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A recent EY-HICA report has suggested that the GST Council may consider lowering tax on household insecticides from 18 per cent to 5 per cent to improve affordability and strengthen preventive healthcare against vector-borne diseases. It highlights that products like coils, aerosols, and liquid vapourisers remain essential for household-level protection in India, where disease exposure is uneven. The report notes that higher taxation impacts access for vulnerable groups and calls for alignment with essential hygiene products. It also highlights rising market demand and strong urban and rural penetration of these products.
A recent report by EY-HICA has recommended that the GST Council consider reducing the tax rate on household insecticides from 18 per cent to 5 per cent. The suggestion is aimed at improving affordability and supporting preventive healthcare measures against vector-borne diseases across the country. Advertisement
The report explains that household insecticides, including liquid vapourisers, mosquito coils and aerosols, continue to play a key role in preventive health at the household level. It also notes that protection against vector-borne diseases remains uneven across different regions and income groups in India.
Prepared jointly by EY and the Home Insect Control Association (HICA), the report assesses how the current 18 per cent GST structure impacts affordability, access, and usage of these products. It particularly highlights challenges faced by vulnerable and high-risk populations. The report also evaluates the case for aligning these products with essential hygiene and health-protective goods under a lower tax bracket of 5 per cent.
EY India Partner and National Leader for Indirect Tax Bipin Sapra stated that despite the importance of these products and ongoing GST rationalisation efforts, their current tax treatment may not fully reflect their public health relevance.
HICA Director Jayant Deshpande noted that reducing GST to 5 per cent, along with clearer classification under the tax schedule, could improve affordability, limit the spread of substandard products, and encourage greater formalisation within the sector.
The report also underlines that vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and chikungunya continue to remain a major public health concern in India. Household insecticides are widely used as a preventive measure in this context.
Market data included in the report shows strong usage levels, with penetration estimated at 92–99 per cent in urban areas and 64–73 per cent in rural regions. The industry has also shown steady growth, expanding from INR 7,147 crore in 2023 to INR 8,138 crore in 2025.
Source PTI
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