Commodity Transaction Tax to be levied on non-agricultural commodities from July 1

21 Jun 2013 Evaluate

With effect from July 1, Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) at 0.01% will be levied on various non-agricultural commodities, including gold, sugar and edible oils. The tax would be levied on futures trading and not on spot trading in the commodities. Besides gold, silver, crude oil and base metals, processed farm items like sugar, soya oil and guar gum will also come under CTT. However, 23 agricultural commodities, including wheat, barley, chana, cotton and potato, would be exempted from the levy. Coriander, cardamom and guar seed is also out of CTT.

The Finance Minister P Chidambaram had stated in 2013-14 Budget speech that CTT will be levied on non-farm items at the rate of 0.01% and would be paid by the seller. Due to consultations between the stakeholders and the finance ministry over the list of non-agricultural commodities to be brought under the ambit of CTT its implementation has been deferred. The exchanges and brokers are of the view that there would be a big drop in business of five national bourses as CTT would discourage day-traders and speculators.

India has currently got 22 commodity bourses of which 6 of them operate at national level. In 2012-13, the combined turnover of these bourses stood at Rs 17,046,840 crore down by 6% compared to the previous fiscal. Out of the total turnover, more than 80% comes from non-agricultural commodities.

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