GST Rate on Cosmetics: 18%

HSN 330499 · 9% CGST + 9% SGST intra-state, or 18% IGST interstate.

Beauty and skincare products — creams, lotions, and make-up — attract 18% GST under heading 3304. Premium positioning doesn't change the rate; only genuinely medicinal products escape to chapter 30.

Worked example at 18%

Taxable value: ₹10,000
CGST (9%): ₹900.00
SGST (9%): ₹900.00
Invoice total: ₹11,800.00

Interstate, the same sale shows a single IGST line of ₹1,800.00. Try your own numbers in the GST calculator.

Classification

Cosmetics is classified under HSN 330499 — see the full classification page for the official description, parent and related codes, and digit-length rules. Rates follow GST Council notifications and can change; the rate shown here is the one typically associated with this classification.

Also at 18% GST

Accounting & Bookkeeping SAC 998222 Advertising Services SAC 998361 Biscuits HSN 190531 Ceramic & Vitrified Tiles HSN 690721 Chocolate HSN 1806 Commercial Rent SAC 997212 Courier Services SAC 996811 Detergent HSN 3402

Frequently asked questions

Standard sunscreens are cosmetics at 18%. Only products licensed and marketed as medicaments with therapeutic claims can classify under chapter 30 at 12% — a frequently litigated line.

For a sale within one state, the 18% splits equally into 9% CGST and 9% SGST. For an interstate sale it is charged as a single 18% IGST — the total tax is the same either way.

HSN code 330499. The code appears on every invoice line and flows into the GSTR-1 summary and e-way bills.

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