HSN Codes · Chapter 84: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances

HSN Code 84231000

Personal weighing machines, including baby scales, household scales

Typical GST rate

Varies

Depends on sub-classification

Type

Goods

HSN classification

Code level

8-digit

Tariff item

Reading code 84231000

The first two digits (84) place this code in chapter 84 — Machinery and Mechanical Appliances. Heading 8423 groups the product family, and the remaining digits pin down this specific 8-digit classification. Remember: you can never invent a shorter code by truncating a longer one — only codes that exist in the official tariff are valid.

The biggest goods chapter: engines, pumps, compressors, ACs, refrigerators, computers and laptops (8471), and industrial machinery of every kind.

Parent heading

8423 — Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 centigrams or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds

Related codes in heading 8423

  • 84232000 — Scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors
  • 84233000 — Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales
  • 84238110 — Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg — beam scale
  • 84238190 — Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg — other
  • 84238210 — Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg — beam scale
  • 84238290 — Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg — other
  • 84238900 — Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 centigrams or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds — other — other
  • 84239010 — Weighing machine weights of all kinds, parts of weighing machinery — weighing machine weights of all kinds
  • 84239020 — Weighing machine weights of all kinds, parts of weighing machinery — parts of weighing machinery

Frequently asked questions

The GST rate under 84231000 depends on the specific item and applicable notifications. Check the classification with our HSN code finder and confirm the rate before invoicing.
Businesses with annual aggregate turnover of ₹5 crore or more must report at least 6 digits on e-invoices and e-way bills; below ₹5 crore, 4 digits is the B2B minimum. Exports require 8 digits.
Every line item on a GST tax invoice carries its HSN code alongside the description, quantity, taxable value, and tax breakup. The code also flows into your GSTR-1 HSN summary and e-way bills.

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