Customs duty on Dried grapes in Nepal

Dried grapes is classified under HS code 0806.20.00 (chapter 08, Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons). 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 Dried grapes

Nepal imported about Rs 3.31 Arab of Dried grapes in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Qatar.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 1.20 Arab
IndiaRs 2.92 Crore
QatarRs 2.4 Lakh
United Arab EmiratesRs 76,000
KuwaitRs 59,000

Related products

Apples, freshHS 0808.10.00 · 10% dutyWatermelons, freshHS 0807.11.00 · 10% dutyCoconuts, excluding desiccated, fresh or driedHS 0801.19.00 · 10% dutyother fresh or dried BananaHS 0803.90.00 · 10% dutyFresh grapesHS 0806.10.00 · 10% dutyOranges, fresh or driedHS 0805.10.00 · 10% dutyPapaws (papayas), freshHS 0807.20.00 · 10% dutyMangoesHS 0804.50.20 · 10% duty
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