Customs duty on Rods and profile shapes of cellular vulcan zed rubber, nes in Nepal

Rods and profile shapes of cellular vulcan zed rubber, nes is classified under HS code 4008.19.00 (chapter 40, Rubber and articles thereof). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
5%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)5%Rs 5,000Rs 13,650Rs 118,650
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 5% — about Rs 5,650 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 Rods and profile shapes of cellular vulcan zed rubber, nes

Nepal imported about Rs 2.91 Crore of Rods and profile shapes of cellular vulcan zed rubber, nes in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Japan.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
ChinaRs 68.4 Lakh
IndiaRs 53.4 Lakh
JapanRs 58,000
SloveniaRs 27,000
GermanyRs 20,000

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