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Where does it go?
Every rupee, sliced.
Hover a slice for the source. Every line is dated, sourced, and rated for confidence.
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Item
%
₹
Origin
Confidence
GST (18%)
18%
—
Tax · India
High confidence T1
Retailer + distributor margin
13%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
LAB (Linear Alkyl Benzene) / Surfactants
12%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T2
Sodium sulphate (filler)
10%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T2
Advertising
9%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Packaging
8%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Manufacturing
8%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Distribution & logistics
8%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Soda ash (sodium carbonate)
7%
—
🌍 TR
Medium confidence T2
Brand's profit
7%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Brand margin
5%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Zeolites, enzymes, optical brighteners
3%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T2
Perfume + colorants
1%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T2
03
The catch
The 3% that didn't stay home.
3%
Soda ash (sodium carbonate)
🏳️Turkey · 20%🇺🇸United States · 15%
Large import share via natural soda ash.
04
How we know
The receipts.
Every number is sourced and tiered. We grade our own confidence so you don't have to take our word for it.
How much is hard-sourced
48% Tier 1–248% of this breakdown rests on hard data — GST schedule, live mandi prices, trade + filings. The rest is a category-typical estimate from an unreviewed draft template — treat it as directional, not gospel.
TIER 11
Hard government data
GST notifications, import data, tariffs
TIER 21
Verified industry
Company filings, audited reports
TIER 32
Modelled estimate
Industry benchmarks + ratios
TIER 40
Honest guess
Best informed estimate; flagged as such
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