Customs duty on Letter cards, plain postcards and correspo dance cards of paper or paperboard in Nepal

Letter cards, plain postcards and correspo dance cards of paper or paperboard is classified under HS code 4817.20.00 (chapter 48, Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
20%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)20%Rs 20,000Rs 15,600Rs 135,600

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 Letter cards, plain postcards and correspo dance cards of paper or paperboard

Nepal imported about Rs 1.19 Crore of Letter cards, plain postcards and correspo dance cards of paper or paperboard in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Hong Kong.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 9.1 Lakh
ChinaRs 4.1 Lakh
Hong KongRs 13,000
JapanRs 9,000
Korea, Republic ofRs 7,000

Related products

Paper & paperboard weighing 40 g/m2 or mor but not more than 150 g/m2, in rollsHS 4802.55.00 · 15% dutyOther paper & paperboard weighing 40 g/m2 r more but not more than 150 g/m2HS 4802.57.00 · 15% dutyPaper weighing >=40 g/m2 &<= 150 g/m2,in s eets,sides >= 435mm & <= 297mm,unfoldHS 4802.56.00 · 15% dutyUnbleached kraft paper, weighing =<150g /m2HS 4804.31.00 · 15% dutyOther paper paperboard: multi-plyHS 4810.92.00 · 20% dutyAseptic packaging paper bleached weighing less than 150 gm per square meterHS 4811.59.10 · 20% dutyFolding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-c rrugated paper or paperboardHS 4819.20.00 · 20% dutyOther paper & paperboardgarphics purpose ,o which >10% or chemi-mechanical pHS 4810.19.00 · 20% duty
Full landed-cost calculatorOpen 4817.20.00 in the tariffChapter 48