Customs duty on Margarine (excluding liquid Margarine) in Nepal

Margarine (excluding liquid Margarine) is classified under HS code 1517.10.00 (chapter 15, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
15%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

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 Margarine (excluding liquid Margarine)

Nepal imported about Rs 20.24 Crore of Margarine (excluding liquid Margarine) in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Malaysia, China.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 2.47 Crore
MalaysiaRs 1.36 Crore
ChinaRs 15.3 Lakh
KuwaitRs 0

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