Hyderabad, Sept 21 (Maxim News): Good news for Indians will come into effect from tomorrow (September 22, 2025). As per the recent announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs on daily essential items have been reduced. With this, many essential items like daily food items, shampoos, and household appliances will now be available at lower prices (New GST List September 2025).
In particular, the GST rate on life and health insurance services has been reduced to zero. With these changes, the tax burden on more than 400 items will be reduced.
his is a real relief decision mainly for the middle class people. But the tax on luxury and sin goods will continue to be up to 40 percent.
New GST Rates List 2025: Item-wise Details
5 percent rate (no change)
Clothing and clothing accessories worth less than Rs. 2500
Cotton quilts worth less than Rs. 2500
Other textile items (less than Rs. 2500)
Items reduced from 18 percent to 0 percent
Military equipment parts (ejection seats, drone batteries, naval weapons, etc.)
Cut and polished diamonds up to 25 cents imported under the Diamond Imprint Authority
Artworks, antiques
Items reduced from 12 percent to 0 percent
UHT Milk, Cheese (Packaged), Pizza Bread, Khakhra, Chapati, Roti
Certain medications (e.g., onasemnogene neparvovec, axitinib)
Notebooks, exercise books, pencil sharpeners, crayons
Items reduced from 12 percent to 5 percent
Condensed milk, butter, ghee, cheese
Footwear worth less than Rs. 2500
Cotton and jute handbags
Wood, Rattan, Bamboo Furniture
Kerosene stove, lanterns, sewing machines
Dry fruits (almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, etc.)
Tender coconut water (packaged)
Namkeen, Diabetic Foods
Agricultural machinery, solar energy equipment
Items reduced from 18 percent to 5 percent
Talcum powder, shampoo, hair oil, toothpaste
Sugar confectionery (excluding Mishti and Batasha)
Chocolates, cakes, biscuits
Coffee and tea extracts
Ice cream, mineral water (unsweetened)
Items reduced from 28 percent to 18 percent
Air conditioners, dishwashers
Television sets, set top boxes
Petrol/LPG/CNG vehicles with engine capacity below 1200cc
Diesel vehicles with engine capacity less than 1500cc
Buses (except those running on biofuels)
Goods increased from 5 percent to 18 percent
Coal, lignite, peat
Goods increased from 12 percent to 18 percent
Clothing, cotton quilts worth more than Rs. 2500
Some types of paper and paperboard
Items that have increased from 28 percent to 40 percent
Pan masala
Tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, other forms of tobacco)
Caffeinated beverages, carbonated fruit drinks
Cars with an engine capacity of more than 1200cc
Motorcycles with an engine capacity greater than 350cc
Airplanes, yachts for personal use
Revolvers, pistols
Items that have increased from 18 percent to 40 percent
Other non-alcoholic beverages
Tax on luxury goods increased to 40 percent
These new GST rates will come into effect from September 22, 2025. (Maxim News)
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