HSN Code 8471 — Laptops & computers
HSN code 8471 covers Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units There of , Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included. Under GST 2.0 (effective 22 September 2025), HSN 8471 (laptops & computers) is taxed at 18% GST. This code falls under Chapter 84 — Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
Source: CBIC GST rate schedule · HSN reporting rules per CBIC (GST 2.0, effective 22 Sep 2025).
HSN 8471 at a glance
| HSN Code | 8471 |
| Description | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units There of , Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included |
| GST Rate (GST 2.0) | 18% |
| Chapter | Chapter 84 — Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
| Heading | 8471 |
GST rate per the CBIC GST rate schedule (GST 2.0, effective 22 Sep 2025); verified 2026-06-07. HSN classification per the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs.
About HSN 8471
HSN heading 8471 is the home of computers and their core building blocks. The official CBIC wording, "automatic data processing machines and units thereof," is the technical name for everyday hardware most Indian businesses buy: desktop computers, laptops and notebooks, servers, tablet and palmtop processing machines, and the separate units that plug into them. Under "units thereof" sit keyboards, computer mice, monitors used as display units, printers and scanners feeding a computer, and storage drives, hard disks, SSDs and pen drives. The heading also explicitly covers magnetic and optical readers and machines that transcribe data onto media in coded form. Every product here attracts GST at 18%. As a 4-digit heading, 8471 is only the top of the tree, the specific item sits in a 6 or 8-digit sub-code beneath it, for example a separate sub-code for laptops versus servers versus storage units. You put this code on the tax invoice, in the HSN summary of GSTR-1, and on the e-way bill. A turnover up to Rs 5 crore reports 4-digit 8471 on B2B invoices, above Rs 5 crore reports 6 digits. Tip: classify by what the device primarily does, a smartphone is a phone (Chapter 85), not 8471.
Sub-classifications under HSN 8471
40 more specific 6- and 8-digit codes fall under 8471 (laptops & computers). The exact sub-code depends on the product variant; the GST rate is shown for each.
| HSN Code | Description | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 847130 | Portable Automatic Data Processing Machines, Weighing Not More Than 10 kg, Consisting of Atleast a Central Processing Unit, a Keyboard and a Display: | 18% |
| 847141 | Comprising in the Same Housing at Least a Central Processing Unit and an Input and Output Unit, Whether or Not Combined : | 18% |
| 847149 | Presented in the Form of Systems | 18% |
| 847150 | Processing Units Other Than Those of Sub-Headings 8471 41OR 8471 49, Whether or Not Containing in the Same Housing One or Two of the Following Types of Unit: Storage Units, Input Units, Output Units | 18% |
| 847160 | Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: | 18% |
| 847170 | Storage Units : | 18% |
| 847180 | Other Units of Automatic Data Processing Machines | 18% |
| 847190 | Other | 18% |
| 84711000 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included Analogue or Hybrid Automatic Data Processing Machines | 18% |
| 84713010 | Personal Computer | 18% |
| 84713090 | Other | 18% |
| 84714110 | Micro Computer | 18% |
| 84714120 | Large or Main Frame Computer | 18% |
| 84714190 | Other | 18% |
| 84714900 | Presented in the Form of Systems | 18% |
| 84715000 | Processing Units Other Than Those of Sub-Headings 8471 41OR 8471 49, Whether or Not Containing in the Same Housing One or Two of the Following Types of Unit: Storage Units, Input Units, Output Units | 18% |
| 84716010 | Combined Input or Output Units | 18% |
| 84716021 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included - Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: Printer: Line Printer | 18% |
| 84716022 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included - Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: Printer: Dot Matrix Printer | 18% |
| 84716023 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included - Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: Printer: Letter Quality Daisy Wheel Printer | 18% |
| 84716024 | Graphic Printer | 18% |
| 84716025 | Plotter | 18% |
| 84716026 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included - Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: Printer: Laser Jet Printer | 18% |
| 84716027 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included - Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: Printer: Ink Jet Printer | 18% |
| 84716029 | Other | 18% |
| 84716030 | Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units Thereof; Magnetic or Optical Readers, Machines for Transcribing Data on to Data Media in Coded Form and Machines for Processing Such Data, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included - Input or Output Units, Whether or Not Containing Storage Units in the Same Housing: Monitor | 18% |
| 84716040 | Keyboard | 18% |
| 84716050 | Scanners | 18% |
| 84716060 | Mouse | 18% |
| 84716090 | Other | 18% |
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