Q3HSN Code 8462
Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal
Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above
GST rate
18%
Codes under 8462
| Code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8462 10 | Forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers | 18% |
| 8462 10 11 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: hammers: steam or air, single frame | 18% |
| 8462 10 12 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: hammers: steam or air, double frame | 18% |
| 8462 10 13 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: hammers: headers and upsetters | 18% |
| 8462 10 14 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: hammers: double acting counter blow, air or steam | 18% |
| 8462 10 19 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: hammers: other | 18% |
| 8462 10 20 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: forging machines | 18% |
| 8462 10 30 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers: die stamping machines | 18% |
| 8462 11 | Closed die forging machines | 18% |
| 8462 19 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 21 00 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses): numerically controlled | 18% |
| 8462 22 | Profile forming machines | 18% |
| 8462 23 | Numerically controlled press brakes | 18% |
| 8462 24 | Numerically controlled panel benders | 18% |
| 8462 25 | Numerically controlled roll forming machines | 18% |
| 8462 26 | Other numerically controlled bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines — machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above | 18% |
| 8462 26 00 | Other numerically controlled bending, folding,straightening or flattening machines — machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above | 18% |
| 8462 29 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 29 10 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses): other: bending and straightening machines | 18% |
| 8462 29 20 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses): other: press brakes | 18% |
| 8462 29 30 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses): other: other rotary head and ram type | 18% |
| 8462 29 90 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses): other: other | 18% |
| 8462 31 00 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- shearing machines (including presses), other than combined punching and shearing machines: numerically controlled | 18% |
| 8462 32 | Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines | 18% |
| 8462 33 | Numerically controlled shearing machines | 18% |
| 8462 39 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 39 10 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- shearing machines (including presses), other than combined punching and shearing machines: other: plate and sheet shears (guillotine) | 18% |
| 8462 39 20 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- shearing machines (including presses), other than combined punching and shearing machines: other: bar and angle shearing and cropping | 18% |
| 8462 39 90 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- shearing machines (including presses), other than combined punching and shearing machines: other: other | 18% |
| 8462 41 00 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- punching or notching machines (including presses), including combined punching and shearing machines: numerically controlled | 18% |
| 8462 42 | Numerically controlled | 18% |
| 8462 49 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 49 10 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- punching or notching machines (including presses), including combined punching and shearing machines: other: punching machines (including turret) | 18% |
| 8462 49 20 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- punching or notching machines (including presses), including combined punching and shearing machines: other: combination of punching, shearing and cropping machines | 18% |
| 8462 49 30 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- punching or notching machines (including presses), including combined punching and shearing machines: other: nibbling machines | 18% |
| 8462 49 90 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above- punching or notching machines (including presses), including combined punching and shearing machines: other: other | 18% |
| 8462 51 | Numerically controlled | 18% |
| 8462 59 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 61 | Hydraulic presses | 18% |
| 8462 62 | Mechanical presses | 18% |
| 8462 63 | Servo-presses | 18% |
| 8462 69 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 90 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 91 | Hydraulic presses | 18% |
| 8462 91 10 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - hydraulic presses: hydraulic extension | 18% |
| 8462 91 90 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - hydraulic presses:other | 18% |
| 8462 99 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches), presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Other | 18% |
| 8462 99 11 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - pneumatic, inclinable and vertical presses: pneumatic presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 12 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - pneumatic, inclinable and vertical presses: inclinable presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 13 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - pneumatic, inclinable and vertical presses: vertical gap of frame presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 14 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - pneumatic, inclinable and vertical presses: vertical straight presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 15 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - pneumatic, inclinable and vertical presses: vertical forging presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 19 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - pneumatic, inclinable and vertical presses: other | 18% |
| 8462 99 20 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other -dieing or lobbing machine presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 30 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other -transfer and multiple presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 40 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - horizontal presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 50 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - friction screw presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 60 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - knuckle joint presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 70 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other -coining joint presses | 18% |
| 8462 99 90 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - other - other | 18% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the HSN code for machine-tools (including presses) for working metal?
The HSN code for machine-tools (including presses) for working metal is 8462, under Chapter 84 (Machinery, engines and mechanical appliances).
What is the GST rate on machine-tools (including presses) for working metal?
Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal is taxed at 18% GST under HSN code 8462.
How many digits of the HSN code go on a GST invoice?
It depends on your turnover in the previous financial year: businesses above ₹5 crore generally show 6 digits (8 for certain specified goods), and smaller businesses show 4 digits on B2B invoices. Check the current e-invoicing/HSN notification for the exact threshold that applies to you.
Rates as per Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), as amended, as of 7 October 2026. For guidance only — verify with your tax advisor.