Customs duty on Ecaussine and other calcarcous monumental or building stone; alabaster in Nepal

Ecaussine and other calcarcous monumental or building stone; alabaster is classified under HS code 2515.20.00 (chapter 25, Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
20%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
kg/m3Customs 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)20%Rs 20,000Rs 15,600Rs 135,600

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 Ecaussine and other calcarcous monumental or building stone; alabaster

Nepal imported about Rs 5.65 Crore of Ecaussine and other calcarcous monumental or building stone; alabaster in FY 2082/83, mainly from India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 83.6 Lakh

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