Customs duty on Raw natural honey (unprocessed) in Nepal

Raw natural honey (unprocessed) is classified under HS code 0409.00.10 (chapter 04, Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 9% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
9%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)9%Rs 9,000Rs 14,170Rs 123,170
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 9% — about Rs 1,130 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 Raw natural honey (unprocessed)

Nepal imported about Rs 74.02 Crore of Raw natural honey (unprocessed) in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Qatar, Bhutan.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 17.23 Crore
QatarRs 3,000
BhutanRs 1,000
KuwaitRs 1,000
IsraelRs 0

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