How to use it
- Enter a code or plain-language keyword.
- Filter goods, services or all reference rows.
- Verify any candidate against the current official tariff and transaction facts.
GST & Tax · Data flow disclosed · Beta
HSN/SAC Reference Samples
Search a small versioned HSN/SAC reference fixture by code or keyword.
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- Method
- Case-insensitive local search across versioned bundled code, description and keyword fields.
- Match = code or description/keyword contains the normalized query
- Effective period
- Formula-based; no statutory effective period
- Last verified
- 11 August 2026
- Review every 90 days
- Reviewer status
- Named policy and professional reviewer: external review pending
- Privacy
- Inputs and bundled policy data stay in this browser. They are not sent to analytics, a backend, a URL or a log, and are not saved by default.
Important limitations
- The fixture is not exhaustive and does not decide classification, rate, exemption or filing treatment.
- Descriptions and keywords are intentionally bounded until a named reviewer approves a complete official dataset.
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A quick guide
Use the number with context
The answer is only useful when you know what it includes and what it leaves out.
Formula
Match = code or description/keyword contains the normalized query
A match is a research starting point, not a classification conclusion.
Make it concrete
Worked example
Searching “bread” returns the bundled bakery reference row when the policy snapshot is fresh.
Boundaries
What this tool does not assume
Limitations
- The fixture is not exhaustive and does not decide classification, rate, exemption or filing treatment.
- Descriptions and keywords are intentionally bounded until a named reviewer approves a complete official dataset.
Edge cases
- No result means only that the bounded fixture has no match.
- Multiple matches require independent review.
Last reviewed 11 August 2026 · Formula version 1.0
Method & sources
How this result is grounded
The formula is deterministic and runs in your browser. Read the reference below for the method used by this tool.
- CBIC GST goods and services reference portal
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs · official reference · Checked 11 August 2026
Authority: CBIC
Questions
Frequently asked
Can I use this result on an invoice?
Not without checking the current official classification and the actual goods or service.
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Source register checked 11 August 2026.