Nepal's import tariffs are in the lower half, medical equipment should belong to 5%.
Export Customs Clearance Procedures
A. When the goods arrive at the port or border crossing customs, the exporter or customs broker submits the following documents to the customs:
Export declaration, bill of lading, commercial invoice, packing list, transport documents, GSP (Generalized System of Preferences for Exports to Countries) declaration form A, insurance policy, copy of letter of credit issued by the bank or proof of prepayment, Nepali Foreign exchange declaration printed by the Central Bank of Nepal, copy of business license of the company, certificate of income tax payment by the company, photocopy of inspection certificate of agricultural products and plants, certificate issued by the Cultural Heritage Management Department (for exporting statues, thangkas, wood carvings, etc. of cultural relics), certificate issued by the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Authority (for exporting animal bones and horns, etc.), visa certificate issued by the National Center for Production and Development (NCPD) for exporting apparels to the U.S.A. and Canada, certificate issued by the National Center for Production and Development (NCPD) for exporting apparels to the U.S.A. and Canada. Export of garments to USA, Canada, visa certificate issued by National Production Development Center, certificate issued by Nepal Crafts Association for export of handicrafts and silverware, and power of attorney requesting the agent of customs broker (person), transport declaration (one for each vehicle), transit customs declaration, invoice of transit transport of goods through India, Bangladesh to third countries.
B. After the customs officials have examined the above documents for accuracy, the goods will be inspected by the designated customs inspectors and customs officers. After the inspection, the exporter pays the customs duty and 0.5% service charge, the customs accounting department issues a receipt, and the customs officer seals and stamps the exported goods, and the exported goods are released.
Tariff rates for imported goods
Tariff rates for imported goods are divided into eight bands, with tax bands of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 40%, 80% and 130%.
A, the tariff is zero of the goods are: human vaccines, animal vaccines, antisera and other immunization drugs, electrical energy, unprocessed wool, salt, un-combed raw cotton, waste yarn, carded raw cotton, cocoons, logs, firewood, wood shavings, charcoal, books, newspapers and magazines (scientific and technological, educational, children's books, etc.) and so on.
B, the tariff is 5% of the goods are:
(electromechanical products: all kinds of machine tools, hand tools, industrial and agricultural tools and spare parts, construction machinery, exploration, development and adoption of machinery, heavy industry machinery and accessories, light textile machinery and accessories, agricultural machinery, medical equipment, research equipment, complete sets of equipment, nuclear reactors, all kinds of industrial molds, boilers, bicycles, fax machines.
(Light industrial products: raw animal wool, crushed wool, rawhide, pulp, etc.)
(Textile products: raw silk, waste raw silk, silk yarn, cotton yarn, cotton thread, cotton piquet, etc.)
(Chemical products: tanning chemicals, paraffin, coke, spindle oil, transformer oil, etc.)
(Hardware and minerals: base metals, coal, etc.)
C. Goods with a tariff of 10 percent include:
(Electromechanical products: airplanes and accessories, parts, man-made spaceships, satellites, gliders, tractors (with an exhaust capacity of less than 1,800 cc), water pumps, distribution boxes, etc.)
(Textile: synthetic fiber yarn,
(Home appliances: computers, lighting fixtures, telephones, camcorders, audio and video tapes, etc.)
(Foodstuffs: milk and milk products, vegetables, grains and processed products, animal and vegetable oils, sugar, coffee, cocoa raw materials, edible spices, etc.)
(All kinds of meat: fresh or frozen pork, lamb, chicken, horse and donkey meat, aquatic products
Light industrial products: leather, synthetic leather, children's toys, skin creams, oils and so on.
(Handicrafts: grass, willow products, etc.)
(Fresh and live: all kinds of live animals, aquatic products, etc.)
D. Goods with a tariff of 15 percent include:
(Electromechanical products: trains and accessories, parts and components, engines, generators, ships, tractors (with an exhaust capacity of more than 1,800 cc), radar and so on.
(Pharmaceuticals, etc.
(Home appliances: black and white TV sets, microphones, speakers, electric fans, air compressors, refrigerators (cabinets), water heaters, stereos, microwave ovens, recorders, radios, printed circuits, clocks and watches, cameras, satellite receivers and satellite antennas, typewriters (manual and electric), baby strollers, all kinds of automobile parts and so on.
(Light industrial products: beauty, cosmetics, leather products, artificial leather products, wood products, glass products, paper, umbrellas and so on.
(Textile products: silk fabrics, hemp fabrics, synthetic fiber fabrics, etc.)
(Sports and office supplies: all kinds of musical instruments, sporting goods, office supplies and so on.
(Chemical products: natural gas, asphalt, dyes, explosives and rubber products, etc.)
(Optical precision instrument products: all kinds of optical precision instrument products.
(Fruits: all kinds of dried and fresh fruits, seed kernels, etc.
(Meat processing products: sausages, bacon, dried and salted aquatic products, etc.)
(Building materials: cement, asphalt felt, etc.
E. Commodities with a tariff of 25% include:
(Electromechanical products: buses with more than 14 seats and medium-sized buses, dump trucks of various tonnages, trucks used in factories and warehouses, and all kinds of military vehicles.
(Home appliances: air-conditioners (machines), video recorders, household dishwashers.
(Light textile products: clothing, hosiery, hats, carpets and so on.
(Foodstuffs: processed foodstuffs, beverages, etc.)
(Daily necessities: furniture (except plastic furniture), cosmetics, etc.)
(Chemicals: all kinds of fertilizers.
F. Goods with tariffs of 40%: dried and salted crabs, cane sugar, all kinds of cookies and toast, pasta, all kinds of fruit juices, vegetable juices, mineral water, wines, matches, batteries, color TV sets, TV projectors, plastic furniture, all kinds of soaps, toilet paper, detergents, plastic products, lubricating oils, machine fats and oils, all kinds of footwear, paints, reinforcing steel bars, galvanized metal plates, trucks (two-seater), motorcycles, mosaics, and other goods. seats), motorcycles, mosaics, marble, granite slabs, etc.
G. Goods with a tariff of 80%: motorized tricycles, passenger and cargo vehicles (more than two seats), all kinds of munitions, etc.
H. Goods with a tariff of 130 percent: tobacco, cars with less than 14 seats, vans, golf carts, etc.
In addition, customs duty is levied on a very few imported goods such as petrol, liquor, beer, etc. on a metered basis at the following rates (per liter):
Air petrol at Rs. 0.955, unleaded petrol at Rs. 10.75, leaded petrol at Rs. 11.75, kerosene at Rs. 0.3, diesel fuel at Rs. 2.6, liquor at Rs. 275, beer at Rs. 100.