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HSN 8523: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices,…
HSN code 8523 covers: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37.
After the 22 Sep 2025 reform most goods fall under 5% or 18% GST (a few sin/luxury items are 40%). We don't show an exact rate for this specific code because it isn't verified — check the CBIC rate finder or your CA, then enter that rate when you invoice.
Rates were revised in the 22 Sep 2025 GST reform (now a two-slab 5% / 18% structure for most goods, with a 40% slab for sin/luxury items). This is a reference, not tax advice — confirm the exact rate for your specific item with your CA.
What's inside 8523
This heading has 8 subheadings, including: Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Magnetic media; other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Semiconductor media; other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37, Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37. Use the HSN/SAC finder to pin down the exact code.
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