Duty rate and revenue from bidis 1994–1995 to 2015–2016
| Nominal Rate* (INR/1000) | Nominal Revenue† (INR Mn) | Duty Paid Sticks (Bn) | Real Rate (INR/1000) | Real revenue (INR Mn) | |
| 1994–1995 | 5.6 | 2200 | 393 | 23.2 | 9146 |
| 1995–1996 | 5.6 | 2233 | 399 | 21.2 | 8483 |
| 1996–1997 | 5.6 | 2415 | 432 | 19.9 | 8587 |
| 1997–1998 | 6.6 | 2328 | 351 | 20.9 | 7317 |
| 1998–1999 | 6.6 | 3233 | 487 | 19.7 | 9613 |
| 1999–2000 | 6.6 | 3217 | 485 | 19.0 | 9213 |
| 2000–2001 | 8.1 | 3538 | 435 | 22.3 | 9714 |
| 2001–2002 | 9.2 | 3572 | 390 | 24.2 | 9431 |
| 2002–2003 | 9.2 | 3604 | 394 | 23.3 | 9162 |
| 2003–2004 | 9.2 | 3364 | 368 | 22.4 | 8237 |
| 2004–2005 | 9.2 | 3482 | 381 | 21.5 | 8166 |
| 2005–2006 | 9.2 | 3680 | 402 | 20.1 | 8089 |
| 2006–2007 | 12.2 | 4262 | 351 | 25.1 | 8821 |
| 2007–2008 | 14.2 | 4840 | 341 | 26.9 | 9182 |
| 2008–2009 | 14.2 | 4885 | 345 | 24.0 | 8252 |
| 2009–2010 | 14.2 | 4897 | 345 | 21.7 | 7484 |
| 2010–2011 | 14.2 | 4720 | 333 | 19.8 | 6588 |
| 2011–2012 | 14.2 | 4590 | 324 | 18.0 | 5824 |
| 2012–2013 | 16.2 | 4710 | 291 | 18.8 | 5463 |
| 2013–2014 | 16.2 | 4875 | 301 | 17.7 | 5344 |
| 2014–2015 | 16.2 | 4893 | 302 | 16.9 | 5113 |
| 2015–2016 | 16.2 | 4735 | 293 | 16.2 | 4735 |
*Weighted average duty rate for handmade and machine made bidis based on handmade bidis being 98.5% of the market as per NCCD data.
†Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
NCCD, National Calamity Contingent Duty.