Customs duty on Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes in Nepal?

The customs duty on Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes (HS 1517.90.00) 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.

Q: What is the HS code for Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes is 1517.90.00 (chapter 15 — Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes).

Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes is classified under HS code 1517.90.00 (chapter 15, Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes). 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/ltrCustoms 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 Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes

Nepal imported about Rs 5.78 Arab of Other Edible preparations of fats and oils, nes in FY 2082/83, mainly from Indonesia, India, Malaysia.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
Indonesia	Rs 79.91 Crore
India	Rs 20.23 Crore
Malaysia	Rs 1.60 Crore
Italy	Rs 5.2 Lakh
Not_Specified	Rs 1.7 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 1517.90.00 in the tariff Chapter 15