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4820
GST: 12%

Registers, account books, notebooks, diaries, exercise books, note pads, planners, sketchbooks

📦 Stationery

📋 HSN Code Details

FieldValue
HSN Code4820
DescriptionRegisters, account books, notebooks, diaries, exercise books, note pads, planners, sketchbooks
GST Rate12%
CGST Rate6%
SGST Rate6%
IGST Rate12%
CategoryStationery
Chapter48

📖 About HSN Code 4820

HSN 4820 covers paper notebooks and stationery books — school notebooks/copies, diaries, planners, account registers, spiral notebooks, composition books, sketchbooks, and writing pads. Back-to-school season drives enormous demand for these products.

🛒 Who Uses This HSN Code?

Notebook sellers on Amazon and Flipkart (huge back-to-school category), diary and planner sellers on Meesho, school stationery set sellers, office register sellers.

💡 GSTR-1 Filing Tip for Sellers

⚠️ Notebooks and diaries = HSN 4820 at 12% GST. Printed books and textbooks = HSN 4901 at 0% GST (exempt). Blank notebooks = 12% GST; printed educational textbooks = 0% GST. Important distinction for educational stationery sellers.

🧮 Quick GST Calculator — HSN 4820 @ 12%

GST comparison for ₹1,000 taxable value:

GST RateTaxable ValueGST AmountStatus
5% ₹1,000.00 ₹50.00
12% ₹1,000.00 ₹120.00 ✅ This HSN
18% ₹1,000.00 ₹180.00
28% ₹1,000.00 ₹280.00

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