No. It is indirect tax.
In India... the list of direct and indirect taxes.. is as following.. Direct Tax: Income tax corporation tax property tax inheritence (estate) tax & gift tax Indirect tax: customs duty, central excise duty, service tax, sales tax, value added tax (VAT), securities transaction tax
excise taxA+
An import, duty or excise tax
A tax on perfume is an excise tax. An excise tax is an in-country, or inland, tax on a specific good produced for sale. If the tax is on the perfume as it is imported, it is a customs duty or border tax.
The central excise duty refers to an indirect tax which is levied on goods manufactured in India. These are the goods which are meant for consumption at home.
excise duty
A tax on perfumeA tax on perfume is an example of an excise tax. Excise taxes are indirect taxes on certain types of goods.
indirect tax
Excise duty is levied on the quantity, unlike sales tax, which is levied on value. Moreover, its only the manufacturer/producer who pays the excise duty. For eg, lets say Jack manufactures N number of toys for sale and 'c' is the cost of production/toy.Then Jack is liable to pay N*x amount as excise duty, where x=excise duty/toy. Total amount payable by jack= N*c + N*x In contrast to this, lets say you buy all of these N toys and the price of each toy is 'v'.Then you are liable to an additional s% of (N*v) as sales tax, where s=sales tax Total amount payable by you= N*v + s% of (N*v)
excise tax
Terminal excise duty is a fee charged on all goods that are manufactured. Excise duty is levied by central or federal governments.
yes