HSN code 8106 is the Customs Tariff heading for bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, in Chapter 81 (Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof). The GST rate is 18%: 9% CGST + 9% SGST within a state, or 18% IGST to another state. Rates are from 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), as amended, as of 2026-10-21.
GST rate entries for HSN 8106
These are the entries of the current GST rate notifications whose column (2) names heading 8106 or one of its sub-headings or tariff items. The description is the notification's own wording; the goods must match it for the rate to apply.
| HSN scope | Description of goods (notification wording) | GST | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8101 to 8112 | Other base metals, namely, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Magnesium, Cobalt mattes, and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, Bismuth, Cadmium, Titanium, Zirconium, Antimony, Manganese, Beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and thallium, and articles thereof, including waste and scrap | 18% | 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 360 |
- 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 360: One entry shared by 12 headings or chapters (8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8106, 8107, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8111, 8112); it applies to 8106 in the same way as to the others.
Goods of heading 8106 that do not match any description above fall under the residual entry, Schedule II S. No. 639 ("Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII"), at 18%, unless an "Any Chapter" entry or the nil-rated list of Notification 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate) covers them by description.
CGST, SGST and IGST split for HSN 8106
The rate notifications fix the central tax (CGST). State tax (SGST, or UTGST in a Union territory without a legislature) is levied at the same rate under the matching state notifications, and IGST on an inter-State supply equals the two together.
| Total GST | CGST | SGST / UTGST | IGST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | 18% |
Worked example: a ₹1,000 sale under HSN 8106
- At 18%: taxable value ₹1,000.00. Within your state, CGST ₹90.00 + SGST ₹90.00 = ₹180.00, invoice total ₹1,180.00. To a buyer in another state, IGST ₹180.00, the same total.
For any other amount, the GST calculator gives the same split, and works backwards from a tax-inclusive price.
How to write HSN 8106 on an invoice
Notification 78/2020-Central Tax sets the number of HSN digits on a tax invoice by the aggregate turnover of the previous financial year. Up to ₹5 crore, print at least 4 digits (8106) on invoices to registered buyers; HSN may be left off invoices to unregistered buyers. Above ₹5 crore, print 6 digits on every tax invoice. Many sellers print the full 8-digit tariff item anyway, because it matches the shipping bill for exports and shows which entry you used.
Charge CGST and SGST when the buyer is in your state and IGST when the place of supply is another state. The invoice also needs your GSTIN, the buyer's GSTIN for B2B sales, the invoice number and date, the quantity, the taxable value and the tax at each rate. The HSN-wise summary in GSTR-1 is built from the same codes, so set the code once per item in your billing software. Make a one-off bill with the free GST invoice generator, or bill every day in FundRaksha Book, which stores the HSN and rate on each item and splits the tax for you.
Other headings in Chapter 81
Chapter 81 of the Customs Tariff is Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof. This list has 13 of its headings, each with its own page. See all Chapter 81 headings.
- HSN 8101: Tungsten and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8102: Molybdenum and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8103: Tantalum and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8104: Magnesium and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8105: Cobalt mattes (18%)
- HSN 8107: Cadmium and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8108: Titanium and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8109: Zirconium and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8110: Antimony and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8111: Manganese and articles thereof (18%)
- HSN 8112: Beryllium, chromium, hafnium (18%)
- HSN 8113: Cermets and articles thereof (18%)