Customs duty on Toilet similar paper used for household or sanitory purposes, in rolls or shee in Nepal

Toilet similar paper used for household or sanitory purposes, in rolls or shee is classified under HS code 4803.00.00 (chapter 48, Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
7.25%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)15%Rs 15,000Rs 14,950Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)7.25%Rs 7,250Rs 13,942Rs 121,192
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 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 Toilet similar paper used for household or sanitory purposes, in rolls or shee

Nepal imported about Rs 3.99 Arab of Toilet similar paper used for household or sanitory purposes, in rolls or shee in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Bangladesh, China.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 56.32 Crore
BangladeshRs 7.00 Crore
ChinaRs 6.52 Crore
JapanRs 58,000
ThailandRs 49,000

Related products

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