Customs duty on Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) in Nepal

Q: What is the customs duty on Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) in Nepal?

The customs duty on Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) (HS 3215.19.00) is 10% (general). From India or another SAARC country under SAFTA, with a certificate of origin, it is 6%. On top of customs duty, 13% VAT applies on the CIF value plus duty.

Q: What is the HS code for Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) in Nepal?

The Nepal customs HS code for Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) is 3215.19.00 (chapter 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks).

Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) is classified under HS code 3215.19.00 (chapter 32, Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 6% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty

6%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:

Origin	Customs duty	Duty amount	VAT (13%)	Landed cost
General (any origin)	10%	Rs 10,000	Rs 14,300	Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)	6%	Rs 6,000	Rs 13,780	Rs 119,780

Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 6% — about Rs 4,520 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 Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black)

Nepal imported about Rs 3.48 Arab of Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl black) in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Israel.

Source country	Import value (FY 2082/83)
India	Rs 1.22 Arab
China	Rs 4.47 Crore
Israel	Rs 1.53 Crore
Viet Nam	Rs 1.32 Crore
Indonesia	Rs 95.9 Lakh

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Full landed-cost calculator Open 3215.19.00 in the tariff Chapter 32