Customs duty on Other silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Other silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) in Nepal?

The customs duty on Other silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) (HS 2839.90.00) is 10% (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 silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Other silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) is 2839.90.00 (chapter 28 — Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes).

Other silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) is classified under HS code 2839.90.00 (chapter 28, Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%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)	10%	Rs 10,000	Rs 14,300	Rs 124,300
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 10% to 7.25% — about Rs 3,108 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 silicates (excl of sodium and potassium)

Nepal imported about Rs 5.44 Crore of Other silicates (excl of sodium and potassium) in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Italy, China.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 55.8 Lakh
Italy	Rs 2,000
China	Rs 0

Related products

Calcium carbonateHS 2836.50.00 · 5% duty Disodium carbonateHS 2836.20.00 · 5% duty Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)HS 2806.10.00 · 10% duty Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), solidHS 2815.11.00 · 5% duty Silicon dioxideHS 2811.22.00 · 10% duty Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate)HS 2835.25.00 · 10% duty Other Silicates of sodium (excl metasilicates)HS 2839.19.00 · 10% duty Sulphuric acid; oleumHS 2807.00.00 · 10% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 2839.90.00 in the tariff Chapter 28