Post-Harvest Profile of Grapes - Agmarknet

ii) Commission: It is paid to the commission agent, and may be payable either by
seller or by the buyer or sometimes by both. The charge is usually made in cash and
varies considerably.
iii) Taxes: Different taxes are charged in different markets such as toll tax, terminal
tax, sales tax, octroi etc. These taxes leviable differ from market to market in the same
state as also from state to state. These taxes are usually payable by the seller.
iv) Miscellaneous charges: In addition to the above mentioned charges, some other
charges are levied in markets. These include handling and weighment charges
(weighing, loading, unloading, cleaning etc.), charity contribution in cash and kind,
grading charges, postage, charges payable to water man, sweeper, choukidar etc.
These charges may be payable either by the seller or by the buyers.
Market fee, commission charges, taxes and other miscellaneous charges in
different states are given in the Table No.8.
Table No.8: Market fee, commission, taxes and miscellaneous charges on
grapes in major producing states
State
1.Andhra
Pradesh
Market
fee
Commission
Sales
tax
License fee Rs. Per annum
1% 4% -- Rs1000 to 3000/- for 5 yrs depends
on value of transaction in the
financial year.
Other
charges
2.Haryana 2% 5% -- Rs.- 60/- HRDF-
2%
3.Karnataka 1.5% 5% NIL Trader-Rs. 200/-
Commission Agent-Rs. 200/-
Broker-Rs. 100/-
Processor- Rs. 100/-
Exporter –Rs. 100/-
Stockist –Rs. 100/-
Retail Trader- Rs 25/-
4.Maharashtra 1.0% 7.0% -- Rs.200/- Octroi-
Rs 10/-
per trip
in 24
Hrs
5. Punjab 2.0% 5.0% Rs.- 100/- --
Source: Sub-offices of Directorate of Marketing and Inspection.
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