GST rate
5%
- Within a state
- CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%
- Between states
- IGST 5%
Where this code sits
- Chapter 90 — Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus
Last updated on BaelTrade: 11 September 2026
More specific codes under 90
HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
- 9001Contact Lenses; Spectacle Lenses5%
- 9002Lenses, 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 not optically worked [other than intraocular lens]18%
- 9003Frames and Mountings for Spectacles and Goggles5%
- 9004Corrective Spectacles & Vision-Correcting Goggles5%
- 9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy18%
- 9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 853918%
- 9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus18%
- 9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers18%
- 9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens18%
- 9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection18%
- 9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus18%
- 9013Lasers, other than Laser Diodes; other Optical Appliances and Instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter18%
- 9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances18%
- 9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders18%
- 9016Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights18%
- 9017Drawing, Marking-Out & Mathematical Calculating Instruments18%
- 9018Medical, Surgical, Dental Instruments & Appliances5%
- 9019Mechano-Therapy, Massage and Oxygen/Aerosol Therapy Appliances5%
- 9020Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters5%
- 9021Orthopaedic Appliances, Hearing Aids, Pacemakers5%
- 9022Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, 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, examinations or...5%
- 9023Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses18%
- 9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)18%
- 9025Thermometers for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usage5%
- 9026Instruments for Measuring Flow, Level, Pressure of Liquids/Gases18%
- 9027Instruments for Physical/Chemical Analysis (Spectrometers)18%
- 9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor18%
- 9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes18%
- 9030Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Measuring/Checking Instruments18%
- 9031Measuring/Checking Instruments & Machines NEC18%
- 9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus18%
- 9033Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 9018%
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Common questions
- What is the HSN code for Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters?
- The HSN code for Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters is 90.
- What is the GST rate for HSN 90?
- The GST rate for HSN 90 is 5%. Within a state it is charged as CGST 2.5% plus SGST 2.5%; between states as IGST 5%.
Rates are for reference, taken from BaelTrade’s tax master. Check the latest CBIC notification or ask your tax adviser before filing.