Customs duty on Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter in Nepal

Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter is classified under HS code 1806.10.00 (chapter 18, Cocoa and cocoa preparations). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

30%General duty
30%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)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 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

Nepal imported about Rs 2.99 Crore of Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Netherlands, Belgium.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 1.11 Crore
NetherlandsRs 60.3 Lakh
BelgiumRs 15.8 Lakh
ChinaRs 76,000
Saudi ArabiaRs 57,000

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