<h1>Excise Duties on Medicinal and Toilet Preparations: Allopathic at 20%, Ayurvedic at 4%, Toilet with Alcohol at 50%</h1> The excise duties applicable to various medicinal and toilet preparations under the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955. Allopathic medicinal preparations containing alcohol, whether consumable as ordinary alcoholic beverages or not, are subject to a 20% ad valorem duty. Similar duties apply to those containing narcotic substances. Ayurvedic and other indigenous medicinal preparations with self-generated alcohol are taxed at 4% ad valorem, with variations for others. Homoeopathic preparations with alcohol incur a 4% duty plus a specific rate per litre. Toilet preparations with alcohol or narcotics are taxed at 50% or 20% ad valorem.