Customs duty on Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof in Nepal

Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof is classified under HS code 3003.49.00 (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 Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof

Nepal imported about Rs 17.4 Lakh of Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof in FY 2082/83, mainly from Bangladesh, Hong Kong.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
BangladeshRs 17.1 Lakh
Hong KongRs 31,000
All countriesRs 17.4 Lakh

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