GST on Water-based Products

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NIL GST Water and Water-based Products

The following products classified as water/water-based products feature nil GST rate:

Water excluding aerated, mineral, purified, distilled, medicinal, ionic, battery, demineralized and water sold in sealed container.
Non-alcoholic Toddy, along with neera including date and palm neera
Non-branded tender coconut water, which are not put in a unit container

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Water and Water-based products with 5% GST

Relatively few water/water-derived products have 5% GST rate. The major one is:

Ice and snow

GST on Water and related products @ 12%

A range of water as well as water-based products are taxed at 12% GST rate. Some of major ones are:

Drinking water, when packed in 20 L bottles
Branded tender coconut water when put up in a container
Lemonade
Aerated water

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GST Rate 18% (water and related products)

GST on water and related products can be 18% in some cases. The following are key examples of this:

Natural and artificial mineral water, and aerated water with no added sugar/other sweetening or flavouring agents
Non-alcoholic beverages, excluding tender coconut water

GST Rate on Water and related Products @28%

GST on water/water-products can be as high as 28% as mentioned earlier. The following are key examples of products featuring the highest GST rate:

All goods, including aerated water, with added sugar or other sweetening and flavouring agents

HSN Code and GST Rate on Water as well as related products

The following table shows the HSN Code and CGST/SGST/IGST rates on water and compensation cess of various water and water-based products manufactured/supplied in India:

HSN Code	Type of Product	CGST Rate (%)	SGST Rate (%)	IGST Rate (%)	Compensation Cess (%)
2201	Water, excluding aerated, mineral, purified, distilled, medicinal, ionic, battery, demineralized and water sold in sealed container	0	0	0	–
2201	Non-alcoholic Toddy, Neera including date and palm neera	0	0	0	–
2202 90 90	Non-branded tender coconut water, which are not put in a unit container	0	0	0	–
2201 90 10	Ice and snow	2.5	2.5	5	–
2845	Heavy water	2.5	2.5	5	–
2201	Drinking water (20 L bottles)	6	6	12	–
2202 99 90	Branded tender coconut water when put up in a container	6	6	12	–
28	Steam	6	6	12	–
2202 10 20	Lemonade	–	–	–	12
2202 10 10	Aerated water	–	–	–	12
2201	Natural and artificial mineral water, and aerated water with no added sugar/other sweetening or flavouring agents	9	9	18	–
2202 91 00, 2202 99 90	Non-alcoholic beverages, excluding tender coconut water	9	9	18	–
2202 10	All goods, including aerated water, with added sugar or other sweetening and flavouring agents	14	14	28	–

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