Customs duty on Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor in Nepal?

The customs duty on Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor (HS 9616.10.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 9.5%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor is 9616.10.00 (chapter 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles).

Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor is classified under HS code 9616.10.00 (chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 9.5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%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:

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)	9.5%	Rs 9,500	Rs 14,235	Rs 123,735

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 9.5% — about Rs 6,215 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 Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor

Nepal imported about Rs 6.42 Crore of Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, an mounts and heads therefor in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Viet Nam.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 3.89 Crore
China	Rs 54.3 Lakh
Viet Nam	Rs 30.8 Lakh
United Arab Emirates	Rs 11,000
Korea, Republic of	Rs 3,000

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 9616.10.00 in the tariff Chapter 96