Customs duty on Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin in Nepal?

The customs duty on Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin (HS 3203.00.90) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 7.25%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin is 3203.00.90 (chapter 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks).

Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin is classified under HS code 3203.00.90 (chapter 32, Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

7.25%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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	15%	Rs 15,000	Rs 14,950	Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	7.25%	Rs 7,250	Rs 13,942	Rs 121,192

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 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 Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin

Nepal imported about Rs 4.74 Crore of Other colouring matter of vegetable oranimal origin in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, United Kingdom.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 1.46 Crore
China	Rs 71,000
United Kingdom	Rs 12,000

Related products

Food colours other than syntheticHS 3203.00.20 · 15% duty Acrylic EmulsionHS 3209.10.10 · 30% duty Glaziers'& grafting putty, resin cements, culking comp's & other mastics; painteHS 3214.10.00 · 10% duty Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, englobes and similar preparationsHS 3207.20.00 · 15% duty Pigments and preparations based on titaniumdioxide, cont'g >= 80% titanium dioxHS 3206.11.00 · 15% duty Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3, nesHS 3206.49.00 · 15% duty Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black)HS 3215.19.00 · 10% duty Non-refractory surfacing preparationsHS 3214.90.00 · 10% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 3203.00.90 in the tariff Chapter 32