Customs duty on Protective gloves, mittens and mitts for t ades, nes, of leather in Nepal
Protective gloves, mittens and mitts for t ades, nes, of leather is classified under HS code 4203.29.00 (chapter 42, Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)). 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
kg/pairCustoms 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 Protective gloves, mittens and mitts for t ades, nes, of leather
Nepal imported about Rs 1.20 Arab of Protective gloves, mittens and mitts for t ades, nes, of leather in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Tunisia.