What is the HS code for Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material is 9606.21.00 (chapter 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles).

Customs duty on Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material in Nepal?

The customs duty on Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material (HS 9606.21.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 7.25%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material is classified under HS code 9606.21.00 (chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

7.25%India & SAARC (SAFTA)

13%VAT

kgCustoms 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)	15%	Rs 15,000	Rs 14,950	Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	7.25%	Rs 7,250	Rs 13,942	Rs 121,192

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 less on this Rs 100,000 example, once the VAT on the saved duty is counted. How SAFTA & the certificate of origin work →

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 Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material

Nepal imported about Rs 18.64 Crore of Buttons of plastics, not covered with text le material in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Italy.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
China	Rs 8.49 Crore
India	Rs 1.25 Crore
Italy	Rs 1.2 Lakh
United Kingdom	Rs 32,000
Germany	Rs 19,000

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 9606.21.00 in the tariff Chapter 96