GST Rate on Medicines: 12%

HSN 300490 · 6% CGST + 6% SGST intra-state, or 12% IGST interstate.

Most medicaments attract 12% GST under heading 3004, with specified life-saving drugs at 5% or nil. The pharmacy shelf thus spans three slabs, and correct product-level classification protects both margin and compliance.

Worked example at 12%

Taxable value: ₹10,000
CGST (6%): ₹600.00
SGST (6%): ₹600.00
Invoice total: ₹11,200.00

Interstate, the same sale shows a single IGST line of ₹1,200.00. Try your own numbers in the GST calculator.

Classification

Medicines is classified under HSN 300490 — 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Notified life-saving drugs — including certain oncology, diabetes, and rare-disease treatments — carry 5% or full exemption. Everything outside those schedules defaults to 12%.

For a sale within one state, the 12% splits equally into 6% CGST and 6% SGST. For an interstate sale it is charged as a single 12% IGST — the total tax is the same either way.

HSN code 300490. The code appears on every invoice line and flows into the GSTR-1 summary and e-way bills.

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