Customs duty on Paper & paperboard weighing more than 150 /m2 in Nepal

Paper & paperboard weighing more than 150 /m2 is classified under HS code 4802.58.00 (chapter 48, Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
15%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:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)15%Rs 15,000Rs 14,950Rs 129,950

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 Paper & paperboard weighing more than 150 /m2

Nepal imported about Rs 5.42 Crore of Paper & paperboard weighing more than 150 /m2 in FY 2082/83, mainly from France, India, China.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
FranceRs 38.2 Lakh
IndiaRs 36.3 Lakh
ChinaRs 29.7 Lakh
IndonesiaRs 12.6 Lakh
GermanyRs 10,000

Related products

Paper & paperboard weighing 40 g/m2 or mor but not more than 150 g/m2, in rollsHS 4802.55.00 · 15% dutyOther paper & paperboard weighing 40 g/m2 r more but not more than 150 g/m2HS 4802.57.00 · 15% dutyPaper weighing >=40 g/m2 &<= 150 g/m2,in s eets,sides >= 435mm & <= 297mm,unfoldHS 4802.56.00 · 15% dutyUnbleached kraft paper, weighing =<150g /m2HS 4804.31.00 · 15% dutyOther paper paperboard: multi-plyHS 4810.92.00 · 20% dutyAseptic packaging paper bleached weighing less than 150 gm per square meterHS 4811.59.10 · 20% dutyFolding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-c rrugated paper or paperboardHS 4819.20.00 · 20% dutyOther paper & paperboardgarphics purpose ,o which >10% or chemi-mechanical pHS 4810.19.00 · 20% duty
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