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Anua — Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Dark Spot Correcting Serum

MVR 380Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
31%Gross margin
after landed cost
3.45MVR per gram
value density
MVR 241Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 3.45 per gram, comfortably above the 2.65 target. This is the kind of product the range should be built around.

Landed cost to shelf

StepUSDMVRBasis
FOB Korea (wholesale)12.0050 per cent of the USD 24.00 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used241wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.099110 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé12.10
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.361% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost12.46241Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)380observed Maldivian shelf price
Net of GST3528% general sector
Gross profit per unit11031.4% margin · MVR 1.00 per gram

Effective FX of MVR 19.37 per USD assumes 35% of dollar requirements met at the official MVR 15.42 and the balance at the parallel MVR 21.50. Converting at the peg alone would understate this landed cost by about a third.

Specification

Brand
Anua
Product
Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Dark Spot Correcting Serum
Category
serum
Sub-category
pigmentation serum
Sizes available
30ml only (also 30ml x2 and 30ml + refill)
Size stocked
30ml
Gross shipped weight
110 g
Shelf life / PAO
~30M unopened / 12M PAO - third-party only
Key ingredients
10% niacinamide; 4% tranexamic acid; 2% arbutin; 10-type hyaluronic acid; panthenol
Concern addressed
pigmentation
Popularity evidence
iHerb KR 4.6 from 3,197 reviews, '3,000+ sold in 30 days' 2026-08-30; Coupang KR 4.5 from 1,042 reviews; anua.com 610 reviews 4.7
Available across Asia
Nykaa INR2,000; iHerb; Olive Young Global. NOT stocked on Amazon.in
Already sold in the Maldives
yes - laneve MVR380.00; mizuki MVR447.18
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Source file
skincare.csv

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