Customs duty on Silver in Nepal

Silver is classified under HS code 7106.92.00 (chapter 71, Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
20%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

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 Silver

Nepal imported about Rs 1.62 Arab of Silver in FY 2082/83, mainly from United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Italy.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
United Arab EmiratesRs 23.61 Crore
RwandaRs 13.72 Crore
ItalyRs 7.4 Lakh
IndiaRs 5.9 Lakh
AustraliaRs 2.4 Lakh

Related products

Unwrought silver (incl silver plated with old or platinum)HS 7106.91.00 · 20% dutyPowder of silverHS 7106.10.00 · 20% dutyGoldHS 7108.13.00 · 20% dutyImitation jewellery of base metal (incl p l ted), nesHS 7117.19.00 · 10% dutyArticles of precious or semi-precious ston s (excl pearls)HS 7116.20.00 · 10% dutyArticles of natural or cultured pearlsHS 7116.10.00 · 10% dutyOther unwrought gold (incl gold plated wi t platinum), non-monetaryHS 7108.12.00 · 20% dutyImitation jewellery (excl of base metal) n sHS 7117.90.00 · 10% duty
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