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Customs or Import duty for Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix) to Paraguay

The Customs or Import duty for Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix) to Paraguay is classified under Food & Beverage(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix) is 21-1-11-10-0

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 16%

The average VAT rate applicable in Paraguay is 0.1

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

Excise Duty(ISC)

To know more information on which tariff rate is applicable from the country you are importing to, look here

To get the accurate amount, calculate here

Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Paraguay from outside of the EU Either by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

  • The import duty and taxes are calculated on the complete shipping value, which includes the cost of the imported goods, the cost of freight and the cost of insurance.
  • Along with Import duty, import goods are also subjected to Sales Tax and excise duty for some products.

Below is the Duty and Sales tax for Paraguay :

Duty Rates Average Duty Rate Sales Tax(GST) or VAT Threshold on goods
0% to 35% 22.27% ST=5% to 10%
VAT = ST * (CIF + Duty+ other taxes)
No duty if the product value or FOB value (excluding shipping and insurance) cost won’t exceed US$200(by post) and No VAT if the FOB value(check Overview for FOB value) does not exceed US$100(by courier).

Extra taxes and customs fees while importing

Excise duty is applicable for Some goods subject to this tax include whiskey and other alcoholic beverages, beer, tobacco products, petroleum, etc. at the rate of 1% to 50%. These taxes are collected independently of customs duty. Please refer detailed information about excise duty here.

NOTE

  • There are no threshold on Sales Tax or VAT, so it is payable irrespective of the import value.
  • Some products like books, magazines can imported free of duty.
  • Excise duty is applied on the sum of the CIF value and duty while VAT is calculated on the sum of the CIF value, duty and excise if applicable.
Prohibited Items:

  • Antiques (breakable and/or fragile)
  • Asbestos
  • Furs
  • Hazardous or combustible materials (as defined in IATA Regulations)
  • Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. Mats
  • Ivory
  • Pornography
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Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix)
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