GST Rate of Tea, Coffee & Spices

GST Rates on Tea, Coffee and Spices

The GST Rates in India has been implemented by the Government of India. The GST Rates have been categorized into five slabs- 0% (Nil), 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. These GST Slabs have been mapped by the HSN Codes. The GST Rates and the HSN Codes of the Tea, Coffee and spices fall under the Chapter 9 of the HSN Codes. In this article, we are going to talk about the GST Rates on Vegetables. 

The GST is classified into three types:

1. CGST- Central Goods and Service Tax
2. SGST- State Goods and Service Tax
3. IGST- Integrated Goods and Service Tax

The Integrated Goods and Service Tax is always the summation of the Central and State Goods and Service Tax. The HSN Codes of the Tea, Coffee and Spices lie from 0901 to 0910 3010.

The GST Rates are mainly classified on the basis of the above GST types and HSN Codes.

Under the Nil Category (0%):

The products that lie under this category are:

• All goods of seed quality.
• Coffee beans, not roasted.
• Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway juniper berries (of seed quality)
• Fresh ginger, other than in processed form
• Fresh turmeric, other than in processed form.

Under the 5% GST Rates:

• Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated, coffee husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion (other than coffee beans not roasted)
• Mate
• Pepper of the genus Piper, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus Pimenta.
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon and Cinnamon- tree flowers.
• Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
• Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
• Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway, juniper berries (other than the seed quality)
• Ginger other than fresh ginger, saffron, turmeric other than fresh turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry leaves and other spices.

No other products attract any of the GST Rates