Customs duty on Watch cases of base metal (incl plated) in Nepal

Watch cases of base metal (incl plated) is classified under HS code 9111.20.00 (chapter 91, Clocks and watches and parts thereof). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 6% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
6%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
kg/nosCustoms 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)10%Rs 10,000Rs 14,300Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)6%Rs 6,000Rs 13,780Rs 119,780
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 6% — about Rs 4,520 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 Watch cases of base metal (incl plated)

Nepal imported about Rs 27.8 Lakh of Watch cases of base metal (incl plated) in FY 2082/83, mainly from Not_Specified, China, Hong Kong.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
Not_SpecifiedRs 46.7 Lakh
ChinaRs 32.1 Lakh
Hong KongRs 25.8 Lakh
SwitzerlandRs 42,000

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