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BYD Dolphin to Nepal: what it costs landed
Today’s quote: from $15,988 FOB China port (new car, quoted 10-06). Below: every step from there to a registered car in Nepal, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Quoted configuration · 2026-10-06 · Battery electric
$37,263DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $18,882· Sea/land freight reference $2,800 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $14,646 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,342 |
| = FOB | $15,988 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%) | $2,894 |
| CIF · per car | $18,882 |
| + Import duty 20% (BEV) | $3,776 |
| + Excise 41.75% (BEV) | $9,460 |
| + VAT 13% (BEV) | $4,175 |
| + Birgunj ICD / Rasuwagadhi border clearance + yard + agent (estimate) | $500 |
| + DoTM registration + plates (estimate) | $120 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $18,032 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $37,263 |
Recalculate with your own price → Live quote of 10-06 — prices move; confirm before ordering
Can this car get in?
- ⛔ Right-hand drive only: China-market LHD cars cannot be imported — needs the RHD version
- • Used cars may only be imported from the US / Canada (USMCA); Chinese used cars cannot enter — new cars can
- • Who can import: Mostly companies: PAN / VAT number and customs agent code required, payment through a Nepal Rastra Bank-regulated letter of credit; individuals must also pay by LC
- • Drives on the left, right-hand drive; a China-spec left-hand-drive car cannot get an ordinary registration (diplomatic / special permits only)
- • Used / reconditioned vehicles are barred under the 2025 NRB forex directive and the Nepal Vehicle Emission Standard 2025 (Euro 6 for four-wheelers) (estimate; the NRB original was not read and may only bar non-compliant vehicles)
- • FY 2083/84 (from 17 July 2026) BEVs: 20% duty + Clean Infrastructure Investment Fee (CIIF, on CIF + duty) banded by customs value at 2.5% / 20% / 35% / 90% / 130% (thresholds Rs 2.0 / 3.0 / 4.0 / 5.0m) + 5% road fee (2.5% up to Rs 2.0m) + 13% VAT; BEVs pay no excise
Rules and sources
- FY 2083/84 Finance Bill (29 May 2026): imported BEV cars pay a flat 20% customs duty; excise is replaced by a value-banded Clean Infrastructure Investment Fee: up to Rs 2.0m 2.5%, 2–3m 20%, 3–4m 35%, 4–5m 90%, above 5m 130%; 5% road fee and 13% VAT unchanged ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- Old FY 2082/83 regime (replaced in 2083/84, for reference): BEVs by motor power, up to 50 kW 15% duty + 5% excise; 51–100 kW 20% + 15%; 101–200 kW 30% + 20%; 201–300 kW 60% + 35%; above 300 kW 80% + 50% ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- Petrol cars: 80% duty on CIF + 65% excise (1.5L, on CIF + duty) + 13% VAT + 5% road fee on CIF; the page is as of 2023 and its road-fee and used-car statements are outdated ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- Nepal bans the import of used cars; the 2025 NRB forex directive bars reconditioned / used or any vehicles outside the Nepal Vehicle Emission Standard 2025 (Euro 6 for four-wheelers) ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Economic Act 2083 (Act No. 10 of 2083, gazetted 2083-03-30) Schedule 3: BEV cars 8703.80.91 / 99 pay a Clean Infrastructure Investment Fee (CIIF) with a 20% base rate; up to Rs 2.0m customs value only 2.5%, 3–4m an extra 15% (35% in all), 4–5m an extra 70% (90%), above 5m an extra 110% (130%); clause (3): CIIF is levied on customs transaction value + customs duty. Schedule 4: road construction fee 10% for petrol / hybrid, 5% for BEVs (2.5% up to Rs 2.0m), on the value including all duties and fees except VAT. Amended excise schedule: petrol up to 1,000 cc 60%, 1,000–1,500 65%, 1,500–2,000 75%, 2,000–2,500 85%, 2,500–3,000 95%, above 3,000 105%; 8703.80 carries no excise ↗ official 2026-10-11
- Customs Duty Act 2081, consolidated to include the Economic Act 2083 amendment: petrol cars 8703.21–8703.24 pay 80% duty; BEVs 8703.80.91 / 99 pay 20% ↗ official 2026-10-11
- meroauto, 8 Aug 2025: NRB revised vehicle import standards; reconditioned, used or any vehicles outside the Nepal Vehicle Emission Standard 2025 will not be permitted, Euro 6 for four-wheelers from 23 June ↗ verified 2026-10-11
- Nepal Rastra Bank official rate on 11 Oct 2026: USD buying 154.48 / selling 155.08 NPR ↗ official 2026-10-11
Used / reconditioned cars cannot be imported (2025 NRB directive, Euro 6 for four-wheelers); drives on the left with right-hand drive, so a China-spec LHD car cannot get an ordinary registration. FY 2083/84 (from 17 July 2026, per the Economic Act 2083) BEVs: 20% duty + Clean Infrastructure Investment Fee (on CIF + duty) banded by customs value: up to Rs 2.0m 2.5%, 2–3m 20%, 3–4m 35%, 4–5m 90%, above 5m 130%; at the NRB rate of 154.5 a CIF of $20,000 is about Rs 3.09m, the 35% band (below about $19,400 CIF it is 20%, above about $25,900 it jumps to 90%), and 35% is used here; the 5% BEV road fee (levied on the after-tax value, 6.75% of CIF + duty) is folded into the same line, so the BEV line shows 41.75% (estimate). Petrol cars: 80% duty + excise by engine size 60 / 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 / 105% (65% at 1.5L; diesel bands differ) + 10% road fee (on the value including duty and excise, 29.7% of CIF at 1.5L, understated for larger engines) (estimate) + 13% VAT. Landlocked: sea freight to Kolkata then road to Birgunj, or overland via Kerung–Rasuwagadhi; payment must go through a letter of credit.
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