Customs duty on Printed woven fabrics, <85% artificial sta le fibres, mixed with cotton in Nepal
Printed woven fabrics, <85% artificial sta le fibres, mixed with cotton is classified under HS code 5516.44.00 (chapter 55, Man-made staple fibres). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.
15%General duty
15%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
m2/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
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 Printed woven fabrics, <85% artificial sta le fibres, mixed with cotton
Nepal imported about Rs 18.2 Lakh of Printed woven fabrics, <85% artificial sta le fibres, mixed with cotton in FY 2082/83, mainly from China.