TDS Section 206C(1) — TCS on sale of alcoholic liquor, scrap, minerals, timber
FY 2025-26 · Rate 1% (liquor, scrap, minerals) / 2.5% (timber, forest produce) / 5% (tendu leaves)
What does this section cover?
Tax COLLECTED at source by seller of specified goods — liquor (1%), scrap (1%), tendu leaves (5%), timber (2.5%), minerals (1%).
Why this section: Seller of specified high-leakage goods collects tax from buyer at point of sale — buyer claims credit in their ITR.
Key facts
- Threshold
- No threshold — every transaction
- Applicable for
- FY 2025-26
- Who deducts
- Seller (collector)
- Paid to
- Buyer (every buyer except specified)
- Statutory source
- Section 206C(1), Income Tax Act
Common terms accountants use
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Related TDS sections
Other sections in the same series or adjacent. Useful when narrowing down between similar payment categories.
- 206C(1F)TCS on sale of motor vehicle > ₹10 lakh1%
- 206C(1G)TCS on foreign remittance (LRS) and overseas tour package20% above ₹10L (5% for education/medical; 5% for tour above ₹10L)
- 206C(1H)TCS on sale of goods (seller-side, counterpart to 194Q) — INAPPLICABLE from 1 April 20250.1% (withdrawn 1 Apr 2025)
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