Customs duty on Melamine utensils in Nepal

Melamine utensils is classified under HS code 3924.10.20 (chapter 39, Plastics and articles thereof). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

30%General duty
30%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)30%Rs 30,000Rs 16,900Rs 146,900

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 Melamine utensils

Nepal imported about Rs 37.43 Crore of Melamine utensils in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Thailand.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 8.58 Crore
IndiaRs 6.27 Crore
ThailandRs 1.53 Crore
BangladeshRs 72.4 Lakh
TurkeyRs 73,000

Related products

Other - Tableware and kitchenware nes of p asticsHS 3924.10.90 · 30% dutyInfant feeding bottlesHS 3924.10.10 · 15% dutyPolypropylene, in primary formsHS 3902.10.00 · 10% dutyMelamine resins, in primary formsHS 3909.20.00 · 10% dutyPolyethylene having a specific gravity >=0.94, in primary formsHS 3901.20.00 · 10% dutyOther laboratory equipment of plasticHS 3926.90.39 · 30% dutyPoly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with other N substances, in primary formsHS 3904.10.00 · 10% dutyEthylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 3901.40.00 · 10% duty
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