An estimate from the Gazette notice and the tariff. The customs officer's valuation applies, and the Director General decides any doubt, finally.
There is no per-inch duty rate. The inch decides one thing only — whether the set is FREE: a labour-permit worker back after 12 continuous months may bring one TV up to 65 inch without duty, once in a lifetime (Gazette notice of 29 May 2026, §1(1)(cha)). A set that is not free is taxed on its VALUE.
That value is taxed three times over, each on top of the last: customs 20%, excise 10%, VAT 13% — about 49.2% in all. A worker abroad over 6 months first takes the goods allowance off the value (NPR 15,000 for 6–12 months, 25,000 over a year); a visitor does not.
The officer values the set from the Department's reference list, not your receipt — the old "Rs 26,365 for 43 inch" tables were exactly this stack on an older reference price. Put the Nepal shop price of a similar set in the box for a realistic figure.
| Size | Typical price | Visitor / under 6 months | Labour permit · 6–12 months | Labour permit · 12 months+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 inch | रू 22,000 | ≈ रू 10,815 | ≈ रू 3,441 | Free (once) |
| 40 inch | रू 30,000 | ≈ रू 14,748 | ≈ रू 7,374 | Free (once) |
| 43 inch | रू 36,000 | ≈ रू 17,698 | ≈ रू 10,324 | Free (once) |
| 50 inch | रू 56,000 | ≈ रू 27,530 | ≈ रू 20,156 | Free (once) |
| 55 inch | रू 80,000 | ≈ रू 39,328 | ≈ रू 31,954 | Free (once) |
| 65 inch | रू 1,15,000 | ≈ रू 56,534 | ≈ रू 49,160 | Free (once) |
| 75 inch | रू 1,70,000 | ≈ रू 83,572 | ≈ रू 76,198 | ≈ रू 71,282 |
- Declare the TV at the red channel and keep the customs slip: the free TV is recorded against your name, so a second one later pays.
- Carry the labour permit and the passport stamps — the 12 continuous months are counted from them.
- Bringing more than a TV? The झिटीगुन्टा tool adds the phone, gold and the rest in one estimate.
- Free-TV rule: Ministry of Finance notice of 15 Jestha 2083 (29 May 2026), Nepal Gazette part 5, §1(1)(cha) and §1(7)–(8).
- Rates: Department of Customs tariff search (NNSW), HS 8528.72 colour television — customs 20 %, excise 10 %, VAT 13 %, read 2026-10-18; editable under "More options".
- The sheet below uses typical Nepal shop prices of October 2026 (PaisaBachau listings), rounded; your own price replaces them.
- Nothing you type is stored, and no figure appears in the page address.
Legal basis and official sources
| Applies to | Law / reference | Effective date | Last verified | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The free TV (65 inch, 12 months, once) and the value allowance | Ministry of Finance notice, Nepal Gazette part 5 vol 76 extra 15(ka), 15 Jestha 2083, §1(1)(cha), §1(7)–(8) | customs.gov.np | ||
| Customs 20 % · excise 10 % · VAT 13 % on a colour TV | Customs tariff 2083/84, HS 8528.72 — Department of Customs tariff search (NNSW) | nnsw.gov.np |
Dates are AD (YYYY-MM-DD). If the law or the budget has changed since the last verified date, the official source wins.
A worked example
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Questions people ask
How much duty per inch?
None — there is no per-inch rate. The inch only decides whether the TV is free (up to 65 inch for a 12-month labour-permit worker). Otherwise duty is on the value: customs 20 % + excise 10 % + VAT 13 %, about 49 % of what customs values the set at.
Can I bring a 32-inch TV free?
Yes, if you went on a labour permit and worked 12 continuous months — any size up to 65 inch, one set, once in a lifetime. Without those, a 32-inch set pays duty like any other.
And a 55 or 65 inch?
Same rule, 65 included. A 70 or 75 inch gets no allowance at all — duty on the whole set, not only the inches above 65.
I was told SSF members can bring any size.
That was the 2082 notice (from 29 May 2025). The 2083 notice of 29 May 2026 repealed it: the condition is now labour permit + 12 continuous months, the limit 65 inch, and SSF registration is not asked for.
Is a 55-inch really about Rs 39,000?
At a value of Rs 80,000, yes: customs 16,000, excise 9,600, VAT 13,728. At the shop price of your actual set it scales with the value — and the officer uses the Department's reference price, not your receipt.
Second TV, or I used the allowance before?
One free TV in a lifetime, recorded at customs. A second set — on this trip or a later one — pays the full stack, less the goods allowance if you were abroad over 6 months.
Does a 6-month worker get anything on a TV?
Not the free TV (that needs 12 months), but the goods allowance: the first NPR 15,000 of value is free, duty on the rest. Over a year without a labour permit: NPR 25,000 free, the rest taxed.
Can the TV come by cargo?
Dutiable goods sent before or after you must reach the customs warehouse within 3 months of your arrival, and you clear them in person. The free-TV allowance is for the set you bring as a labour-permit worker; ask the office before shipping one.
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