Customs duty on Steering wheels, steering columns and stee ing boxes; parts thereof in Nepal

Steering wheels, steering columns and stee ing boxes; parts thereof is classified under HS code 8708.94.00 (chapter 87, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
20%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
nos/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 Steering wheels, steering columns and stee ing boxes; parts thereof

Nepal imported about Rs 8.21 Crore of Steering wheels, steering columns and stee ing boxes; parts thereof in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Japan.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 10.17 Crore
ChinaRs 3.84 Crore
JapanRs 38.3 Lakh
ThailandRs 16.6 Lakh
Korea, Republic ofRs 6.9 Lakh

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