About HSN 0406
HSN code 0406 classifies cheese and curd under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) tariff schedule. It sits in Chapter 04 - Dairy produce, eggs, honey - and is taxed at 12%. This is the 4-digit heading - used by smaller taxpayers (turnover up to ₹5 crore).
When to use HSN 0406
Use HSN 0406 on tax invoices, GSTR-1, and GSTR-3B filings when supplying or receiving cheese and curd. The code must appear in the HSN summary of GSTR-1 (Table 12) and in e-invoice schema where applicable.
GST invoicing requirements
- Turnover above ₹5 crore (in any preceding FY): mandatory 6-digit HSN on every B2B invoice. 8-digit recommended for precision.
- Turnover ₹5 crore or below: 4-digit HSN on B2B invoices; 2-digit suffices for B2C. No HSN required for B2C supplies below the threshold.
- E-invoicing taxpayers (turnover ≥ ₹5 crore from April 2026): the IRN payload carries HSN as a separate field per line item.
Place of supply and rate split
For intra-state supply: CGST 6% + SGST 6% (total 12%).
For inter-state supply or to/from a Special Economic Zone: IGST 12%.
How rates change
GST rates are notified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) pursuant to GST Council recommendations. The rate shown here is the current rate as of FY 2026-27. Historical rates and the underlying notification are linked from the chapter index page. For commercial transactions, always confirm against the latest CBIC rate notification or use ThynkTax's public API for the canonical record.
Use via API
Fetch this HSN record programmatically:
curl https://api.thynktax.com/v1/tax-rules/hsn/0406
# Returns JSON: { hsn, description, gst_rate, cess_rate, chapter }