Customs duty on Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic in Nepal?

The customs duty on Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic (HS 1602.32.00) is 15% (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 Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic is 1602.32.00 (chapter 16 — Preparations of meat, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects.).

Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic is classified under HS code 1602.32.00 (chapter 16, Preparations of meat, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects.). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

7.25%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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	15%	Rs 15,000	Rs 14,950	Rs 129,950
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 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 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 Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic

Nepal imported about Rs 53.4 Lakh of Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domestic in FY 2082/83, mainly from Thailand, China.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
Thailand	Rs 20.1 Lakh
China	Rs 19.6 Lakh

Related products

Other prepared or preserved fish, including minced, nesHS 1604.20.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats (excl.minced)HS 1604.13.00 · 15% duty Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)HS 1604.14.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved mackerel (excl. minced)HS 1604.15.00 · 15% duty Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparationHS 1601.00.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved fish (excl. minced), nesHS 1604.19.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved salmon (excl. minced )HS 1604.11.00 · 15% duty Cuttle fish and squidHS 1605.54.00 · 15% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 1602.32.00 in the tariff Chapter 16