HSN Code 3004Medicaments (mixed or unmixed) — GST 12%

Chapter 30 — Pharmaceuticals · Goods (HSN)

HSN code
3004
GST rate
12%
Type
goods

Full description

Medicaments (mixed or unmixed), packaged for retail sale (tablets, syrups, capsules, injections)

Why this code: Finished medicines in retail packs — strips, vials, syrup bottles, injections — sit at 12% GST under HSN 3004.

Conditional note: Default 12%. Concessional 5% for: life-saving drugs (Schedule I of Notif 2/2017), oral rehydration salts, insulin, anti-cancer/anti-HIV/anti-TB drugs. Ayurvedic/Unani/Siddha/Homeopathy = 12%.

GST rate breakdown

For an intra-state invoice, GST splits equally into CGST + SGST. For inter-state (or exports), it appears as a single IGST line.

CGST
6%
SGST / UTGST
6%
IGST
12%

Common keywords & aliases

If your invoice description contains any of these terms, HSN 3004 is a likely match. The matcher in this tool is a keyword scorer — not an AI classifier — so cross-check borderline cases against the official CBIC schedule.

medicinetablettablet medicinecapsuledrugpharmaceuticalsyrupsyrup medicineointmentdawaiinjectioninjection medicinevialampouleparacetamolcrocinantibioticinsulininsulin injectiongeneric medicinepharma retailayurvedic medicinehomeopathic medicineunani medicinesiddha medicineorsoral rehydrationantiseptic creambalmtablets stripmedicine strip

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Source: keyword-matched from a curated subset of the CBIC GST rate schedule. Dataset snapshot: 2025-04-01. Rates can change between notifications — verify before invoicing.