Customs duty on Sweet biscuits in Nepal

Sweet biscuits is classified under HS code 1905.31.00 (chapter 19, Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products). It attracts 30% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

30%General duty
30%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)30%Rs 30,000Rs 16,900Rs 146,900

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 Sweet biscuits

Nepal imported about Rs 3.84 Arab of Sweet biscuits in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Malaysia.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 74.56 Crore
ChinaRs 8.93 Crore
MalaysiaRs 5.87 Crore
United KingdomRs 1.90 Crore
SpainRs 1.32 Crore

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