The basics nobody explains Printing services and printed goods attract 12–18% GST depending on classification. Printed matter like visiting cards, brochures, letterheads falls under HSN 4911 or 4820 at 18% when the printer supplies both paper and printing.
If you're GST-registered, this entire tax amount is claimable as Input Tax Credit (ITC) against your output GST liability — effectively making your real printing cost 18% cheaper than what non-registered buyers pay.
A real example from our books A Gwalior coaching institute orders admission prospectus printing worth ₹50,000 + ₹9,000 GST = ₹59,000 total. Because they added their GSTIN at checkout, that ₹9,000 offsets the GST they collect on student fees.
Their effective printing cost: ₹50,000. Their competitor who paid cash to a local shop without a GST bill: ₹59,000 for identical printing, with zero paper trail for their books.
What you need to do (2 minutes) 1. Add your GSTIN in the GSTIN field at checkout — that's genuinely all. 2. Our invoice auto-generates with your GSTIN, our GSTIN (23-series, Madhya Pradesh), HSN codes, and correct CGST+SGST or IGST split. 3. The invoice lands in your email; forward it to your accountant.
Intra-MP orders get CGST 9% + SGST 9%. Inter-state orders get IGST 18%. Your ITC claim works identically either way through GSTR-2B auto-population.
Common mistakes that kill ITC claims Ordering under a personal name/email while claiming under the company GSTIN — keep them consistent. Missing invoices — download from your account or ask us anytime; we retain digital copies for 8 years.
Waiting past the deadline: ITC for a financial year must be claimed by 30th November of the following year. Don't sit on invoices.