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Chapter 49: Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures & Other Products

Official list of 50 HSN codes and GST tax rates. Printed books, brochures, calendars, music, globes, newspapers, periodicals, maps, and stamps.

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CodeTypeDescriptionGST RateCGSTSGSTIGSTAction
#49HSN
HSN
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
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#4901HSN
HSN
PRINTED BOOKS, BROCHURES, LEAFLETS AND SIMILAR PRINTED MATTER, WHETHER OR NOT IN SINGLE SHEETS
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
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#490110HSN
HSN
IN SINGLE SHEETS, WHETHER OR NOT FOLDED :
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
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#49011010HSN
HSN
PRINTED BOOKS
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
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#49011020HSN
HSN
PAMPHLETS, BOOKLETS, BROCHURES, LEAFLETS AND SIMILAR PRINTED MATTER
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
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#490191HSN
HSN
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPAEDIAS, AND SERIAL INSTALMENTS THEREOF
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
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#49019100HSN
HSN
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPAEDIAS, AND SERIAL INSTALMENTS THEREOF
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
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#490199HSN
HSN
OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
💬
#49019900HSN
HSN
OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 2.5%•SGST: 2.5%•IGST: 5%
5%
2.5%2.5%5%
💬
#4902HSN
HSN
NEWSPAPERS, JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS, WHETHER OR NOT ILLUSTRATED OR CONTAINING ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
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#490210HSN
HSN
APPEARING AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A WEEK :
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
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#49021010HSN
HSN
NEWSPAPERS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49021020HSN
HSN
JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#490290HSN
HSN
OTHER :
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49029010HSN
HSN
NEWSPAPERS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49029020HSN
HSN
JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#4903HSN
HSN
CHILDREN'S PICTURE, DRAWING OR COLOURING BOOKS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#490300HSN
HSN
CHILDRENS PICTURE, DRAWING OR COLOURING BOOKS :
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
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#49030010HSN
HSN
PICTURE BOOKS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
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#49030020HSN
HSN
DRAWING OR COLOURING BOOKS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
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#4904HSN
HSN
MUSIC, PRINTED OR IN MANUSCRIPT, WHETHER OR NOT BOUND OR ILLUSTRATED
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#490400HSN
HSN
MUSIC, PRINTED OR IN MANUSCRIPT, WHETHER OR NOT BOUND OR ILLUSTRATED
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49040000HSN
HSN
MUSIC, PRINTED OR IN MANUSCRIPT, WHETHER OR NOT BOUND OR ILLUSTRATED
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#4905HSN
HSN
MAPS AND HYDROGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR CHARTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING ATLASES, WALL MAPS, TOPOGRAPHICAL PLANS AND GLOBES, PRINTED
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49051000HSN
HSN
MAPS AND HYDROGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR CHARTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING ATLASES, WALL MAPS, TOPOGRAPHICAL PLANS AND GLOBES, PRINTED GLOBES
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#490520HSN
HSN
IN BOOK FORM
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49052000HSN
HSN
IN BOOK FORM
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#490590HSN
HSN
OTHER :
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49059010HSN
HSN
GEOGRAPHICAL, HYDROLOGICAL, ASTRONOMICAL MAPS OR CHARTS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49059020HSN
HSN
GLOBE
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49059090HSN
HSN
OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49059100HSN
HSN
