HSN code for welding rod.
Welding rod is classified under HSN code 8311 (WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PLATES, ELECTRODES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS). The GST rate is 18%, effective 2025-09-22, per 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate).
This heading covers flux-coated or flux-cored wires, rods, tubes, plates, and electrodes made from base metals or metal carbides, used for soldering, brazing, welding, or metal deposition. It also includes agglomerated base metal powder wires and rods for metal spraying applications.
GST rate for welding rod
| gst | cgst + sgst | what it covers | entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% + 9% | Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying | Sch II S.No 3859/2025-Central Tax (Rate) |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22
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 8311 code page → · chapter 83 — Miscellaneous articles of base metal
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