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HSN Code 9208: Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds

Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signalling instruments. Chapter 92: Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles.

GST rate on HSN 9208
Nil or 18%

The rate depends on what the goods are: the notification gives a different rate to different descriptions. Match your goods to a description in the table below. In force on 7 Nov 2026.

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GST rate entries for HSN 9208

Each row is an entry of a CBIC rate notification that names this heading, a code inside it or its whole chapter, in the notification's own words. Goods take the rate of the entry whose description fits them. GST is CGST plus SGST (or UTGST) in equal halves on a sale within a State, or IGST at the full rate on a sale between States.

GSTTariff entryDescription of goods, and source
18%9% + 9% 9208 Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading of this chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signalling instruments Notification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S.No. 602
Entries for the whole of Chapter 92 (they apply where the description fits)
Nil 92 Indigenous handmade musical instruments as listed in Annexure II
Annexure II: indigenous handmade musical instruments (see S.No. 161 of the nil list) (134)
  • 1. Bulbul Tarang
  • 2. Dotar, Dotora, or Dotara
  • 3. Ektara
  • 4. Getchu Vadyam or Jhallari
  • 5. Gopichand or Gopiyantra or Khamak
  • 6. Gottuvadhyam or Chitravina
  • 7. Katho
  • 8. Sarod
  • 9. Sitar
  • 10. Surbahar
  • 11. Surshringar
  • 12. Swarabat
  • 13. Swarmandal
  • 14. Tambura
  • 15. Tumbi
  • 16. Tuntuna
  • 17. Magadi Veena
  • 18. Hansaveena
  • 19. Mohan Veena
  • 20. Nakula Veena
  • 21. Nanduni
  • 22. Rudra Veena
  • 23. Saraswati Veena
  • 24. Vichitra Veena
  • 25. Yazh
  • 26. Ranjan Veena
  • 27. Triveni Veena
  • 28. Chikara
  • 29. Dilruba
  • 30. Ektara violin
  • 31. Esraj
  • 32. Kamaicha
  • 33. Mayuri Vina or Taus
  • 34. Onavillu
  • 35. Behala (violin type)
  • 36. Pena or Bana
  • 37. Pulluvan veena - one stringed violin
  • 38. Ravanahatha
  • 39. Folk sarangi
  • 40. Classical sarangi
  • 41. Sarinda
  • 42. Tar shehnai
  • 43. Gethu or Jhallari
  • 44. Gubguba or Jamuku - Percussion string instrument
  • 45. Pulluvan kutam
  • 46. Santoor - Hammered chord box
  • 47. Pepa
  • 48. Pungi or Been
  • 49. Indian Harmonium: Double reed
  • 50. Kuzhal
  • 51. Nadaswaram
  • 52. Shehnai
  • 53. Sundari
  • 54. Tangmuri
  • 55. Alghoza - double flute
  • 56. Bansuri
  • 57. Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal
  • 58. Mashak
  • 59. Titti
  • 60. Sruti upanga
  • 61. Gogona
  • 62. Morsing
  • 63. Shruti box
  • 64. Harmonium (hand-pumped)
  • 65. Ekkalam
  • 66. Karnal
  • 67. Ramsinga
  • 68. Kahal
  • 69. Nagphani
  • 70. Turi
  • 71. Dhad
  • 72. Damru
  • 73. Dimadi
  • 74. Dhol
  • 75. Dholak
  • 76. Dholki
  • 77. Duggi
  • 78. Ghat singhari or gada singari
  • 79. Ghumot
  • 80. Gummeta
  • 81. Kanjira
  • 82. Khol
  • 83. Kinpar and Dhopar (tribal drums)
  • 84. Maddale
  • 85. Maram
  • 86. Mizhavu
  • 87. Mridangam
  • 88. Pakhavaj
  • 89. Pakhavaj jori - Sikh instrument similar to tabla
  • 90. Panchamukha vadyam
  • 91. Pung
  • 92. Shuddha madalam or Maddalam
  • 93. Tabala/tabl/chameli - goblet drum
  • 94. Tabla
  • 95. Tabla tarang - set of tablas
  • 96. Tamte
  • 97. Thanthi Panai
  • 98. Thimila
  • 99. Tumbak, tumbaknari, tumbaknaer
  • 100. Daff, duff, daf or duf Dimdi or dimri - small frame drum without jingles
  • 101. Kanjira - small frame drum with one jingle
  • 102. Kansi - small without jingles
  • 103. Patayani thappu - medium frame drum played with hands
  • 104. Chenda
  • 105. Dollu
  • 106. Dhak
  • 107. Dhol
  • 108. Dholi
  • 109. Idakka
  • 110. Thavil
  • 111. Udukai
  • 112. Chande
  • 113. Nagara - pair of kettledrums
  • 114. Pambai - unit of two cylindrical drums
  • 115. Parai thappu, halgi - frame drum played with two sticks
  • 116. Sambal
  • 117. Stick daff or stick duff - daff in a stand played with sticks
  • 118. Tamak
  • 119. Tasha - type of kettledrum
  • 120. Urumee
  • 121. JaltarangChimpta - fire tong with brass jingles
  • 122. Chengila - metal disc
  • 123. Elathalam
  • 124. Geger - brass vessel
  • 125. Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
  • 126. Ghungroo
  • 127. Khartal or Chiplya
  • 128. Manjeera or jhanj or taal
  • 129. Nut - clay pot
  • 130. Sankarjang - lithophone
  • 131. Thali - metal plate
  • 132. Thattukazhi mannai
  • 133. Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
  • 134. Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone.
Notification 10/2025-CT(R), S.No. 161
Goods of this heading that fit none of the descriptions above
18%9% + 9%Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VIINotification 9/2025-CT(R), Schedule II, S.No. 639 (the residual entry). A few entries cover goods of any chapter by description, such as puja samagri, rakhi or biomass briquettes; see the list on the finder.

HSN codes under 9208

Every 6- and 8-digit code of heading 9208 in the GSTN HSN master (5 codes), in GSTN's wording. Where a rate entry names a code more exactly than the heading, its rate is shown beside the code.

CodeDescription (GSTN master)Entry for this code
9208 10MUSICAL BOXES–
9208 10 00MUSICAL BOXES–Save
9208 20 00MUSICAL BOXES, FAIRGROUND ORGANS, MECHANICAL STREET ORGANS, MECHANICAL SINGING BIRDS, MUSICAL SAWS AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT FALLING WITHIN ANY OTHER HEADING OF THIS CHAPTER; DECOY CALLS OF ALL KINDS; WHISTLES, CALL HORNS AND OTHER MOUTH-BLOWN SOUND SIGNALLING INSTRUMENTS OTHER–Save
9208 90OTHER–
9208 90 00OTHER–Save

Where HSN 9208 sits

Section XVIII (Chapters 90–92)Optical, measuring, medical and precision instruments; clocks and watches; musical instruments
Chapter 92Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Heading 9208Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds

HSN 9208 on a GST invoice

Put the code in the HSN column of the tax invoice. Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax sets the minimum digits by aggregate turnover in the previous financial year: 4 digits (9208) up to ₹5 crore, which may be left off invoices to unregistered buyers, and 6 digits (from the table above) above ₹5 crore. Where the table shows more than one rate, charge the rate of the entry whose description fits the goods sold.

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