HSN code 2523 — PORTLAND CEMENT, ALUMINOUS CEMENT, SLAG CEMENT, SUPERSULPHAT
HSN · heading18%PORTLAND CEMENT, ALUMINOUS CEMENT, SLAG CEMENT, SUPERSULPHATE CEMENT AND SIMILAR HYDRAULIC CEMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT COLOURED OR IN THE FORM OF CLINKERS
This code covers Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and other similar hydraulic cements, whether colored or in clinker form. These are binding materials used in construction, concrete production, and masonry work.
current gst rate
| igst | cgst | sgst | condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | Sch II S.No 9 |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · all codes at 18%
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products commonly classified here
Aluminous cementCement clinkerCement powderColored cementConstruction cementHydraulic cementLow heat cementMasonry cementOPC (Ordinary Portland Cement)Portland cementPPC (Pozzolana Portland Cement)Rapid hardening cementSlag cementSulphate resisting cementWhite cement
more specific codes
sibling codes
- 2501SALT (INCLUDING TABLE SALT AND DENATURED SALT) AND PURE SODIUM CHLORIDE, WHETHER OR NOT IN AQUE
- 2502UNROASTED IRON PYRITES
- 2503SULPHUR OF ALL KINDS, OTHER THAN SUBLIMED SULPHUR, PRECIPITATED SULPHUR AND COLLODIAL SULPHUR
- 2504NATURAL GRAPHITE
- 2505NATURAL SANDS OF ALL KINDS, WHETHER OR NOT COLOURED, OTHER THAN METAL-BEARING SANDS OF CHAPTER
- 2506QUARTZ (OTHER THAN NATURAL SANDS); QUARTZITE, WHETHER OR NOT ROUGHLY TRIMMED OR MERELY CUT, BY
- 2507KAOLIN AND OTHER KAOLINIC CLAYS, WHETHER OR NOT CALCINED
- 2508OTHER CLAYS (NOT INCLUDING EXPANDED CLAYS OF HEADING 6806), ANDALUSITE, KYANITE AND SILLIMANITE
- 2509CHALK
- 2510NATURAL CALCIUM PHOSPHATES, NATURAL ALUMINIUM CALCIUM PHOSPHATES AND PHOSPHATIC CHALK
- 2511NATURAL BARIUM SULPHATE (BARYTES); NATURAL BARIUM CARBONATE (WITHERITE), WHETHER OR NOT CALCINE
- 2512SILICEOUS FOSSIL MEALS (FOR EXAMPLE, KIESELGUHR, TRIPOLITE AND DIATOMITE) AND SIMILAR SILICEOUS
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