Customs duty on Roasted or Salted Pistachio in Nepal

Roasted or Salted Pistachio is classified under HS code 2008.19.30 (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:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)15%Rs 15,000Rs 14,950Rs 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 Pistachio

Nepal imported about Rs 29.33 Crore of Roasted or Salted Pistachio in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, Indonesia, Thailand.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 32.28 Crore
IndonesiaRs 3.81 Crore
ThailandRs 19.6 Lakh
IndiaRs 19.2 Lakh
KuwaitRs 1,000

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