Customs duty on Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation in Nepal?

The customs duty on Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation (HS 1601.00.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 7.25%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation is 1601.00.00 (chapter 16 — Preparations of meat, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects.).

Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation is classified under HS code 1601.00.00 (chapter 16, Preparations of meat, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects.). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

7.25%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
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	7.25%	Rs 7,250	Rs 13,942	Rs 121,192

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 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 Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation

Nepal imported about Rs 50.5 Lakh of Sausages and similar products, of meat,meat offal, blood or insects; food preparation in FY 2082/83, mainly from Australia, Italy, China.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
Australia	Rs 24.8 Lakh
Italy	Rs 17.4 Lakh
China	Rs 11.1 Lakh
Japan	Rs 1.0 Lakh
Thailand	Rs 95,000

Related products

Other prepared or preserved fish, including minced, nesHS 1604.20.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats (excl.minced)HS 1604.13.00 · 15% duty Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)HS 1604.14.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved mackerel (excl. minced)HS 1604.15.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved meat,offal or blood of fowls of the species gallus domesticHS 1602.32.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved fish (excl. minced), nesHS 1604.19.00 · 15% duty Prepared or preserved salmon (excl. minced )HS 1604.11.00 · 15% duty Cuttle fish and squidHS 1605.54.00 · 15% duty

Full landed-cost calculator Open 1601.00.00 in the tariff Chapter 16