Customs duty on Wheat or meslin flour except maida in Nepal

Wheat or meslin flour except maida is classified under HS code 1101.00.00 (chapter 11, Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 9% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
9%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)10%Rs 10,000Rs 14,300Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)9%Rs 9,000Rs 14,170Rs 123,170
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 9% — about Rs 1,130 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 Wheat or meslin flour except maida

Nepal imported about Rs 7.33 Crore of Wheat or meslin flour except maida in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Italy, Not_Specified.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 29.0 Lakh
ItalyRs 24.9 Lakh
Not_SpecifiedRs 9.3 Lakh
ChinaRs 94,000
ThailandRs 35,000

Related products

Malt not roastedHS 1107.10.00 · 15% dutyMaize (corn) starchHS 1108.12.00 · 10% dutyWheat gluten whether or not driedHS 1109.00.00 · 5% dutyManioc (cassava) starchHS 1108.14.00 · 10% dutyOther worked grains of maize (corn), nesHS 1104.23.00 · 10% dutyGroats and meal of maize (corn)HS 1103.13.00 · 10% dutyGroats and meal of other cereals, nesHS 1103.19.00 · 10% dutyFlour, meal and powder of products of chapter 8HS 1106.30.00 · 5% duty
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