Headings in HSN Chapter 93
The GST column shows the rate or rates at which Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names the heading; a heading named nowhere takes the residual 18%. The duty column is the basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff.
| Heading | Description | GST rate | Basic customs duty | Codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9301 | Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading | 18% | 10% | 4 |
| 9302 | Revolvers and pistols; other than those of heading no. 9303 or 9304 | 40% | 10% | 1 |
| 9303 | Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, very pistols and other devices… | 18% | 10% | 4 |
| 9304 | Firearms; (e.g. spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading no. 9307 | 18% | 10% | 1 |
| 9305 | Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9301 to 9304 | 18% | 10% | 6 |
| 9306 | Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles, and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge… | 18% | 10% | 4 |
| 9307 | Arms; swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and the like, parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor | 18% | 10% | 1 |
Where a heading shows more than one rate, the rate depends on the description of the goods. Open the heading to read the entries.
Official documents behind this page
- Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
- Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.