Customs duty on White Pepper in Nepal

White Pepper is classified under HS code 0904.11.20 (chapter 09, Coffee, tea, mate and spices). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), or 5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
5%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
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)5%Rs 5,000Rs 13,650Rs 118,650
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 20% to 5% — about Rs 16,950 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 White Pepper

Nepal imported about Rs 5.89 Crore of White Pepper in FY 2082/83, mainly from Viet Nam, India, Qatar.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
Viet NamRs 7.73 Crore
IndiaRs 4.8 Lakh
QatarRs 1,000
United Arab EmiratesRs 1,000

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