Silica HSN Code with GST Rate
The HSN Code for silica depends on its form and classification. The source lists silica-related products under multiple HSN classifications, with GST rates ranging from 0% to 18%.
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HSN Code & GST Rate List for Silica
Showing 38 of 38 HS codes| HSN Code | Description | HS Code | Description | GST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2839 | Silicates; commercial silicates of the alkali metals | 283919 | Silicates of sodium, including commercial silicates (excluding sodium metasilicates) | 0% |
| 283920 | Silicates of potassium, including commercial silicates | 0% | ||
| 28399090 | Other silicates and commercial metal silicates, n.e.s. | 0% | ||
| 28391900 | Other sodium silicates | 0% | ||
| 28392000 | Potassium silicates | 0% | ||
| 2842 | Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined (excluding oxometallic/peroxometallic acids and azides, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury) | 284210 | Double or complex silicates of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined | 0% |
| 284290 | Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (excluding oxometallic/peroxometallic acids, double or complex silicates, azides, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury). Products include: Sodium Selenite | 0% | ||
| 2842 | Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined | 28421000 | Double or complex silicates including aluminosilicates | 0% |
| 3824 | Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations for the chemical or allied industries, including mixtures of natural products, n.e.s. | 38249025 | Precipitated silica and silica gel. Products include: Sealant, Desiccant | 18% |
| 38249090 | Other chemical products, n.e.s. Products include: Hardener, Agricultural Products, Silica Gel, Soda Ash, Admixture, Anti Foaming Agent, Antiscalant Chemical, Chlorinated Paraffin Wax, Release Agent, RO Antiscalant Chemical, Water Clarifier, Sulfuric Acid | 18% | ||
| 4005 | Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 400510 | Rubber, unvulcanised, compounded with carbon black or silica, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 18% |
| 400520 | Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in the form of solutions or dispersions (excluding rubber compounded with carbon black or silica) | 18% | ||
| 400591 | Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in the form of plates, sheets or strip (excluding rubber compounded with carbon black or silica) | 18% | ||
| 400599 | Compounded, unvulcanised rubber in primary forms (excluding solutions and dispersions, those containing carbon black or silica, and certain natural rubber mixtures) | 18% | ||
| 40051000 | Rubber compounded with carbon black/silica. Products include: Unim | 18% | ||
| 40059990 | Others, compounded rubber unvulcanised in primary forms/in plates, sheets/strips excluding silica/can sealing/hospital sheeting | 18% | ||
| 6901 | Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals, e.g. kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite, or of similar siliceous earths | 69010090 | Others. Products include: Wooden Pallet, Calcium Silicate Board, Gypsum Ceiling, Fire Bricks | 5% |
| 6902 | Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods (excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths) | 690220 | Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods containing, by weight, 50% alumina, silica or a mixture or compound of these products | 18% |
| 6902 | Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods | 690290 | Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods (excluding specified compositions) | 18% |
| 69022010 | Silica bricks and shapes | 18% | ||
| 69022090 | Other refractory bricks containing >50% of alumina/silica | 18% | ||
| 6903 | Retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and other refractory ceramic goods | 690320 | Refractory ceramic goods containing 50% alumina, or a compound of alumina and silica | 18% |
| 690390 | Other refractory ceramic goods (excluding specified goods) | 18% | ||
| 69039040 | Monolithics/castables (fire-clay, basic silica, high alumina, insulating) | 18% | ||
| 7002 | Glass in balls, rods or tubes, unworked | 700231 | Tubes of fused quartz or other fused silica, unworked | 18% |
| 700239 | Tubes of glass, unworked (excluding specified glass and fused quartz/fused silica) | 18% | ||
| 70023100 | Tubes of fused quartz/other fused silica | 18% | ||
| 7017 | Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated | 701710 | Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware of fused quartz or other fused silica | 18% |
| 701720 | Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware having a linear coefficient of expansion <= 5 x 10^-6 per kelvin within 0°C to 300°C | 18% | ||
| 701790 | Other laboratories, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware. Products include: Pipette Tips | 18% | ||
| 70179090 | Other laboratory glassware. Products include: Pipette, Silica Gel, Desiccator, Beaker, Volumetric Flask | 18% | ||
| 7602 | Waste and scrap, of aluminium | 760200 | Waste and scrap, of aluminium (excluding specified slags, scale and similar waste) | 18% |
| 8479 | Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof. Products include: Wifi Routers, Air Coolers | 84799090 | Parts of other machinery and mechanical appliances, having individual functions. Products include: Wifi Routers/Routers, Key PCB (for Air Cooler), Wire Brushes, Brush Cutter, Ozone Generator, Pipette, Ship Spares, Ice Cream Machine, Servo Drive, CNC Machine, Cotton Swabs, Dust Collector, Silica Gel, Variable Frequency Drive VFD, Swivel Coupler, Agitator, Agitators, Ball Mill Machine, Biomass Briquettes, Tube Expander, Composting Machine, Polyester Rope | 12% |
| 0813 | Pesticides, not elsewhere specified or included. Products include: Drone | 08134010 | Precipitated silica and silica gel. Products include: Sealant | 5% |
| 08131000 | Other for medical diagnosis. Products include: Silica Gel | 5% | ||
| 08134090 | Other chemical products, n.e.s. Products include: Hardener, Agricultural Products, Silica Gel, Soda Ash, Chironji, Charoli | 5% | ||
| 0803 | Silica sand processed (white). Products include: River Sand | 080300 | Other silica sand. Products include: River Sand | 5% |
| 0804 | Ordinary Portland cement, dry. Products include: Ultratech Cement | 08041030 | Silicon dioxide. Products include: Silica Gel, Khajur, Dry Dates | 5% |
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Silica sand is listed under HSN 2505, including HS Codes 250510, 25051011, 25051012 and 25051019, with a 5% GST rate. Silicon dioxide and silica fumes are listed under HSN 2811 at 0% GST, while silicates under HSN 2839 and certain inorganic silicates under HSN 2842 are also listed at 0%. Precipitated silica and silica gel under HS Code 38249025 carry 18% GST. Silica-containing refractory products and fused silica products under HSN 6902, 6903 and 7002 are also listed at 18%. Businesses can verify the HSN Code, check details through GST Search, and calculate applicable tax using the GST Calculator.
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