Customs duty on Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles in Nepal

Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles is classified under HS code 9620.00.90 (chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
15%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
nos/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 Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles

Nepal imported about Rs 70.04 Crore of Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Japan.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 8.42 Crore
IndiaRs 25.7 Lakh
JapanRs 23.4 Lakh
Viet NamRs 5.2 Lakh
Taiwan, Province of ChinaRs 4.3 Lakh

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