Customs duty on Glass beads (Pote) in Nepal

Glass beads (Pote) is classified under HS code 7018.10.20 (chapter 70, Glass and glassware). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 9.5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
9.5%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)9.5%Rs 9,500Rs 14,235Rs 123,735
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 9.5% — about Rs 6,215 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 Glass beads (Pote)

Nepal imported about Rs 60.31 Crore of Glass beads (Pote) in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, Japan, India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 21.94 Crore
JapanRs 3.58 Crore
IndiaRs 3.35 Crore
United StatesRs 93,000
Czech RepublicRs 69,000

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