GST rate change: reduced rate applied to raw hides and skins effective from late September under notified schedule. Other raw hides and skins (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared, whether or not dehaired or split) are placed on Schedule I and subject to GST at 5%, effective 22-09-2025, as notified in the Integrated Tax (Rate) notification dated 17-09-2025.