Is Securities Transaction Tax (STT) levied on ETFs?


STT is not applicable on:
  • GOLD ETFs
  • Liquid/Gilt ETFs 
  • International ETFs

For trades in all other types of ETFs, STT is applicable.

The following table contains the applicable STT rates for equity ETFs:


ParticularsBuy TransactionsSell Transactions
Equity ETFs - Delivery
NIL0.001%
Equity ETFs - Intraday
NIL0.025%

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