Customs duty on Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres in Nepal

Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres is classified under HS code 5508.20.00 (chapter 55, Man-made staple fibres). It attracts 5% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

5%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)5%Rs 5,000Rs 13,650Rs 118,650

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 Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres

Nepal imported about Rs 2.33 Crore of Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Indonesia.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 77.2 Lakh
ChinaRs 5.4 Lakh
IndonesiaRs 3,000
United Arab EmiratesRs 1,000
JapanRs 0

Related products

Printed woven fabrics, <85% synthetic fibr s + cotton >170g/m2 nesHS 5514.49.00 · 15% dutySynthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, no carded, etcHS 5503.20.00 · 5% dutyOther woven fabrics, >=85% polyester stapl fibresHS 5512.19.00 · 15% dutyPrinted woven fabrics, <85% artificial sta le fibres, nesHS 5516.94.00 · 15% dutyArtificial staple fibres, of viscose rayon not carded, etcHS 5504.10.00 · 5% dutyWoven fabrics, <85% synthetic staple fibre + cotton >170g/m2 nesHS 5514.19.00 · 15% dutyAcrylic or modacrylic synthetic staple fib es, not carded, etcHS 5503.30.00 · 5% dutyUnbleached or bleached woven fabrics, >=85 polyester staple fibresHS 5512.11.00 · 15% duty
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