Customs duty on Other headgear, of rubber or plastics in Nepal

Other headgear, of rubber or plastics is classified under HS code 6506.91.00 (chapter 65, Headgear and parts thereof). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
7.25%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)20%Rs 20,000Rs 15,600Rs 135,600
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)7.25%Rs 7,250Rs 13,942Rs 121,192
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 20% to 7.25% — about Rs 14,408 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 headgear, of rubber or plastics

Nepal imported about Rs 18.55 Crore of Other headgear, of rubber or plastics in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Thailand.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 26.1 Lakh
ChinaRs 20.8 Lakh
ThailandRs 24,000
MalaysiaRs 13,000
United Arab EmiratesRs 2,000

Related products

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