Customs duty on Other sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Other sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes in Nepal?

The customs duty on Other sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes (HS 8519.89.00) 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 sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Other sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes is 8519.89.00 (chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles).

Other sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes is classified under HS code 8519.89.00 (chapter 85, Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). 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

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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 sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes

Nepal imported about Rs 2.09 Crore of Other sound recording or reproducing appar tus, nes in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Singapore.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
China	Rs 92.0 Lakh
India	Rs 19.5 Lakh
Singapore	Rs 7.8 Lakh
Argentina	Rs 1.9 Lakh
Australia	Rs 1.6 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 8519.89.00 in the tariff Chapter 85