Customs duty on Articles normally carried in pocket or han bag, of plastics or textiles in Nepal
Articles normally carried in pocket or han bag, of plastics or textiles is classified under HS code 4202.32.00 (chapter 42, Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.
30%General duty
30%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
kg/nosCustoms unit
Landed cost — worked example
For a shipment with a CIF value of Rs 100,000 (cost + insurance + freight to the Nepal border), the customs duty and VAT work out as:
Origin
Customs duty
Duty amount
VAT (13%)
Landed cost
General (any origin)
30%
Rs 30,000
Rs 16,900
Rs 146,900
Excise duty, the road-development fee and other charges apply to specific goods (vehicles, alcohol, tobacco, petroleum…) and are not in the figure above. Open the full calculator →
Nepal’s imports of Articles normally carried in pocket or han bag, of plastics or textiles
Nepal imported about Rs 1.35 Arab of Articles normally carried in pocket or han bag, of plastics or textiles in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Hong Kong.