HSN Code 996331 — Restaurant — GST 5%

Group 9963 — F&B Services · Service (SAC)

SAC code

996331

GST rate

Type

services

Full description

Restaurant, café and similar food service

Why this code: Standalone restaurants, cafés, dhabas, food courts and cloud kitchens all bill under SAC 996331. Rate depends on the venue.

Conditional note: DEFAULT 5% GST (no ITC) — standalone restaurants, AC/non-AC, takeaway, food courts. 18% GST (with ITC) ONLY if restaurant is INSIDE a hotel where the declared room tariff for any room is > ₹7,500/night (typically 5-star / luxury). 'Five-star' alone doesn't set the rate — the room tariff threshold does.

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

2.5%

SGST / UTGST

2.5%

IGST

Common keywords & aliases

If your invoice description contains any of these terms, HSN 996331 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.

restaurantcafedhabaeateryrestaurant mealfood servicedininglunch buffetdinner restaurant5 star restaurant5-star restaurantfive star restaurantluxury restauranthotel restaurantfine diningAC restaurantnon-AC restauranttakeaway foodfood courtqsrquick service restaurant

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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.