Customs duty on Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles in Nepal?

The customs duty on Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles (HS 8408.20.00) is 20% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 9.5%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles is 8408.20.00 (chapter 84 — Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles is classified under HS code 8408.20.00 (chapter 84, Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), or 9.5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty

9.5%India & SAARC (SAFTA)

13%VAT

nos/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)	20%	Rs 20,000	Rs 15,600	Rs 135,600
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	9.5%	Rs 9,500	Rs 14,235	Rs 123,735

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 20% to 9.5% — about Rs 11,865 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 Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles

Nepal imported about Rs 16.4 Lakh of Compression-ignition internal combustion p ston engines for vehicles in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Korea, Republic of.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
China	Rs 87.6 Lakh
India	Rs 30.1 Lakh
Korea, Republic of	Rs 4.5 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 8408.20.00 in the tariff Chapter 84