Customs duty on Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, hydrogenated, etc in Nepal

Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, hydrogenated, etc is classified under HS code 1516.20.00 (chapter 15, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
15%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
kg/ltrCustoms 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

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 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, hydrogenated, etc

Nepal imported about Rs 1.75 Arab of Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, hydrogenated, etc in FY 2082/83, mainly from Malaysia, India, Indonesia.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
MalaysiaRs 33.72 Crore
IndiaRs 15.64 Crore
IndonesiaRs 6.90 Crore
KuwaitRs 3,000
Viet NamRs 2,000

Related products

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