HSN code and GST rate

HSN code for bandages and dressings: 3005

Wadding, gauze, bandages, dressings and adhesive plasters for medical use. GST rate 5%, as notified by CBIC.

Short answer

The HSN code for bandages and dressings is 3005. GST is 5%: 2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST within a state, or 5% IGST to another state. Bandages, gauze and medicated plasters are 5%.

HSN code and GST rate for bandages and dressings

ItemBandages and dressings
HSN heading3005
DescriptionWadding, gauze, bandages, dressings and adhesive plasters for medical use
GST rate5%
Same state2.5% CGST + 2.5% SGST
Other state5% IGST

Bandages, gauze and medicated plasters are 5%.

Example: GST on a ₹1,000 sale of bandages and dressings

Taxable value ₹1,000.00. Within your state: CGST ₹25.00 + SGST ₹25.00 = ₹50.00, invoice total ₹1,050.00. To a buyer in another state: IGST ₹50.00, the same total.

How to show it on your invoice

Write the HSN code against each item line: at least 4 digits (3005) if your turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, 6 digits above that. Charge CGST and SGST when the buyer is in your state and IGST when the place of supply is another state. A GST invoice also needs your GSTIN, the buyer's GSTIN for B2B sales, the invoice number and date, the taxable value and the tax for each rate. Make one in a minute with the free GST invoice generator, or keep billing in FundRaksha Book, which fills the HSN and splits the tax for you.

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3005: Wadding, gauze, bandages, dressings and adhesive plasters for medical use.

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