Customs duty on Textile wall coverings in Nepal

Textile wall coverings is classified under HS code 5905.00.00 (chapter 59, Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use). It attracts 20% customs duty (general), or 7.25% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

20%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:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)20%Rs 20,000Rs 15,600Rs 135,600
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)7.25%Rs 7,250Rs 13,942Rs 121,192
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 20% to 7.25% — about Rs 14,408 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 Textile wall coverings

Nepal imported about Rs 20.91 Crore of Textile wall coverings in FY 2082/83, mainly from India, China, Qatar.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 17.4 Lakh
ChinaRs 5.6 Lakh
QatarRs 3,000

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