Customs duty on Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines in Nepal?

The customs duty on Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines (HS 8511.50.00) 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 Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines is 8511.50.00 (chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles).

Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines is classified under HS code 8511.50.00 (chapter 85, Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). 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

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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 Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines

Nepal imported about Rs 71.6 Lakh of Generators, nes, for internal combustion e gines in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Japan.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 4.92 Crore
China	Rs 15.1 Lakh
Japan	Rs 3.3 Lakh
Not_Specified	Rs 1.9 Lakh
United Kingdom	Rs 1.6 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 8511.50.00 in the tariff Chapter 85