Customs duty on Polyethylene having a specific gravity >=0.94, in primary forms in Nepal

Polyethylene having a specific gravity >=0.94, in primary forms is classified under HS code 3901.20.00 (chapter 39, Plastics and articles thereof). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 6% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
6%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)10%Rs 10,000Rs 14,300Rs 124,300
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 10% to 6% — about Rs 4,520 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 Polyethylene having a specific gravity >=0.94, in primary forms

Nepal imported about Rs 43.92 Arab of Polyethylene having a specific gravity >=0.94, in primary forms in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 5.21 Arab
Saudi ArabiaRs 1.24 Arab
United Arab EmiratesRs 35.04 Crore
ChinaRs 33.74 Crore
CanadaRs 2.87 Crore

Related products

Polypropylene, in primary formsHS 3902.10.00 · 10% dutyMelamine resins, in primary formsHS 3909.20.00 · 10% dutyOther laboratory equipment of plasticHS 3926.90.39 · 30% dutyPoly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with other N substances, in primary formsHS 3904.10.00 · 10% dutyEthylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 3901.40.00 · 10% dutyHaving a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherHS 3907.61.00 · 10% dutyPolyethylene having a specific gravity <0.94, in primary formsHS 3901.10.00 · 10% dutyOther plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of propyleneHS 3920.20.90 · 30% duty
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