Customs duty on Other dried mushrooms and truffles in Nepal

Other dried mushrooms and truffles is classified under HS code 0712.39.00 (chapter 07, Edible Vegetables and certain Roots and Tubers). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 9% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
9%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)10%Rs 10,000Rs 14,300Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)9%Rs 9,000Rs 14,170Rs 123,170
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 9% — 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 dried mushrooms and truffles

Nepal imported about Rs 90.5 Lakh of Other dried mushrooms and truffles in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, Thailand, India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 35.4 Lakh
ThailandRs 23.3 Lakh
IndiaRs 9.2 Lakh
ItalyRs 33,000
Hong KongRs 9,000

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