HSN code 85492100 is the 8-digit tariff item for electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), under heading 8549 and sub-heading 854921 (Chapter 85). GST is 18%: 9% CGST + 9% SGST within a state, or 18% IGST to another state. Rates as of 2026-10-21.
HSN 85492100 at a glance
| Tariff item (8 digits) | 85492100 |
|---|---|
| Heading (4 digits) | 8549: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap |
| Sub-heading (6 digits) | 854921: Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) |
| Chapter | 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
| Description | Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) |
| GST rate | 18% |
| Within the state | 9% CGST + 9% SGST (or UTGST) |
| To another state | 18% IGST |
9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 521 (HSN 8549) covers "Electrical and electronic waste and scrap" at 18%.
The rate entry for this code
The description is the notification's own wording. An entry applies only when the goods match it.
| HSN scope | Description of goods | GST | CGST + SGST | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8549 | Electrical and electronic waste and scrap | 18% | 9% + 9% | 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S. No. 521 |
Worked example: a ₹1,000 sale under HSN 85492100
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 other amounts, or to work back from a tax-inclusive price, use the GST calculator.
How many HSN digits to print on the invoice
Notification 78/2020-Central Tax sets the minimum by aggregate turnover in the previous financial year: up to ₹5 crore, at least 4 digits (8549) on tax invoices to registered buyers (optional on B2C invoices); above ₹5 crore, at least 6 digits (854921) on all tax invoices. Exports and imports are declared on the shipping bill or bill of entry under the full 8-digit tariff item (85492100), so most exporters print 8 digits on their GST invoices too.
The HSN-wise summary in GSTR-1 uses the same code, so set it once on the item in your billing software. FundRaksha Book stores the HSN and GST rate on each item, splits CGST, SGST and IGST on every bill, and keeps stock and party ledgers alongside.
Other tariff items under heading 8549
- HSN 85491100: Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators, spent lead-acid accumulators (18%)
- HSN 85491200: Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury (18%)
- HSN 85491300: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury (18%)
- HSN 85491400: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury (18%)
- HSN 85493100: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric... (18%)
- HSN 85499100: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric... (18%)
See every rate entry for the heading on the HSN 8549 page, or all Chapter 85 headings.
Sources
Codes and descriptions: GSTN HSN master (HSN_SAC.xlsx, sheet HSN_MSTR), GST portal, file dated 13.10.2026, read on 21.10.2026; descriptions were converted from capitals and joined with their heading and sub-heading text. Rates: Rates from Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17.09.2025, as amended by Notification 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) (from 01.02.2026) and Notification 01/2026-Central Tax (Rate) (from 01.05.2026); nil-rated goods from Notification 10/2025-Central Tax (Rate); bricks from Notification 14/2025-Central Tax (Rate).