List of Indirect Taxes in India are

Different Types of Indirect Taxes in India - Introduction to Indirect Taxes

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Name of

Act

Under Which Government

Relevant

Statute/Law

 

Details of tax

Excise Duty

Central Government

(For Some Goods State Government)

Central Excise Act,1944

+

Central Excise Tariff Act,1985

 

 

Tax on Manufacture

Or

Production of Goods

 

 

Customs Duty

 

Central Government

Customs Act,1962

+

Customs Tariff Act,1975

Tax on goods Imported into India

Or

Exported out of India

Service Tax

Central Government

(except J&K)

Finance Act,1994

Tax on Services

CST

(Central Sales Tax)

Central Government

 

Central Sales Tax Act,1956

Tax on Interstate sale of goods

VAT

(Value Added Tax)

State Government

Different Acts for Different States

Like DVAT for Delhi

Tax on sale of goods

within state

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