditions listed below (rates effective 22 September 2025). This heading has 1 tariff items, for example 0205 00 00.

Chapter 02: Meat and edible meat offal

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.

GST Rates for Heading 0205

0% (Nil / exempt)CGST Nil + SGST Nil / IGST Nil

All goods, fresh or chilled

Reference: Schedule EXEMPT, S. No. 8 (Spec: 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209)

0% (Nil / exempt)CGST Nil + SGST Nil / IGST Nil

All goods, other than fresh or chilled, other than pre- packaged and labelled

Reference: Schedule EXEMPT, S. No. 9 (Spec: 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210)

5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

All goods, other than fresh or chilled, pre-packaged and labelled 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209,

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 2 (Spec: 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210)

Sub-Headings & Tariff Items Under 0205

Showing 2 sub-classification codes with complete hierarchy descriptions.

0205006-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Meat and edible meat offal > Meat Of Horses, Asses, Mules Or Hinnies, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen > Meat Of Horses, Asses, Mules Or Hinnes, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen

020500008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Meat and edible meat offal > Meat Of Horses, Asses, Mules Or Hinnies, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen > Meat Of Horses, Asses, Mules Or Hinnes, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen > Meat Of Horses, Asses, Mules Or Hinnes, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen

Other Headings in Chapter 02

HSN 0201

Meat Of Bovine Animals, Fresh Or Chilled

HSN 0202

Meat Of Bovine Animals, Frozen

HSN 0203

Meat Of Swine, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen.

HSN 0204

Meat Of Sheep Or Goats, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen

HSN 0206

Edible Offal Of Bovine Animals, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Horses, Asses, Mules Or Hinnies, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen

HSN 0207

Meat And Edible Offal, Of The Poultry Of Heading 0105, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen

HSN 0208

Other Meat And Edible Meat Offal, Fresh, Chilled Or Frozen

HSN 0209

Pig Fat, Free Of Lean Meat And Poutry Fat, Not Rendered Or Otherwise Extracted, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Salted, In Brine, Dried Or Smoked

HSN 0210

Meat And Edible Meat Offal, Salted, In Brine, Dried Or Smoked, Edible Flours And Meals Of Meat Or Meat Offal

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