Customs duty on Jute, etc (excl flax, true hemp and ramie ) nes; tow and waste of these fibres in Nepal

Jute, etc (excl flax, true hemp and ramie ) nes; tow and waste of these fibres is classified under HS code 5303.90.00 (chapter 53, Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn). It attracts 5% customs duty (general), plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

5%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)5%Rs 5,000Rs 13,650Rs 118,650

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 Jute, etc (excl flax, true hemp and ramie ) nes; tow and waste of these fibres

Nepal imported about Rs 1.49 Arab of Jute, etc (excl flax, true hemp and ramie ) nes; tow and waste of these fibres in FY 2082/83, mainly from Bangladesh, United States, India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
BangladeshRs 25.68 Crore
United StatesRs 41,000
IndiaRs 29,000

Related products

Raw JuteHS 5303.10.00 · 5% dutySingle yarn of jute or of other textile ba t fibres of heading 5303HS 5307.10.00 · 10% dutyCoconut, abaca(Manila hemp or Musa textil s Nee), ramie & other vegetable textiHS 5305.00.00 · 5% dutyWoven fabrics of jute or other textile bas fibres of heading 5303 (excl unbleHS 5310.90.00 · 15% dutyMultiple or cabled yarn of jute or of othe textile bast fibres of heading 5303HS 5307.20.00 · 10% dutyWoven fabrics of flax, with <85% flax, nesHS 5309.29.00 · 15% dutyUnbleached woven fabrics of jute or of oth r textile bast fibre of heading 5303HS 5310.10.00 · 15% dutyWoven fabrics of flax, with >=85% flax, neHS 5309.19.00 · 15% duty
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