HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
82089030 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances: Other: Band knives for splitting machine”: tariff item 8208 90 30 under heading 8208 of the Customs Tariff of India. GST on this code is 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 82Heading 8208Sub-heading 8208 90Tariff item 8208 90 30
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances: Other: Band knives for splitting machine
Tariff item 8208 90 30 · Heading 8208 · Chapter 82, 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.
820890308 digits: 82 + 08 + 90 + 308208 90 30Band knives for splitting machineHow 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 82 covers tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal, parts thereof of base metal. It sits in Section XV, base metal & articles of base metal.
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances.
Other.
Band knives for splitting machine. The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: u.
GST rate
One entry of the GST rate notification names this code: Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule II (18%), S. No. 368, “Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances”, effective from 22 September 2025. The matching Central Tax entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule II (9%), same S. No.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule II, S. No. 368Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 8208 | Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances | 18%IGST 18% · CGST 9% · SGST/UTGST 9%From 22 September 2025 |
82089030 is covered by the highlighted entry. The 18% IGST rate corresponds to CGST 9% + SGST/UTGST 9% on supplies within a State.
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, 8208, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 820890, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 82089030, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
18% IGST · 9% CGST + 9% SGST/UTGST
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule II (18%), S. No. 368: “Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances”. Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule II (9%), same S. No. Notification 9/2025 superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
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 8208, knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances. The codes below sit closest to 82089030 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 8208. 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.
82089040Tariff item 8208 90 4082089090Tariff item 8208 90 9082089010Tariff item 8208 90 1082081000Tariff item 8208 10 0082082000Tariff item 8208 20 0082083000Tariff item 8208 30 0082084000Tariff item 8208 40 0082089030, this page's code, is tariff item 8208 90 30 under the same heading. 3 of the codes listed share its sub-heading, 8208 90.
Questions
18% IGST, made up of 9% CGST and 9% SGST/UTGST, from 22 September 2025. The entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), Schedule II (18%), S. No. 368: “Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances”. The matching Central Tax entry is Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), Schedule II (9%), same S. No.
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 8208 or 820890; many businesses use the full 82089030.
Tariff item 8208 90 30 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Band knives for splitting machine”, under sub-heading 8208 90 (“Other”), heading 8208 (“Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances”), in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal, parts thereof of base metal), Section XV (base metal & articles of base metal). Unit of quantity: u.
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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