Goods Shifted from 28% to 18%
On 21 July 2018 GST council meeting was held. There are a lot of changes and recommendations made during this meeting. There are some goods shifted from 28% to 18%. Thes goods are described as Below:
| Sr. No. |
Goods description |
Old GST Tax Rate |
New GST Tax Rate |
| 1 |
Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) |
28% |
18% |
| 2 |
Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements |
28% |
18% |
| 3 |
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment including the water cooler, milk coolers, refrigerating equipment for leather industry, ice cream freezer etc. |
28% |
18% |
| 4 |
Washing machines. |
28% |
18% |
| 5 |
Lithium-ion batteries |
28% |
18% |
| 6 |
Vacuum cleaners |
28% |
18% |
| 7 |
Domestic electrical appliances such as food grinders and mixers & food or vegetable juice extractor, shaver, hair clippers etc |
28% |
18% |
| 8 |
Storage water heaters and immersion heaters, hair dryers, hand dryers, electric smoothing irons etc |
28% |
18% |
| 9 |
Televisions upto the size of 68 cm |
28% |
18% |
| 10 |
Special purpose motor vehicles. e.g., crane lorries, fire fighting vehicle, concrete mixer lorries, spraying lorries |
28% |
18% |
| 11 |
Works trucks [self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment] of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short transport of goods. |
28% |
18% |
| 12 |
Trailers and semi-trailers. |
28% |
18% |
| 13 |
Miscellaneous articles such as scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations. |
28% |
18% |
