HSN Code and GST rate for dairy products which comes under the chapter 4 of HSN code. Let us now discuss the GST rates on various dairy products. In this article, we shall look at the GST rates for all such products.
NIL GST Rate Products
The following types of milk, dairy products, honey and eggs do not attract any tax under GST:
Fresh milk and pasteurized milk, including separated milk, milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, excluding Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk
Eggs, birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
Curd
Lassi
Butter milk
Chena or paneer other than put up in unit containers and bearing a registered brand name
Natural honey, other than put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand name
5% GST Rate Products
The following types of milk, dairy products, honey and eggs attract 5% GST:
Ultra-High Temperature (UHT) milk
Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter including skimmed milk powder, milk food for babies, excluding condensed milk
Cream, yogurt, kepi and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavored or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included
Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, molded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Natural honey, put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand name
Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
12% GST Rate Products
The following types of milk, dairy products, honey and eggs attract 12% GST:
Butter and other fats (ghee, butter oil, etc.) and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
Cheese
18% GST Rate Products
The following types of milk, dairy products, honey and eggs attract 18% GST:
Condensed milk
28% GST Rate Dairy Products
As of now, there are no milk or dairy products, including egg, honey and other edible products of animal origin that attract 28% GST rate.