What is the customs duty on Other assembled flooring panels in Nepal?

The customs duty on Other assembled flooring panels (HS 4418.79.00) is 15% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 7.25%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

What is the HS code for Other assembled flooring panels in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Other assembled flooring panels is 4418.79.00 (chapter 44 — Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal).

Customs duty on Other assembled flooring panels in Nepal

Other assembled flooring panels is classified under HS code 4418.79.00 (chapter 44, Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal). It attracts 15% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

15%General duty

7.25%India & SAARC (SAFTA)

13%VAT

kg/m2Customs 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)	7.25%	Rs 7,250	Rs 13,942	Rs 121,192

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 15% to 7.25% — about Rs 8,758 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 Other assembled flooring panels

Nepal imported about Rs 79.84 Crore of Other assembled flooring panels in FY 2082/83, mainly from China, India, Viet Nam.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
China	Rs 53.30 Crore
India	Rs 9.24 Crore
Viet Nam	Rs 59.3 Lakh
Thailand	Rs 25.0 Lakh
Turkey	Rs 7.6 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 4418.79.00 in the tariff Chapter 44