What is the HS code for Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes is 4707.90.00 (chapter 47 — Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard).

Customs duty on Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes in Nepal?

The customs duty on Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes (HS 4707.90.00) is 10% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 6%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes is classified under HS code 4707.90.00 (chapter 47, Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard). 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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	10%	Rs 10,000	Rs 14,300	Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	6%	Rs 6,000	Rs 13,780	Rs 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 Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes

Nepal imported about Rs 3.80 Arab of Recovered (Waste and scrap) paper or pape board, nes in FY 2082/83, mainly from United States, Thailand, Singapore.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
United States	Rs 12.00 Crore
Thailand	Rs 3.46 Crore
Singapore	Rs 1.55 Crore
India	Rs 39,000
China	Rs 3,000

Related products

Semi-bleached or bleached coniferous chemi al wood pulp, soda, nesHS 4703.21.00 · 5% duty Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or co rugated paper or paperboardHS 4707.10.00 · 10% duty Semi- or bleached non-coniferous chemical ood pulp, soda, nesHS 4703.29.00 · 5% duty Paper or paperboard made mainly of bleache chemical pulp, not coloured in the mHS 4707.20.00 · 10% duty Unbleached coniferous chemical wood pulp, oda or sulphate, nesHS 4703.11.00 · 5% duty Mechanical wood pulpHS 4701.00.00 · 5% duty Other Pulps of fibres derived from recover d paper or paperboard of bambooHS 4706.30.00 · 5% duty Cotton linters pulpHS 4706.10.00 · 5% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 4707.90.00 in the tariff Chapter 47