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HSN 90014-Digit Heading

HSN 9001: Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles – GST Rate

HSN 9001 covers optical fibres and optical fibre bundles, optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544, sheets and plates of polarising material, lenses (including contact lenses), prisms. GST on HSN 9001 is 5% or 18% depending on the conditions listed below (rates effective 22 September 2025). This heading has 8 tariff items, for example 9001 10 00, 9001 20 00 and 9001 30 00.

Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

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 9001

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

Contact lenses; Spectacle lenses

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 480 (Spec: 9001)
18%CGST 9% + SGST 9% / IGST 18%

Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

Reference: Schedule II, S. No. 556 (Spec: 9001)
Other entries in this chapter (6)

These apply only if your goods match the description.

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

Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 473 (Spec: 90)
5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Artificial kidney

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 474 (Spec: 90 o r any other Chapter)
5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Blood glucose monitoring system (Glucometer) and test strips

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 475 (Spec: 90 o r any other Chapter)
5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Septal Defect occlusion device

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 476 (Spec: 90 o r any other Chapter)
5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Parts of the following goods, namely: - (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii)Walking frames; (iv)Tricycles; (v)Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 477 (Spec: 90 o r any other Chapter)
5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 1 appended to this Schedule

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 478 (Spec: 90 o r any other Chapter)

Sub-Headings & Tariff Items Under 9001

Showing 14 sub-classification codes with complete hierarchy descriptions.

9001106-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Optical Fibres, Optical Fibres Bundles And Cables

900110008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Optical Fibres, Optical Fibres Bundles And Cables > Optical Fibres, Optical Fibres Bundles And Cables

9001206-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material

900120008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material > Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material

9001306-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Contact Lenses

900130008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Contact Lenses > Contact Lenses

9001406-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Spectacle Lenses Of Glass :

900140108-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Spectacle Lenses Of Glass : > Polarised Glass

900140908-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Spectacle Lenses Of Glass : > Other

9001506-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Spectacle Lenses Of Other Materials

900150008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Spectacle Lenses Of Other Materials > Spectacle Lenses Of Other Materials

9001906-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Other :

900190108-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Other : > Optical Calcite Crystal

900190908-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof > Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles, Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544, Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material, Lenses (Including Contact Lenses), Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Unmounted, Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Not Optically Worked. > Other : > Other

