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Vaccines is classified under HSN heading 3002. GST as on 26 October 2026: Nil or 5%.
Rates checked on 26 October 2026 · BooksOn HSN dataset v7, compiled from CBIC notifications
What is the GST rate on Vaccines?
GST on Vaccines as on 26 October 2026: Nil or 5%. Which rate applies depends on the exact code and on how it is sold or supplied; each entry below names the CBIC notification it comes from.
Changed with GST 2.0 (22 September 2025): 12% → 5% (3002). Many rate charts online still show the old rate. All GST 2.0 rate changes.
| Old GST rate (before 22 Sep 2025) | New GST rate | Code | What it covers | Notification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil | 3002 | No GST on human blood and its components. | 10/2025-CT(R), entry 114 |
| 5% | 5% | 3002 | If you sell vaccines for animals or humans, GST is 5%. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 232 |
| 12% | 5% | 3002 | Animal blood prepared for treatment or diagnosis, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, toxins, microbe cultures (not yeasts) and cell cultures. | 9/2025-CT(R), entry 231 |
GST rate on Vaccines since 1 July 2017
The rate in force in each period, for old invoices, amended returns and audits. Each change came with a CBIC notification; the rate on any exact date is in the app.
| From | To | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | 21 September 2025 | Nil, 5% or 12% |
| 22 September 2025 | today | Nil or 5% |
The GST rate on Vaccines is set by the CBIC rate notification entry that covers it. It can depend on how the goods are sold, for example packed and labelled or loose, and many rates changed with GST 2.0 from 22 September 2025. The free BooksOn HSN app shows the rate as on any date since 1 July 2017, with the notification and entry number.
3002 Human blood; animal blood prepared fortherapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines,toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and other similar products; cell cultures, whether or not modified
| Code | Description (as in the tariff) |
|---|---|
300210 | Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by biotechnological processes |
30021011 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : antisera : for diptheria |
30021012 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : antisera : for tetanus |
30021013 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : antisera : for rabies |
30021014 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : antisera : for snake venom |
30021019 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : antisera : other |
30021020 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : hemoglobin blood globulins and serum globulins |
30021091 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : other : of human origin |
30021099 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes : other : other |
30021100 | Malaria diagnostic test kits |
300212 | Antisera and other blood fractions |
30021210 | For diphtheria |
30021220 | For tetanus |
30021230 | For rabies |
30021240 | For snake venom |
30021290 | Other |
300213 | Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
30021300 | Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
30021310 | Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
300214 | Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
30021400 | Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
30021410 | Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
300215 | Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
30021500 | Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale |
30021900 | Other |
300220 | Vaccines for human medicine |
30022011 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for cholera and typhoid |
30022012 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for hepatitis |
30022013 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for tetanus |
30022014 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for polio |
30022015 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for tuberculosis |
30022016 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for rabies |
30022017 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for japanese encephalitis |
30022018 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : for whopping cough (pertusis) |
30022019 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine : single vaccines : other |
30022021 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine mixed vaccines : for diphtheria, pertusis and tetanus (dpt) |
30022022 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine mixed vaccines : for diphtheria and tetanus (dt) |
30022023 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine mixed vaccines : for measles, mumps and rubella (mmr) |
30022024 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine mixed vaccines : for typhoid-paratyphoid (tab) or typhoid- paratyphoid-cholera (tabc) |
30022029 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products vaccines for human medicine mixed vaccines : other |
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Which code goes on your GST invoice?
From 1 April 2021 (Notification 78/2020-Central Tax), a business with aggregate annual turnover up to ₹5 crore must show at least 4 digits of the HSN code on B2B tax invoices; above ₹5 crore, 6 digits on all tax invoices. Services use the SAC code in the same way.
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Codes and descriptions from the BooksOn HSN dataset (version 7, 2026-10-19), compiled from the Customs Tariff and CBIC notifications. Reference only; see Sources & disclaimer.