MAPS AND HYDROGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR CHARTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING ATLASES, WALL MAPS, TOPOGRAPHICAL PLANS AND GLOBES, PRINTED - OTHER : IN BOOK FORM
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#490599HSN
HSN
Other
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49059910HSN
HSN
MAPS AND HYDROGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR CHARTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING ATLASES, WALL MAPS, TOPOGRAPHICAL PLANS AND GLOBES, PRINTED - OTHER : - OTHER: GEOGRAPHICAL, HYDROLOGICAL, ASTRONOMICAL MAPS OR CHARTS
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#49059990HSN
HSN
MAPS AND HYDROGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR CHARTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING ATLASES, WALL MAPS, TOPOGRAPHICAL PLANS AND GLOBES, PRINTED - OTHER : - OTHER: OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 0.0%•SGST: 0.0%•IGST: 0%
0%
0.0%0.0%0%
💬
#4906HSN
HSN
PLANS AND DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL OR SIMILAR PURPOSES, BEING ORIGINALS DRAWN BY HAND; HAND-WRITTEN TEXTS; PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS ON SENSITISED PAPER AND CARBON COPIES OF THE FOREGOING
Chapter 49
CGST: 6.0%•SGST: 6.0%•IGST: 12%
12%
6.0%6.0%12%
💬
#490600HSN
HSN
PLANS AND DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL OR SIMILAR PURPOSES, BEING ORIGINALS DRAWN BY HAND, HAND WRITTEN TEXTS, PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS ON SENSITISED PAPER AND CARBON COPIES OF THE OREGOING
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49060000HSN
HSN
PLANS AND DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL OR SIMILAR PURPOSES, BEING ORIGINALS DRAWN BY HAND, HAND WRITTEN TEXTS, PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS ON SENSITISED PAPER AND CARBON COPIES OF THE FOREGOING
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#4907HSN
HSN
UNUSED POSTAGE, REVENUE OR SIMILAR STAMPS OF CURRENT OR NEW ISSUE IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY HAVE, OR WILL HAVE, A RECOGNIZED FACE VALUE; STAMP-IMPRESSED PAPER; BANK NOTES; CHEQUE FORMS; STOCK, SHARE OR BOND CERTIFICATES AND SIMILAR DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#490700HSN
HSN
UNUSED POSTAGE, REVENUE OR SIMILAR STAMPS OF CURRENT OR NEW ISSUE IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY HAVE, OR WILL HAVE, A RECOGNIZED FACE VALUE, STAMP-IMPRESSED PAPER, BANK NOTES, CHEQUE FORMS, STOCK, SHARE OR BOND CERTIFICATES AND SIMILAR DOCUMENTS OF TITLE :
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49070010HSN
HSN
UNUSED POSTAGE, REVENUE OR SIMILAR STAMPS OF CURRENT OR NEW ISSUE IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY HAVE, OR WILL HAVE, A RECOGNIZED FACE VALUE
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49070020HSN
HSN
BANK NOTES
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49070030HSN
HSN
DOCUMENTS OF TITLE CONVEYING THE RIGHT TO USE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49070090HSN
HSN
OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#4908HSN
HSN
TRANSFERS (DECALCOMANIAS)
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#490810HSN
HSN
TRANSFERS (DECALCOMANIAS), VITRIFIABLE
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49081000HSN
HSN
TRANSFERS (DECALCOMANIAS), VITRIFIABLE
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#490890HSN
HSN
OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#49089000HSN
HSN
OTHER
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
💬
#4909HSN
HSN
PRINTED OR ILLUSTRATED POSTCARDS; PRINTED CARDS BEARING PERSONAL GREETINGS, MESSAGES OR ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT ILLUSTRATED, WITH OR WITHOUT ENVELOPES OR TRIMMINGS
Chapter 49
CGST: 9.0%•SGST: 9.0%•IGST: 18%
18%
9.0%9.0%18%
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Frequently Asked Questions: Chapter 49

Chapter 49 covers goods classified under "Chapter 49". In total, there are 50 recognized commodities and 4-digit/8-digit tariff items under this chapter according to the Indian Customs & Central Excise Tariff schedule.
Check the table above or use the live search filter. GST rates (0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, or 28%) depend on specific sub-classifications and conditions (e.g. pre-packaged vs fresh, brand registration status).
For businesses with annual turnover over ₹5 Crores, mentioning 6-digit HSN codes on B2B invoices is mandatory. For turnover up to ₹5 Crores, a minimum 4-digit code is required for B2B supplies.
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