Customs duty on Safety headgear in Nepal

Safety headgear is classified under HS code 6506.10.00 (chapter 65, Headgear and parts thereof). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
20%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
nosCustoms 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)20%Rs 20,000Rs 15,600Rs 135,600

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 Safety headgear

Nepal imported about Rs 77.46 Crore of Safety headgear in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Thailand.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 61.36 Crore
ChinaRs 13.09 Crore
ThailandRs 1.57 Crore
Viet NamRs 1.19 Crore
IndonesiaRs 96.6 Lakh

Related products

Other capHS 6505.00.90 · 15% dutyOther headgear of other materials, nesHS 6506.99.00 · 20% dutyHead-bands, linings, covers, hat foundations, etc, for headgearHS 6507.00.00 · 15% dutySun capHS 6505.00.30 · 15% dutyOther headgear, of rubber or plasticsHS 6506.91.00 · 20% dutyHats and other headgear, plaited or assemb ed by strips of any materialHS 6504.00.00 · 15% dutyHat-forms, hat bodies and hoods of felt; p ateaux and manchons of feltHS 6501.00.00 · 15% dutyCap of otherHS 6505.00.29 · 15% duty
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