Customs duty on Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds in Nepal?

The customs duty on Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS 0406.20.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 14%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds is 0406.20.00 (chapter 04 — Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds is classified under HS code 0406.20.00 (chapter 04, Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 14% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

14%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)	14%	Rs 14,000	Rs 14,820	Rs 128,820

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 14% — about Rs 1,130 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 Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds

Nepal imported about Rs 3.04 Crore of Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, France, China.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 1.66 Crore
France	Rs 93.8 Lakh
China	Rs 10,000
United States	Rs 2,000

Related products

Raw natural honey (unprocessed)HS 0409.00.10 · 10% duty Other cheeseHS 0406.90.90 · 15% duty Bird's Eggs Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus,Fertilised eggs for incubationHS 0407.11.00 · 10% duty Milk food for babies in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat >1.5%HS 0402.10.20 · 20% duty Whey & modified whey, whether or not conce ntrated or containing sweetening matterHS 0404.10.00 · 15% duty Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, other acidified milk contain fruits, nuts & cocoaHS 0403.90.00 · 15% duty Milk food for babies fat content exceeding 1.5%HS 0402.29.10 · 20% duty Processed cheese, not grated or powderedHS 0406.30.00 · 15% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 0406.20.00 in the tariff Chapter 04