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Costs of numerous normal products at the stores are probably going to stay unaltered in the underlying days after the GST rollout, say specialists. Makers may sit tight for fourteen days to gauge the net effect of GST on them and additionally on wholesalers and merchants and may amend the costs in like manner later.

Items | Current effective rate (%) | GST (%) |
Perfume | 17.5 – 27 | 18 |
Cosmetics | 28 | |
Cheese | 5-14.5 | 12 |
Butter | 12 | |
Glucometers | 11-20.5 | 12 |
Tableware – Metal | 11 | 18 |
Revised 12% for spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake servers, fish knives, tongs | ||
Tableware – Ceramic | 17.5 | 18 |
Tableware – Wood | 18 and 28 | |
Tableware – Plastic | 18 | |
Kitchenware – Metal | 11-20.5 | 18 |
Revised 12% for Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake servers, fish knives, tongs | ||
Kitchenware-Ceramic | 17.5 – 27 | 18 |
Kitchenware-Wood | 18 and 28 | |
Kitchenware-Plastic | 18 | |
Kitchenware-Fly ash | 18 | |
X-Ray Apparatus (for medical, dental & veterinary) | 17.5-27 | 12 |
X-Ray Apparatus | 28 | |
Footwear (below Rs. 500) | 14.41 | 5 |
Footwear(above Rs. 500) | 14.41 | 18 |
Readymade garments (below Rs. 1000) | 5-6 | 5 |
Readymade garments (above Rs. 1000) | 18.5 | 12 |
Biscuits( Less than Rs. 100/kg) | 11.89 | 18 |
Biscuits(Above Rs. 100/kg) | 16.09 | 18 |
Corn-flakes | 9.86 | 18 |
Wrist watch | 20.64 | 28 |
Jam | 5.66 | 18 |
Baby food (sold in unit containers) | 7.06 | 18 |
Cellular Phone | 13-24 | 12 |
Small Cars (<4m <1200 cc petrol) | 25-27 | 28+1 (cess) |
Small Cars (<4m <1500 cc diesel) | 25-27 | 28+3 (cess) |
Mid-segment (<1500 cc) | 36-40 | 28+15 (cess) |
Cars with 1500 cc & larger engines | 41.5-44.5 | 28+15 (cess) |
Vehicles for transport with 10 to 13 passenger capacity (cannot be considered as bus) | 39-41 | 28+15 |
Motorcycles | 25-35 | 28 |
Motorcycles Engine >350 | 25-35 | 28+3 (cess) |
Television | 25-27 | 28 |
Medicines | 11 | 5 |
Stationery (Plastics) | 11-27 | 18 |
Stationery (Paper) | 12 and 18 | |
Rates revised on following items from 18% to 12% – Exercise books and note books | ||
Stationery (Pen/Fountain Pen) | ||
Rates revised on following items from 18% to 12% – Eraser | ||
Renewable energy devices | 17-18 | 5 |
Iron Ore | 17-18 | 5 |
Digital Cameras | 25-27 | 28 |
Luxury items like yacht | 25-27 | 28+3 (cess) |
Music Instruments (Handmade) | 0-12.5 | 0 |
Music Instruments (Other than Handmade) | 25-27 | 28 |