Customs duty on L sections of iron/steel, hot-rolled, < 80m high in Nepal
L sections of iron/steel, hot-rolled, < 80m high is classified under HS code 7216.21.00 (chapter 72, Iron and steel). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.
30%General duty
7.25%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)
30%
Rs 30,000
Rs 16,900
Rs 146,900
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 30% to 7.25% — about Rs 25,708 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 L sections of iron/steel, hot-rolled, < 80m high
Nepal imported about Rs 36.35 Crore of L sections of iron/steel, hot-rolled, < 80m high in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China.