Customs duty on Sanitary ware and parts thereof of copper in Nepal

Sanitary ware and parts thereof of copper is classified under HS code 7418.20.00 (chapter 74, Copper and articles thereof). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), or 9.5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
9.5%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)20%Rs 20,000Rs 15,600Rs 135,600
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)9.5%Rs 9,500Rs 14,235Rs 123,735
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 20% to 9.5% — about Rs 11,865 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 Sanitary ware and parts thereof of copper

Nepal imported about Rs 2.08 Crore of Sanitary ware and parts thereof of copper in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Italy.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 3.40 Crore
ChinaRs 35.1 Lakh
ItalyRs 11.5 Lakh
TurkeyRs 6.2 Lakh
FranceRs 86,000

Related products

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