What is the customs duty on Crushed or ground piper & capsicum in Nepal?

The customs duty on Crushed or ground piper & capsicum (HS 0904.22.00) is 10% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 6%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

What is the HS code for Crushed or ground piper & capsicum in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Crushed or ground piper & capsicum is 0904.22.00 (chapter 09 — Coffee, tea, mate and spices).

Customs duty on Crushed or ground piper & capsicum in Nepal

Crushed or ground piper & capsicum is classified under HS code 0904.22.00 (chapter 09, Coffee, tea, mate and spices). 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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	10%	Rs 10,000	Rs 14,300	Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	6%	Rs 6,000	Rs 13,780	Rs 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 Crushed or ground piper & capsicum

Nepal imported about Rs 2.57 Arab of Crushed or ground piper & capsicum in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Korea, Republic of.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 74.96 Crore
China	Rs 23.4 Lakh
Korea, Republic of	Rs 13.2 Lakh
Japan	Rs 92,000
Qatar	Rs 2,000

Related products

Seeds of cumin neither crushed nor groundHS 0909.31.00 · 5% duty Seeds of coriander neither crushed nor groudHS 0909.21.00 · 5% duty Dried, neither, crushed or ground piper & capsicumHS 0904.21.00 · 10% duty Fenugreek(Methi)HS 0910.99.10 · 5% duty Other turmericHS 0910.30.90 · 10% duty Other spices nesHS 0910.99.90 · 10% duty Other Spice mixtures (referred to in Note 1(b) to this Chapter)HS 0910.91.00 · 30% duty Seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel; juniper berries Neither crushed nor groundHS 0909.61.00 · 5% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 0904.22.00 in the tariff Chapter 09