Customs duty on Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken in Nepal?

The customs duty on Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken (HS 1202.42.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 9%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken is 1202.42.00 (chapter 12 — Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder).

Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken is classified under HS code 1202.42.00 (chapter 12, Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 9% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

9%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)	9%	Rs 9,000	Rs 14,170	Rs 123,170

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 9% — about Rs 6,780 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 Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken

Nepal imported about Rs 9.91 Arab of Groundnut shelled, whether or not broken in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Israel.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 1.48 Arab
China	Rs 31,000
Israel	Rs 1,000
Thailand	Rs 1,000
Malaysia	Rs 0

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 1202.42.00 in the tariff Chapter 12