Customs duty on Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa in Nepal?

The customs duty on Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa (HS 1901.90.90) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 7.25%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa is 1901.90.90 (chapter 19 — Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products).

Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa is classified under HS code 1901.90.90 (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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	15%	Rs 15,000	Rs 14,950	Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	7.25%	Rs 7,250	Rs 13,942	Rs 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 Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa

Nepal imported about Rs 3.42 Arab of Food prep's of goods of hdgs 0401-0404 or of flour, meal, etc not cont'g cocoa in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Belgium, Korea, Republic of.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 1.57 Arab
Belgium	Rs 2.96 Crore
Korea, Republic of	Rs 31.6 Lakh
Italy	Rs 15.6 Lakh
Japan	Rs 3.1 Lakh

Related products

Malt ExtractHS 1901.90.10 · 15% duty Sweet biscuitsHS 1905.31.00 · 30% duty Other bakers' wares nesHS 1905.90.90 · 30% duty Kurkure, Kurmure, Lays, CheeseballsHS 1905.90.20 · 30% duty Uncooked pasta, not containing eggs, not stuffedHS 1902.19.00 · 30% duty Other Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals productHS 1904.10.99 · 15% duty Waffles and wafersHS 1905.32.00 · 30% duty Mixes and doughs for preparation of bakers' wares of 19.05HS 1901.20.00 · 10% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 1901.90.90 in the tariff Chapter 19