Custom tax on mineral products, Nepal

According to section V, customs tariff in Nepal for Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anticaking or free-flowing agents; sea water, Industrial salt is 5% within SAARC countries and 5% for other countries in general. But for Black salt and other salt, it is free. Similarly, customs tariff for Unroasted iron pyrites, Sulphur of all kinds, other than sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and colloidal sulphur, Natural graphite is 6% within SAARC countries and 10% for other countries.

Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape and Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined has import duty of 6% within SAARC countries and 10% for other countries. Similarly, for Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape has import duty of 9.5% within SAARC countries and 20% for other countries.

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