Customs duty on Chloromited Paraffin wax in Nepal

Chloromited Paraffin wax is classified under HS code 3824.99.10 (chapter 38, Miscellaneous chemical products). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 6% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
6%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:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)10%Rs 10,000Rs 14,300Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)6%Rs 6,000Rs 13,780Rs 119,780
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 6% — about Rs 4,520 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 Chloromited Paraffin wax

Nepal imported about Rs 4.10 Arab of Chloromited Paraffin wax in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Bangladesh, United Kingdom.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 38.99 Crore
BangladeshRs 6.0 Lakh
United KingdomRs 2.8 Lakh
United StatesRs 2.3 Lakh
JapanRs 51,000

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