Customs duty on Roasted or Salted Cashewnut in Nepal
Roasted or Salted Cashewnut is classified under HS code 2008.19.20 (chapter 20, Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.
15%General duty
15%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
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 Roasted or Salted Cashewnut
Nepal imported about Rs 6.77 Crore of Roasted or Salted Cashewnut in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Viet Nam.