In this article, Anubhav Kumar Pandey mentions the stamp duty applicable for the most common documents in the 6 metro cities of India.

What is a stamp duty

Stamp duty’ means a tax payable on certain legal documents specified by statute. The duty may be fixed or ad valorem meaning that the tax paid as a stamp duty may be a fixed amount or an amount which varies based on the value of the products, services or property on which it is levied. It is a kind of tax paid on any transaction based on the exchange of documents or execution of instruments. Different state has their different laws relating to stamp duty. Here is an exhaustive list of most common documents and their stamp duty in 6 metro cities of India. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. 

Description of documents	Delhi	Mumbai	Kolkata	Chennai	Hyderabad	Bengaluru
Acknowledgment of debt above 20 Rupees	1	1 to (1 rs for every hundred Rs)	1	1	1	2Rs
Administration bond (where amount exceeds 1000 Rs)	100	100	50	4 Rs for every 100 Rs	50	100
Adoption deed	500	200	50	1000	100	500
Affidavit	100	100	10	100	20	10
MoA(sale of a bill of exchange)	1rs for every 10000	10.005% of amount	50 paise	1rs for every 10000	5	1rs for every 10000
APPOINTMENT IN EXECUTION OF A POWER whether of trustees or of property	100	100 for trustee 200 for immovable property	50	100	100	1000
APPRENTICESHPDEED	10	100	15	100	50	50
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF A COMPANY:-	0.15% of the Authorise share capital with a monetary ceiling of Rs.25 Lakhs	1000 Rs for every 5,00,000 and subject to maximum 50,00,000	150 for share below 1 lakh 300 for share above 1 lakh	1000 rs for every 5,00,000 and subject to maximum 50,00,000	No share 1000 With share 0.15% of such authorised Share Capital subject to a minimum of One Thousand Rupees and a maximum of Five Lakh Rupees.	500 for every 10,00,000
DIVORCE	100	100	50	100	50	100
Entry Advocate	500	500	500	700	500	500
LETTER OF ALLOTMENT OF SHARES	1	1	60 paise	10	2	1
Revocation of will	100	100	25	100	300	100
Release, whereby a person renounces a claim upon another person or against any specified property	100	When ancestral property Rupees 200 In other cases, 5% of the consideration amount of the property.	50	Between family members, 1 Rupees for every 100 rupees. Other than family members, 7 rupees for every 100 rupees.	For amount less than 1000 rupees, 3 Rupees for every 100 Rupees For amount exceeding 1000 Rupees, Same as above in addition for every Rs. 500 or part thereof in excess of Rs.1000/- fifteen rupees on the consideration or market value of the property,	Between family, rupees 1000 Not between family 5% of the consideration amount
LETTER OF LICENSE	100	100	50	100	100	100
NOTARIAL ACT (notary)	5	25	10	20	10	10
PROTEST OF BILL OR NOTE	10	100	10	100	10	10
SHIPPING ORDER	1	1	20 paise	100	10	2
WARRANT FOR GOODS	1	1	1	100	20	10
CANCELLATION–Instrument of, if attested and not otherwise provided for	100	100	25	100	300	100

Description of documents	Delhi	Mumbai	Kolkata	Chennai	Hyderabad	Bengaluru
Loan agreement	150	Below 10L- 0.1% rest 0.2%	100	120	200	150
Power of attorney of immovable property	5% of the consideration amount	5% of the consideration amount	6% of the consideration amount	4% of the consideration amount	5% of the consideration amount	7.5% of the consideration amount
Deed of hypothecation	150	Below 5L 0.1%. Above 5L 0.2%	100	120	0.5% of loan amount. Maximum 2L	Rs 10 for every 10,000 maximum 10,000
Pledge of movable property	0.5% if the amount with a maximum of 50,000	Below 5L 0.1%. Above 5L 0.2%	Rs 10 for every 1000	Rs 5 for every 1000	0.5% of the amount with a maximum of 2 lakh	0.5 paise for every 100 rs. Maximum of Rs 10,000
Letter of set off	100	50	50	20	100	50
Nondisposable undertaking	100	50	50	20	100	50
Fax indemnity	150	300	100	120	200	150
Letter of guarantee	150	Below 10 lakh 0.1% rest 0.2%	100	120	200	15
Indemnity for bill discounting limit	150	300	100	120	200	150
Sale of immovable property	5% of the consideration amount	5% of the consideration amount	6% of the consideration amount	2% of the consideration amount	4% of the consideration amount	5% of the consideration amount
ARTICLES OF CLERKSHIP	400	750	250	250	Not available in the schedule of the state act	Not available in the schedule of the state act
Award in the case of arbitration	1 Re for every 1000 Rs	100	Rupee one subject to a maximum of rupees one hundred.	One percent of the amount of award subject to a maximum of one thousand rupees.	50	5%] on the amount or market value of the property(which is the subject matter of award), whichever is higher
Composition deed	100	200	50	100	100	100
Counterpart or duplicate of any instrument	10	Same as on the original. Maximum 100	5	100	50	Same as original. Maximum of 500
Protest of Bill or notes	10	100	10	100	3	10
Delivery order in respect of goods	1	10	1	100	20	XXX Not levied.
Copy or extract certified to be a true copy.	10	10	10	100	10	If the duty charge does not exceed 5 rs → 5Rs Else → 10Rs
Gift deed (not a will or settlement)	5% of the consideration amount	5% of the consideration amount or Rs 10 for every Rs 500 (whichever is less)	Made to Family → One-half of one per centum of the market value of the property To others → 6% of the consideration amount	To family → One rupee for every one hundred rupees. To others→ 2% of the consideration amount	4% of the consideration amount	5% of the consideration amount
Declaration of trust	5% of the consideration amount	For religious purposes, 10 Rupees for every Rupees 500 For other,5% of the consideration amount	For every Rs. 500 or part thereof in excess of Rs. 1,000 Rupees twenty.	200	4% of the consideration amount	Made for religious purposes where there is no transfer or disposition  of property in any way, 1000 Rupees Where the trust made involves transfer/disposition of property, 5% of the consideration amount
Composition deed. A person conveys his property for the benefit of other.	100	200	50	100	35	100

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References:

Indian Stamp (Delhi Amendment) Act,2012- Delhi

Bombay Stamp (Third Amendment) Act, 2003- Maharashtra

Indian Stamp Act, 1899- West Bengal

Karnataka Stamp Amendment Act, 2016

Indian Stamp Act 1899- Tamil Nadu

Indian Stamp Act 1899- Andhra Pradesh