HSN Code 84 – Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical…

What is HSN Code 84?

HSN code 84 is the Harmonized System of Nomenclature classification for Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof under India's Goods and Services Tax (GST). It is a 2-digit code sitting at the chapter (2-digit) level of the HSN hierarchy.

This code belongs to Chapter 84 — Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts…, which is part of Section XVI: Machinery & Electrical Equipment. Every GST-registered business supplying nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof must quote HSN 84 (or the digit-length required for its turnover) on tax invoices and in GSTR-1.

Classification breakdown of 84

Level	Code	Description
Chapter	84	nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

GST rate for HSN 84

Goods under HSN 84 attract GST at one of the five standard slabs. The exact rate depends on the specific product and the latest GST Council notification — always confirm before invoicing.

Nil / Exempt

Fresh produce, milk, cereals, books

Merit rate

Essentials, packaged food, transport

12%

Standard-low

Processed food, mobiles, apparel > ₹1,000

18%

Standard

Most goods, electronics, services

28%

Demerit / luxury

Cars, cement, aerated drinks, tobacco

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Sub-codes under this classification

HSN Code	Description
8401	nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation
8402	steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam), super heated water boilers
8403	central heating boilers other than thoseof heading 8402
8404	auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading 8402 or 8403 (for example, economisers, super heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers), condensers for steam or other vapour power units
8405	producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers; acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers
8406	steam turbines and other vapour turbines
8407	spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines
8408	compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)
8409	parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408
8410	hydraulic turbines, water wheels, andregulators therefor
8411	turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines
8412	other engines and motors
8413	pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device, liquid elevators
8414	air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; gas-tight biological safety cabinets, whether or not fitted with filters
8415	air conditioning machines, comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated
8416	furnace burners for liquid fuel , for pulverised solid fuel or for gas, mechanical stokers, including their mechanical grates, mechanical ash dischargers and similar appliances
8417	industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators, non-electric
8418	refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8412.5
8419	machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated ( excluding furnaces , ovens and other equipment of heading 8514 ), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes, instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric
8420	calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor
8421	centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers, filtering or purifying machinery and appara for liquids or gases
8422	dish washing machines , machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers, machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers, machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers , other packing or wrapping machinery (including heat-shrink wrapping machinery), machinery for aerating beverages
8423	weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 centigrams or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds
8424	mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, fire extinguishers, whether or not charged, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines
8425	pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists, winches and capstans, jacks
8426	ship's derricks, cranes including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane
8427	fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment
8428	other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics)
8429	self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers
8430	other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores,pile drivers and pile extractors, snow-ploughs and snow-blowers
8431	parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425 to 8430
8432	agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports- ground rollers
8433	harvesting or threshing machinery, including straw or fodder balers, grass or hay mowers, machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce, other than machinery of heading 8436
8434	milking machines and dairy machinery
8435	presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages
8436	other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, poultry incubators and brooders
8437	machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables; machinery used in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm-type machinery
8438	machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
8439	machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard
8440	book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines

HSN Code 84 — FAQs

What is HSN code 84?

HSN code 84 classifies "Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof" under India's GST regime. It falls under Chapter 84 (Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts…) of the Harmonized System of Nomenclature.

How many digits is HSN code 84?

84 is a 2-digit HSN code — a chapter (2-digit). Businesses declare 4-digit HSN (turnover up to ₹5 crore) or 6-digit HSN (above ₹5 crore) on GST invoices; 8-digit codes are used for exports and imports.

What is the GST rate for HSN code 84?

Goods under HSN 84 are taxed at one of the GST slabs — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% or 28% — depending on the exact product and the latest GST Council notification. Use the Laabam.One GST Rate Finder to confirm the current rate for Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof.

Which chapter does HSN code 84 belong to?

HSN 84 belongs to Chapter 84 — Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts…, part of Section XVI: Machinery & Electrical Equipment.

HSN Code 84 – Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof