Customs duty on furniture Of bamboo in Nepal

furniture Of bamboo is classified under HS code 9403.82.00 (chapter 94, Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), or 11.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

30%General duty
11.25%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
nos/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)30%Rs 30,000Rs 16,900Rs 146,900
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)11.25%Rs 11,250Rs 14,462Rs 125,712
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 30% to 11.25% — about Rs 21,188 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 furniture Of bamboo

Nepal imported about Rs 24.6 Lakh of furniture Of bamboo in FY 2082/83, mainly from Thailand, China, India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ThailandRs 1.4 Lakh
ChinaRs 78,000
IndiaRs 11,000

Related products

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