Customs duty on Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal in Nepal?

The customs duty on Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal (HS 9113.10.00) is 10% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 6%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal is 9113.10.00 (chapter 91 — Clocks and watches and parts thereof).

Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal is classified under HS code 9113.10.00 (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

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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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	10%	Rs 10,000	Rs 14,300	Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	6%	Rs 6,000	Rs 13,780	Rs 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 straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal

Nepal imported about Rs 75.9 Lakh of Watch straps, bands and bracelets, and par s thereof, of precious metal in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, Switzerland, France.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
China	Rs 5.2 Lakh
Switzerland	Rs 2.2 Lakh
France	Rs 55,000
Taiwan, Province of China	Rs 26,000
India	Rs 24,000

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 9113.10.00 in the tariff Chapter 91