HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
25161200 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone”: tariff item 2516 12 00 under heading 2516 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 5% or 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 25Heading 2516Sub-heading 2516 12Tariff item 2516 12 00
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape
Tariff item 2516 12 00 · Heading 2516 · Chapter 25, Customs Tariff of India
The code
What the code covers in the Customs Tariff of India, and the GST rate entries that apply to it.
251612008 digits: 25 + 16 + 12 + 002516 12 00Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shapeHow to read it
An HSN code is built in layers. Each pair of digits narrows the one before it: 2 digits = chapter, 4 = heading, 6 = sub-heading, 8 = tariff item in the Customs Tariff of India.
The broadest layer. Chapter 25 covers salt, sulphur, earths and stones, plastering materials, lime and cement. It sits in Section V, mineral products.
Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape.
2516 12 is the 6-digit level of this tariff item. Between the heading and the item the Customs Tariff prints the line “Granite”.
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape. The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: kg.
GST rate
2 entries of the GST rate notifications name this code's tariff item or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5% or 18%. No single rate is stated for 25161200 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 2516 12 00 (this code's tariff item) | |||
| Schedule II, S. No. 8Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2516 12 00 | Granite, other than blocks | 18%IGST 18% · CGST 9% · SGST/UTGST 9%From 22 September 2025 |
| Entries for particular goods in heading 2516 | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 181Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 2516 | Granite blocks | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
Each entry applies only to the goods it describes. If none describes your goods, the entry for goods not specified elsewhere applies: Schedule II, S. No. 639, 18%: “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII”.
Rates are IGST on inter-State supplies; on supplies within a State the same rate is split equally between CGST and SGST/UTGST, under Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) with the same S. Nos.
On your invoice
Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020 sets the minimum number of HSN digits on B2B tax invoices from 1 April 2021, by the business's aggregate turnover in the previous year.
Businesses with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year show at least the heading, 2516, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 251612, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 25161200, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
Rate depends on the goods
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), which superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. The 2 entries in force from this date are listed in the GST rate section above.
Earlier rates under Notification 1/2017 are not shown here
Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 applied until it was superseded by Notification 9/2025.
Related codes
Heading 2516, granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape. The codes below sit closest to 25161200 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 2516. Each is shown in the official wording and has its own page with its GST rate entries. Use the search above for any other code.
25162000Tariff item 2516 20 0025169010Tariff item 2516 90 1025169090Tariff item 2516 90 9025161100Tariff item 2516 11 0025161200, this page's code, is tariff item 2516 12 00 under the same heading.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 2 entries of the rate notifications name this code's tariff item or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5% or 18%: Schedule II, S. No. 8 (18%); Schedule I, S. No. 181 (5%). Each entry applies only to the goods it describes; if none describes your goods, Schedule II, S. No. 639 (18%) applies. The full wording of every entry is in the GST rate section above.
At least 4 digits if your aggregate turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, and at least 6 digits above ₹5 crore, on B2B tax invoices (Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020, from 1 April 2021). For this code that is 2516 or 251612; many businesses use the full 25161200.
Tariff item 2516 12 00 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape”, under the line “Granite”, heading 2516 (“Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape”), in chapter 25 (salt, sulphur, earths and stones, plastering materials, lime and cement), Section V (mineral products). Unit of quantity: kg.
About this page
The section, chapter, heading, sub-heading and tariff item on this page are taken from the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule (Customs Tariff Act, 1975), CBIC edition as on 30 June 2024, with the tariff-line changes of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026 applied. The GST entries are taken from Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026; exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025.
This is reference information for classification and invoicing. It is not advice on how your own goods should be classified, and the official tariff and notifications prevail if the two ever differ. A change in the tariff or in a rate notification re-opens this page for an update.
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