Customs duty on Gold in Nepal

Gold is classified under HS code 7108.13.00 (chapter 71, Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%General duty
20%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

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 Gold

Nepal imported about Rs 1.40 Arab of Gold in FY 2082/83, mainly from United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
United Arab EmiratesRs 26.77 Arab
QatarRs 21.4 Lakh
Saudi ArabiaRs 11.1 Lakh
ThailandRs 5.9 Lakh
United StatesRs 5.2 Lakh

Related products

Unwrought silver (incl silver plated with old or platinum)HS 7106.91.00 · 20% dutyPowder of silverHS 7106.10.00 · 20% dutySilverHS 7106.92.00 · 20% dutyImitation jewellery of base metal (incl p l ted), nesHS 7117.19.00 · 10% dutyArticles of precious or semi-precious ston s (excl pearls)HS 7116.20.00 · 10% dutyArticles of natural or cultured pearlsHS 7116.10.00 · 10% dutyOther unwrought gold (incl gold plated wi t platinum), non-monetaryHS 7108.12.00 · 20% dutyImitation jewellery (excl of base metal) n sHS 7117.90.00 · 10% duty
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