What products are classified under HSN 25162000 ?
It includes Granite – Sandstone
HSN Code 25162000 represents Granite – Sandstone under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Granite – Sandstone correctly for billing, taxation, and trade. With HSN Code 25162000, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import/export of Granite – Sandstone.
HSN Code 25162000 relates to the following description:
| Chapter Number | Chapter Name | Sub Chapter Number | Sub Chapter Name | Description of Goods | CGST (%) |
SGST (%) |
IGST (%) |
CESS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2516 | Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | Granite: Sandstone | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5% | 0% |
Description of goods
Granite: Sandstone
Chapter
25 – Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
Sub Chapter
2516 – Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Granite – Sandstone does not include products with the following descriptions:
| HSN Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Granite: Crude or roughly trimmed | |
| Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks of a rectangular (including square) shape | |
| Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks of a rectangular (including square) shape (Other than blocks) | |
| Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - sandstone: crude or roughly trimmed | |
| Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - sandstone: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | |
| Other monumental or building stone: Pakur stone | |
| Other monumental or building stone: Stone boulders | |
| Other monumental or building stone: Other |
Granite: Crude or roughly trimmed
Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks of a rectangular (including square) shape
Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks of a rectangular (including square) shape (Other than blocks)
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - sandstone: crude or roughly trimmed
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape - sandstone: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Other monumental or building stone: Pakur stone
Other monumental or building stone: Stone boulders
Other monumental or building stone: Other
It includes Granite – Sandstone
For many agri/food items, GST applies at 5% when they are not fresh/chilled and are sold as pre‑packaged & labelled. Loose or fresh/chilled forms may be Nil.
Under HSN 25162000, Granite – Sandstone attracts Varies when sold in taxable form. Describe the form and packaging clearly on the invoice.
Use separate invoice lines per HSN and apply the correct rate per line (e.g., Varies for Granite – Sandstone; Nil for exempt items if applicable).
Use the exact HSN and the correct form (fresh/chilled vs. frozen/dried; PPL vs. not). Apply the rate per line to avoid wrong tax collection.
If your outward supply is taxable (5%/12% etc.), eligible ITC is available subject to general restrictions. For exempt/Nil supplies, reverse credit per Rule 42.
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