Customs duty on Flattened rice(Chiura) in Nepal

Flattened rice(Chiura) is classified under HS code 1904.90.20 (chapter 19, Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
7.25%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)15%Rs 15,000Rs 14,950Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)7.25%Rs 7,250Rs 13,942Rs 121,192
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 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 Flattened rice(Chiura)

Nepal imported about Rs 33.84 Crore of Flattened rice(Chiura) in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Cambodia.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 1.49 Crore
CambodiaRs 1,000

Related products

Other prepared cereals in grain form (excl . maize) nesHS 1904.90.90 · 15% dutyPuffed rice (Dhan ko bhuja - Murhi)HS 1904.90.10 · 15% dutySweet biscuitsHS 1905.31.00 · 30% dutyFood prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoaHS 1901.90.90 · 15% dutyOther bakers' wares nesHS 1905.90.90 · 30% dutyKurkure, Kurmure, Lays, CheeseballsHS 1905.90.20 · 30% dutyUncooked pasta, not containing eggs, not stuffedHS 1902.19.00 · 30% dutyOther Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals productHS 1904.10.99 · 15% duty
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