GsT Rate on metal forging

The GST rate for metal forging job work is 18%.¹ This rate applies to machine-tools, including presses, for working metal by forging, hammering, or die-stamping.

The GST rate for metal forging job work is 18%.¹ This rate applies to machine-tools, including presses, for working metal by forging, hammering, or die-stamping. Regarding engineering job work, the GST rate is also 18%. This rate applies to various engineering services, including machine-tool services. Here are some relevant HSN codes and GST rates for forging and engineering job work: - *Forging Machines*: 8462 (GST rate: 18%) - *Machine-Tools for Working Metal*: 8462 (GST rate: 18%) - *Engineering Services*: Various HSN codes, including 9986 (GST rate: 18%) For more information, you can refer to the following: - GST Council's notifications and circulars on the GST website - ClearTax's article on GST rates and HSN codes for forging machines.

For metal forging carried out on a customer’s metal as job work, the GST rate is generally 18% under the job-work service entry (Heading 9988). The 12% rate applies only to specified job-work categories; metal forging is not generally one of them. If the forge instead supplies the metal and sells the finished goods, the rate depends on the goods’ HSN classification, not the job-work rate.

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