Other Headings in Chapter 90

HSN 9002
Lenses, Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Mounted, Being Parts Of Or Fittings For Instruments Or Apparatus,Other Than Such Elements Of Glass Optically Worked Not
HSN 9003
Frames And Mountings For Spectacles, Goggles Or The Like, And Parts Thereof
HSN 9004
Spectacles, Goggles And The Like, Corrective, Protective Or Other
HSN 9005
Binoculars, Monoculars, Other Optical Telescopes, And Mountings Therefor; Other Astronomical Instruments And Mountings Therefor, But Not Including Instruments For Radio-Astronomy
HSN 9006
Photographic (Other Than Cinematographic Cameras, Photographic Flashlight Apparatus And Flash Bulbs Other Than Discharge Lamps Of Heading 8538
HSN 9007
Cinematographic Cameras And Projectors, Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound Recording Or Reproducing Apparatus
HSN 9008
Image Projectors, Other Than Cinematographic; Photographic (Other Than Cinematographic) Enlargers And Reducers
HSN 9009
Omitted
HSN 9010
Apparatus And Equipment For Photographic (Including Cinematographic) Laboratories Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter; Negatoscopes; Projection Screens
HSN 9011
Compound Optical Microscopes, Including Those For Photomicro-Graphy, Cinephotomicrography Or Microprojection
HSN 9012
Microscopes Other Than Optical Microscopes; Diffraction Apparatus
HSN 9013
Lasers, Other Than Laser Diodes; Other Optical Appliances And Instruments, Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter
HSN 9014
Direction Finding Compasses; Other Navigational Instruments And Appliances
HSN 9015
Surveying (Including Photogrammetrical Surveying), Hydrographic, Oceanographic, Hydrological, Meteorological Or Geophysical Instruments And Appliances, Excluding Compasses; Rangefinders
HSN 9016
BALANCES OF A SENSITIVITY OF 5 cg OR BETTER, WITH OR WITHOUT WEIGHTS
HSN 9017
Drawing, Marking-Out Or Mathematical Calculating Instruments (For Example, Drafting Machines, Pantographs, Protractors, Drawing Sets, Slide Rules, Disc Calculators); Instruments For Measuring Length, For Use In The Hand (For Example, Measuring Rods And Tapes, Micrometers, Callipers), Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter
HSN 9018
Instruments And Appliances Used In Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary Sciences, Including Scientigraphic Apparatus, Other Electromedical Apparatus And Sight-Testing Instruments
HSN 9019
Mechano-Therapy Appliances; Massage Apparatus; Psychological Aptitude-Testing Apparatus; Ozone Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Aerosol Therapy, Artificial Respiration Or Other Therapeutic Respiration Apparatus
HSN 9020
Other Breathing Appliances And Gas Masks, Excluding Protective Masks Having Neither Mechanical Parts Nor Replaceable Filters
HSN 9021
Orthopaedic Appliances, Including Crutches, Surgical Belts And Trusses, Splints And Other Fracture Appliances, Artificial Parts Of The Body, Hearing Aids And Other Appliances Which Are Worn Or Carried, Or Implanted In The Body, To Compensate For A Defect Or Disability
HSN 9022
Apparatus Based On The Use Of X-Rays Or Of Alpha, Beta Gamma Or Other Ionising Radiations, Whether Or Not For Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary Uses, Including Radiography Or Radiotherapy Apparatus, X-Ray Tubes And Other X-Ray Generators, High Tension Generators, Control Panels And Desks, Screens, Examination Or Treatment Tables, Chairs And The Like
HSN 9023
Instruments, Apparatus And Models, Designed For Demonstrational Purposes (For Example, In Education Or Exhibitions), Unsuitable For Other Uses
HSN 9024
Machines And Appliances For Testing The Hardness, Strength, Compressibility, Elasticity Or Other Mechanical Properties Of Materials (For Example, Metals, Wood, Textiles, Paper, Plastics)
HSN 9025
Hydrometers And Similar Floating Instruments, Thermometers, Pyrometers, Barometers, Hygrometers And Psychrometers, Recording Or Not, And Any Combination Of These Instruments
HSN 9026
Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Checking The Flow, Level, Pressure Or Other Variables Of Liquids Or Gases (For Example, Flow Meters, Level Gauges, Manometers, Heat Meters), Excluding Instruments And Apparatus Of Heading 9014, 9015, 9028 Or 9032
HSN 9027
Instruments And Apparatus For Physical Or Chemical Analysis (For Example, Polarimeters, Refractometers, Spectrometers, Gas Or Smoke Analysis Apparatus); Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Checking Viscosity, Porosity, Expansion, Surface Tension Or The Like; Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Checking Quantities Of Heat, Sound Or Light (Including Exposure Meters); Microtomes
HSN 9028
Gas, Liquid Or Electricity Supply Or Production Meters, Including Calibrating Meters Therefor
HSN 9029
Revolution Counters, Production Counters, Taximeters, Mileometers, Pedometers And The Like; Speed Indicators And Tachometers, Other Than Those Of Heading 9014 Or 9015; Stroboscopes
HSN 9030
Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers And Other Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Checking Electrical Quantities, Excluding Meters Of Heading 9028; Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Detecting Alpha, Beta, Gamma, X-Ray, Cosmic Or Other Ionising Radiations
HSN 9031
Measuring Or Checking Instruments, Appliances And Machines, Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter; Profile Projectors
HSN 9032
Automatic Regulating Or Controlling Instruments And Apparatus
HSN 9033
Parts And Accessories (Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter) For Machines, Appliances, Instruments Or Apparatus Of Chapter 90
HSN 9070
Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
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