Customs duty on Other Unmanned aircraft-remote controlled flight in Nepal

Other Unmanned aircraft-remote controlled flight is classified under HS code 8806.29.00 (chapter 88, Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), or 6% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
6%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
nosCustoms 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)6%Rs 6,000Rs 13,780Rs 119,780
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 20% to 6% — about Rs 15,820 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 Unmanned aircraft-remote controlled flight

Nepal imported about Rs 19.6 Lakh of Other Unmanned aircraft-remote controlled flight in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, Australia.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 44.9 Lakh
AustraliaRs 5,000

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