Customs duty on Ball-point pens in Nepal

Ball-point pens is classified under HS code 9608.10.00 (chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty
15%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:

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 Ball-point pens

Nepal imported about Rs 109.62 Arab of Ball-point pens in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, Japan, China.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 56.79 Crore
JapanRs 5.53 Crore
ChinaRs 4.99 Crore
GermanyRs 44.3 Lakh
Taiwan, Province of ChinaRs 36.1 Lakh

Related products

Parts of lighters (excl flint and wicks)HS 9613.90.00 · 10% dutyDuplicating stylos; pen/pencil holders; pa ts of pens, nesHS 9608.99.00 · 5% dutySanitary towel (Pad)HS 9619.00.10 · 5% dutyPocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillableHS 9613.10.00 · 30% dutyNapkins linersHS 9619.00.30 · 15% dutyPencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheathHS 9609.10.00 · 5% dutyPen nibs and nib pointsHS 9608.91.00 · 5% dutyPocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable .HS 9613.20.00 · 30% duty
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