HSN code for measuring tape.
Measuring tape is classified under HSN code 901780 (OTHER INSTRUMENTS). The GST rate is 18%, effective 2025-09-22, per 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate).
GST rate for measuring tape
| gst | cgst + sgst | what it covers | entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% + 9% | Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter | Sch II S.No 5709/2025-Central Tax (Rate) |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · rate inherited from heading 9017
Invoice examples at 18%
Intra-state sale of ₹10,000 at 18% GST
- Taxable value₹10,000
- CGST @ 9%₹900
- SGST @ 9%₹900
- Invoice total₹11,800
Inter-state sale of ₹1,00,000 at 18% GST
- Taxable value₹1,00,000
- IGST @ 18%₹18,000
- Invoice total₹1,18,000
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Full detail — official text, every sub-code and rate history — on the HSN 901780 code page → · chapter 90 — Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring,
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