Customs duty on Ceramic flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like in Nepal

Ceramic flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like is classified under HS code 6904.90.00 (chapter 69, Ceramic products). 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:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)30%Rs 30,000Rs 16,900Rs 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 Ceramic flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like

Nepal imported about Rs 14.48 Crore of Ceramic flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Japan.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 48.8 Lakh
IndiaRs 6.0 Lakh
JapanRs 24,000

Related products

Tableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or chinaHS 6911.10.00 · 20% dutyRefractory bricks, blocks, >50% silica (Si 3) or alumina (Al2O3)HS 6902.20.00 · 10% dutyCeramic roofing tilesHS 6905.10.00 · 15% dutyRefractory bricks, blocks, tiles, etc, nesHS 6902.90.00 · 10% dutyFinishing CeramicsHS 6907.40.00 · 30% dutyCeramic tableware, kitchenware, other hous hold articles (excl porcelain or chinHS 6912.00.00 · 20% dutyOther refractory ceramic goods, nesHS 6903.90.00 · 10% dutyRefractory bricks, blocks, tiles, >50% MgO CaO, Cr2O3HS 6902.10.00 · 10% duty
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