If you're planning to start or grow your Amazon business, knowing the GST-exempt product categories can save you significant costs and improve your profit margins. Here's a categorized list to help you make smarter choices. 📋

GST-Exempt Categories on Amazon

1. Food 🥗

• Cereals

• Edible fruits and vegetables (not frozen or processed)

• Edible roots, tubers, fish, and meat (not packaged or processed)

• Tender coconut, jaggery, unprocessed tea leaves, unroasted coffee beans

• Seeds, ginger, salt, turmeric, betel leaves, papad

• Non-branded flour, gram flour, whole flour, and natural honey

• Unpacked paneer, bread, puffed rice, eggs

• Dairy products: milk, curd, lassi, buttermilk

• Aquatic feed, poultry, cattle feed, supplements

2. Raw Materials 🧵

• Raw silk, jute, wool, and silk waste

• Khadi fabric and cotton used for khadi yarn

• Raw jute fibre, firewood, charcoal, handloom fabrics

3. Tools/Instruments 🔧

• Hearing aids

• Hand tools like spades and shovels

• Agricultural tools

• Handmade musical instruments

• Aids and implements for physically challenged people

4. Miscellaneous 📰

• Books, maps, newspapers, journals

• Non-judicial stamps, postal items, educational services

• Drawing/coloring books for children, live animals (except horses)

• Beehives, human hair, blood, and semen

• Bangles, chalk sticks, contraceptives, earthen pots

• Pooja items: idols, bindi, kumkum

• Kites, Indian national flag, Gandhi topi

• Organic manure, vaccines

Why This Matters for Your Business? 💡

• Save Costs: No GST = More Profit! 💰

• Better Planning: Choose product categories with fewer tax implications.

• Competitive Edge: Offer competitive pricing by cutting unnecessary costs.

Ready to Start Selling?

If these GST-exempt categories align with your business goals, now is the perfect time to join Amazon India and kickstart your journey. 🚀

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Important Disclaimer ⚠️

This list is based on the categories provided by Amazon and is for informational purposes only. We at SUMVAAD do not define, own, or control these categories. Please refer to Amazon’s official resources for any updates or clarifications.