Customs duty on Unwrought silver (incl silver plated with old or platinum) in Nepal

Unwrought silver (incl silver plated with old or platinum) is classified under HS code 7106.91.00 (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 Unwrought silver (incl silver plated with old or platinum)

Nepal imported about Rs 64.96 Arab of Unwrought silver (incl silver plated with old or platinum) in FY 2082/83, mainly from United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, China.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
United Arab EmiratesRs 11.33 Arab
Hong KongRs 8.85 Arab
ChinaRs 89.69 Crore
TurkeyRs 27.93 Crore
ItalyRs 10.86 Crore

Related products

Powder of silverHS 7106.10.00 · 20% dutySilverHS 7106.92.00 · 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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