Customs duty on Medicaments of other antibiotics, not for retail sale in Nepal

Medicaments of other antibiotics, not for retail sale is classified under HS code 3003.20.00 (chapter 30, Pharmaceutical products). 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:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)15%Rs 15,000Rs 14,950Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)14%Rs 14,000Rs 14,820Rs 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 Medicaments of other antibiotics, not for retail sale

Nepal imported about Rs 16.6 Lakh of Medicaments of other antibiotics, not for retail sale in FY 2082/83, mainly from Bangladesh, Jordan, India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
BangladeshRs 7.04 Crore
JordanRs 49.2 Lakh
IndiaRs 10,000
NetherlandsRs 6,000

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