GoodsHSN 8442
Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making plates, printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) — GST rate 18%
18%GST
Condition: other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making plates
| CGST (intra-state) | 9% |
| SGST / UTGST (intra-state) | 9% |
| IGST (inter-state) | 18% |
| HSN code | 8442 |
| Category | Goods |
| Source notification | 9/2025 |
As per Notification 9/2025, machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making plates, printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) classified under HSN 8442 attracts 18% GST effective 22 September 2025. On an intra-state supply this is charged as 9% CGST plus 9% SGST; on an inter-state supply the full 18% is charged as IGST. This rate applies subject to the condition: other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making plates.