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Internal Trade cheat sheet

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Chapter 9Internal Trade

Wholesaler buys big and sells to retailers; retailer sells small to consumers.

1. Wholesale Trade

  • Services to manufacturers: large orders, storage, finance, risk-bearing.
  • Services to retailers: availability, credit, new products, market info.

2. Retail Trade

TypeExamples
Itinerantpeddlers, hawkers, periodic market traders, street traders, cheap jacks
Fixed shop (small)general stores, speciality shops, second-hand shops
Fixed shop (large)departmental stores, chain stores, mail order, consumer cooperatives, supermarkets
Othersvending machines

3. GST

  • One nation, one tax (from 1 July 2017).
  • CGST + SGST for intra-state; IGST for inter-state.
  • Removes cascading of taxes.

4. Key Points

  • Chambers of commerce promote trade.
  • Departmental store: many departments under one roof.
  • Chain stores: uniform price, central buying.
  • Mail order: no middlemen, needs advertising.

Remember: Wholesaler & retailer services | retail types | GST

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