Customs duty on Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes in Nepal?

The customs duty on Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (HS 4015.12.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 5%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes is 4015.12.00 (chapter 40 — Rubber and articles thereof).

Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes is classified under HS code 4015.12.00 (chapter 40, Rubber and articles thereof). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 5% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

5%India & SAARC (SAFTA)

13%VAT

kg/pairCustoms 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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	15%	Rs 15,000	Rs 14,950	Rs 129,950
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	5%	Rs 5,000	Rs 13,650	Rs 118,650

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 5% — about Rs 11,300 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 Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes

Nepal imported about Rs 1.73 Arab of Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes in FY 2082/83, mainly from Malaysia, India, Thailand.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
Malaysia	Rs 35.71 Crore
India	Rs 34.16 Crore
Thailand	Rs 23.36 Crore
China	Rs 1.41 Crore
United States	Rs 49.0 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 4015.12.00 in the tariff Chapter 40