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HDFC Bank Credit Card Rules Changing From Today, 1 August 2024: Check New Payment Fee And Other Details | Personal Finance News

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New Delhi: HDFC Bank has made an important announcement relating to its Credit Card, effective from 1st August 2024. HDFC Bank said that it will be making revision to the Credit card charges pertaining to Rental Transactions, Fuel Transactions, Utility Transactions, Educational Transactions, International / Cross Currency Transactions, Rewards Redemption towards Statement Credit, Finance Charges and Easy-EMI Processing Fee.

Check Complete Revisions of  HDFC Bank Credit Card Terms Effective From 1st August, 2024

Rental Transactions

If you use services like (but not limited to) CRED, PayTM, Cheq, MobiKwik, Freecharge, and others to pay rent, a 1% fee will be charged on the transaction amount and capped at ₹3000 per transaction.





Category Merchant Category Codes (MCC)
Rent 6513

Fuel Transactions

Consumer Cards:If you spend less than ₹ 15000 per transaction on fuel, no additional fee will be charged. However, if you spend more than ₹15,000 per transaction on fuel, a 1% fee will be charged on the entire amount and capped at ₹3000 per transaction.

Business Cards:If you spend less than ₹ 30000 per transaction on fuel, no additional fee will be charged. However, if you spend more than ₹30,000 per transaction on fuel, a 1% fee will be charged on the entire amount and capped at ₹3000 per transaction.





Category Merchant Category Codes (MCC)
Fuel 1361,5172,5541,5542,5983,9752

Utility Transactions:

Consumer Cards: If you spend less than ₹ 50,000 per transaction on Utilities, no additional fee will be charged. However, if you spend more than ₹50,000 per transaction on utilities, a 1% fee will be charged on the entire amount and capped at ₹3000 per transaction. Business Cards: If you spend less than ₹ 75,000 per transaction on Utilities, no additional fee will be charged. However, if you spend more than ₹75,000 per transaction on utilities, a 1% fee will be charged on the entire amount and capped at ₹3000 per transaction.






Category Merchant Category Codes (MCC)
Utility 4900

Insurance transactions will not be considered as Utility transactions and hence no charge will be applicable.

Educational Transactions

If you make education payments through college/school websites or their POS machines, there will be no fees. International education payments are excluded from this charge. However, on education payments through third-party apps like (but not limited to) CRED, PayTM, Cheq, MobiKwik and others, a 1% fee will be charged and capped at ₹3000 per transaction.






Category Merchant Category Codes (MCC)
Education 8211,8220,8241,8244,8249,8299

International / Cross Currency Transactions

If you make an International / Cross currency transaction, a 3.5% markup fee will be applicable.

*Mark up fee will remain 2% for Infinia, Infinia (Metal Edition), Diners Black, Diners Black (Metal Edition), Biz Black Metal Card, Regalia Gold, BizPower, Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank and 2.5% mark up fee for 6E Rewards Indigo XL.

Rewards Redemption towards Statement Credit

If you redeem your rewards towards statement credit (CashBack), a ₹50 redemption fee will be charged.

Rewards Redemption charge will not be applicable for Infinia, Infinia (Metal Edition), Diners Black, Diners Black (Metal Edition), BizBlack Metal,Swiggy HDFC Bank,Flipkart Wholesale.

Finance Charges

If you avail the revolving credit facility & hence choose to pay an amount less than the total amount due reflected in the monthly billing statement, finance charges of 3.75% (per month) will be applicable from the transaction date till the outstanding balance is paid in full . Applicable to all retail & cash transactions.

* Finance charge will remain 1.99% (per month) for Infinia, Infinia (Metal Edition), Diners Black, Diners Black (Metal Edition) ,BizBlack Metal.

Late Payment

Late payment fee structure has been revised as follows:













Outstanding Amount Slab Revised Charges
< = ₹ 100 Nil
₹ 101 – 500 ₹ 100
₹ 501 – 1000 ₹ 500
₹ 1001 – 5000 ₹ 600
₹ 5001 – 10000 ₹ 750
₹ 10001 – 25000 ₹ 900
₹ 25001 – 50000 ₹ 1,100
> ₹ 50000 ₹ 1,300

Easy-EMI Processing Fee

If you avail the Easy-EMI option at any online / offline store, EMI processing fee of up to ₹299 will be charged. All fees are subject to GST as per government regulations. The Merchant Category codes are defined by the network (Visa, Master Card, Rupay, Diners). HDFC Bank does not define the merchant category.


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