HSN code for Bread — 1905 · GST 0%
Bread is billed under HSN 1905, which covers bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa. It is nil-rated: 0% GST.
Also called: double roti, white bread, brown bread, milk bread, multigrain bread
GST on bread
- GST rate
- 0%
- Within your state
- CGST 0% + SGST/UTGST 0%
- To another state
- IGST 0%
Example invoice line
A nil-rated line still shows its HSN code. A bill with only nil-rated or exempt items is a bill of supply.
What HSN 1905 covers
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa
Everything a bakery bakes: bread, pav, cakes, pastries, cookies, biscuits, rusk and puffs. Plain bread is nil-rated; most other bakers' wares are 5% under GST 2.0.
Plain bread is nil-rated. Flavoured or filled breads and other bakers' wares are 5%.
Also under 1905: Cake (5%), Pastry (5%), Cupcake (5%), Plum Cake (5%), Cookies (5%), Biscuits (5%), Rusk (5%), Puff (5%), Macaron (5%), Pav
Questions about bread
What is the HSN code for bread?
Bread is classified under HSN 1905: Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa.
What is the GST rate on bread?
Bread is nil-rated, 0% GST, under the rates in force since 22 September 2025. A business whose bill has only nil-rated or exempt items issues a bill of supply instead of a tax invoice.
Is bread ever taxed differently?
Plain bread is nil-rated. Flavoured or filled breads and other bakers' wares are 5%.
How many digits of the HSN code go on the invoice?
If your aggregate turnover in the previous financial year was up to ₹5 crore, print at least 4 digits (1905) on B2B tax invoices; on B2C invoices it is optional. Above ₹5 crore, print 6 digits (the 6-digit code for your exact product) on every invoice.
Related HSN codes
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Save bread once with HSN 1905 and its rate, and InDhanPay Books puts the right code and the CGST/SGST or IGST split on every bill after that.