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Updated June 2026
GST on Electronics — TVs, ACs & Appliances Now at 18%
The biggest consumer win of GST 2.0: large appliances — TVs (all sizes), air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers — dropped from 28% to 18% in September 2025. That's roughly a 7.8% price cut on the same pre-tax value. Calculate the GST inside any electronics price, and what the same item would have cost under the old rate.
📺 GST in an Electronics Price
GST in this price
18% slab
Pre-tax value
Old-rate price (28%)
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Electronics GST Rates: Before vs After GST 2.0
| Item | Before 22 Sep 2025 | Now (2026) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Television (all sizes, incl. above 32") | 28% | 18% | ↓ ~7.8% cheaper |
| Air conditioner | 28% | 18% | ↓ ~7.8% cheaper |
| Refrigerator | 28% | 18% | ↓ ~7.8% cheaper |
| Washing machine / dishwasher | 28% | 18% | ↓ ~7.8% cheaper |
| Laptop / desktop / tablet | 18% | 18% | No change |
| Smartphone | 18% | 18% | No change |
| Camera, headphones, speakers | 18% | 18% | No change |
Why ~7.8% and not 10%? Because the 10-point rate cut applies to the pre-tax value. An appliance with a ₹40,000 base went from ₹51,200 (at 28%) to ₹47,200 (at 18%) — a ₹4,000 saving, which is 7.8% of the old price.
Buying Tips After the Rate Cut
- Check the invoice slab. Some retailers kept old price stickers. The GST line on a 2026 invoice for a TV or AC must read 18% — not 28%.
- MRP includes GST. If a printed MRP predates September 2025, the seller should be discounting it; you cannot be charged above MRP either way.
- Business buyers: the full 18% is claimable as input tax credit if the appliance is for business use and you're GST-registered.
Frequently Asked Questions
18% for televisions of all sizes. Before GST 2.0 (22 September 2025), TVs above 32 inches were taxed at 28%; the reform moved them to 18%, cutting prices roughly 7.8%.
No. Laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones were already in the 18% slab before the reform and stayed there. The GST 2.0 price cuts applied mainly to large appliances that were previously at 28%.
₹50,000 ÷ 1.18 = ₹42,373 pre-tax value, so the GST is ₹7,627. Under the old 28% rate the same AC would have cost about ₹54,237 — GST 2.0 saves you ₹4,237.
Only if you're a GST-registered business buying for business use — then the 18% is claimable as input tax credit with a proper tax invoice in the business's name. Salaried individuals cannot claim GST back on personal purchases.