Customs duty on Other Type of Soaps in the forms of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes in Nepal

Other Type of Soaps in the forms of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes is classified under HS code 3401.19.00 (chapter 34, Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

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:

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 Type of Soaps in the forms of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes

Nepal imported about Rs 1.55 Arab of Other Type of Soaps in the forms of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, United States.

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