{"id":9694,"date":"2026-05-26T08:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/?p=9694"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:43:28","slug":"what-is-hsn-code-8528","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is HSN Code 8528? GST Rates for TVs, Monitors &amp; Projectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1c6e70;color:#1c6e70\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1c6e70;color:#1c6e70\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#What_Falls_Under_HSN_Code_8528\" title=\"What Falls Under HSN Code 8528?\">What Falls Under HSN Code 8528?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#The_GST_Rates_of_the_Products\" title=\"The GST Rates of the Products\">The GST Rates of the Products<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#How_Many_Digits_Does_Your_HSN_Code_Need\" title=\"How Many Digits Does Your HSN Code Need?\">How Many Digits Does Your HSN Code Need?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#How_does_Billing_Software_help\" title=\"How does Billing Software help?\u00a0\">How does Billing Software help?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#ITC_%E2%80%94_Yes_No_and_It_Depends\" title=\"ITC \u2014 Yes, No, and It Depends\">ITC \u2014 Yes, No, and It Depends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#Cloud_Based_Invoice_Software_When_Your_Business_Outgrows_the_Counter\" title=\"Cloud Based Invoice Software: When Your Business Outgrows the Counter\">Cloud Based Invoice Software: When Your Business Outgrows the Counter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/what-is-hsn-code-8528\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s be real, most people selling TVs or monitors don&#8217;t sit around memorising HSN codes. You&#8217;ve got customers to attend to, stock to manage, and invoices piling up. The code gets copied and pasted from an old bill, nobody questions it, and life moves on. Until the GST notice arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s actually understand HSN Code 8528, what it covers, the rates that apply, and how cloud based invoice software saves you from mistakes you didn&#8217;t even know you were making.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Falls_Under_HSN_Code_8528\"><\/span><strong>What Falls Under HSN Code 8528?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter 85 of the HSN schedule deals with electrical machinery. Within that, 8528 specifically covers display and reception equipment, which in everyday business terms means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All types of televisions (LED, OLED, Smart TVs, Android TVs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computer monitors used as standalone display units<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projectors, whether for a boardroom, classroom, or home theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set-top boxes and satellite reception devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re selling, buying, or importing any of these, the code 8528 should be included on your invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_GST_Rates_of_the_Products\"><\/span><strong>The GST Rates of the Products<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There isn&#8217;t one flat rate for everything under HSN 8528. The government draws a line at 32 inches for televisions, and that line matters more than most sellers realise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Product<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>HSN Sub-Code<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GST Rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV up to 32 inches<\/td><td>8528<\/td><td>18%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV above 32 inches<\/td><td>8528 59<\/td><td>28%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer monitors (larger screens)<\/td><td>8528 22<\/td><td>28%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Projectors<\/td><td>8528 49<\/td><td>18%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Set-top boxes<\/td><td>8528 71<\/td><td>18%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monochrome monitors<\/td><td>8528 23<\/td><td>18%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 43-inch TV, a 55-inch TV, and a 75-inch TV all sit at 28%. And yet, plenty of retailers are still billing them at 18% because that&#8217;s what was set up in their system years ago, and nobody checked since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For local sales within your state, split the rate between CGST and SGST equally. Selling to someone in another state? The full rate goes as IGST. This part the <a href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/billing-software.html\">billing software<\/a> usually handles on its own, but only if the HSN code feeding into it is correct in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSN2-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9695\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSN2-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSN2-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSN2-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSN2-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/margbooks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HSN2.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_Digits_Does_Your_HSN_Code_Need\"><\/span><strong>How Many Digits Does Your HSN Code Need?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depends on how big your business is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turnover under \u20b95 crore \u2014 4 digits (8528) works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turnover above \u20b95 crore \u2014 you need 6 digits, like 852859<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Importers and exporters \u2014 8 digits, no exceptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Using fewer digits than required doesn&#8217;t just cause a GSTR-1 error on your end \u2014 it can block your buyer&#8217;s ITC claim. Nothing strains a business relationship faster than your invoice costing someone their input credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-div\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/me9.in\/MBB\" class=\"marg-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get online billing software<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Billing_Software_help\"><\/span><strong>How does Billing Software help?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture a busy Saturday at an electronics store. Five customers waiting, phones ringing, a delivery guy at the back needing paperwork. In that moment, nobody is looking up HSN codes manually. The billing counter runs at speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good billing software is built exactly for this. You scan the product, it knows it&#8217;s a 55-inch Smart TV, pulls HSN Code 8528 59, applies 28%, splits it into CGST and SGST, and prints the invoice in seconds. No one had to think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the month, when your accountant needs the HSN summary for GSTR-1 Table 12, it&#8217;s already compiled. Not something you&#8217;re piecing together from memory. And for deliveries above \u20b950,000, the e-way bill is generated directly from the invoice, HSN code included,&nbsp; so there&#8217;s no mismatch if goods get checked on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ITC_%E2%80%94_Yes_No_and_It_Depends\"><\/span><strong>ITC \u2014 Yes, No, and It Depends<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can claim input tax credit on these products if they&#8217;re genuinely being used for business. A monitor on every employee&#8217;s desk is claimable. A projector in your meeting room is also claimable. A TV purchased as stock to resell is absolutely claimable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 65-inch TV in your office lounge for employees watching cricket? Blocked under Section 17(5). The line feels thin sometimes, but the law is clear enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep clean invoices from your suppliers with the correct HSN code. That&#8217;s the first thing an auditor asks to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-div\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/me9.in\/MBB\" class=\"marg-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get online Invoice Software<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud_Based_Invoice_Software_When_Your_Business_Outgrows_the_Counter\"><\/span><strong>Cloud Based Invoice Software: When Your Business Outgrows the Counter<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Billing software handles the shop floor beautifully. But the moment you open a second branch, start selling B2B to corporates, or cross the e-invoicing threshold, you need something that works beyond the counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s where <a href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/online-invoice-software.html\">cloud based invoice software<\/a> fits in. Say a company places a bulk order for 30 monitors across your three showrooms. Cloud-based invoice software handles that as a single invoice, applies IGST because it&#8217;s an inter-state supply, sends it to the Invoice Registration Portal for IRN generation, and files the data into your GSTR-1, without your team manually touching four different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other underrated advantage of cloud based invoice software is staying current. GST rates on electronics do get revised. When that happens, a cloud platform updates for every user at once. With offline billing software, you might not catch the change until a client calls asking why your rate looks off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Amazon or Flipkart sellers, cloud-based invoice software connected to marketplace APIs is a lifesaver during sale seasons, hundreds of TV orders, all needing correct IRN-stamped invoices, generated fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HSN Code 8528 isn&#8217;t complicated once the 32-inch rule clicks. TVs below that line attract 18%, above it 28%, and projectors sit at 18% regardless of size. Errors don&#8217;t come from confusion; they come from old systems nobody revisited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Billing software fixes the daily counter problem.<strong> <\/strong>Cloud based invoice software such as<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/margbooks.com\/\">MargBooks software<\/a> handles the bigger picture, B2B sales, multiple locations, e-invoicing, and GST filing. Between the two, HSN Code 8528 stops being something that keeps your accountant up at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s be real, most people selling TVs or monitors don&#8217;t sit around memorising HSN codes. You&#8217;ve got customers to attend to, stock to manage, and invoices piling up. The code gets copied and pasted from an old bill, nobody questions it, and life moves on. Until the GST notice arrives. 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