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Banila Co — Prime Primer Finish Powder

MVR 225Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
23%Gross margin
after landed cost
5.00MVR per gram
value density
MVR 161Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 5.00 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)8.0050 per cent of the USD 16.01 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used161wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.04145 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé8.04
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.241% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost8.29161Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)2250.91x international RRP
Net of GST2088% general sector
Gross profit per unit4823.0% margin · MVR 1.06 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
Banila Co
Product
Prime Primer Finish Powder
Category
powder
Sub-category
loose finishing powder
Sizes available
12g
Size stocked
12 g
Gross shipped weight
45 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Not disclosed
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Shade range
Shade-agnostic finishing powder - NO SHADE RISK (key advantage in this market)
Popularity evidence
Olive Young Korea makeup sales rank #32, badged '1st place powder' on the listing, 2026-08-30
Available across Asia
Olive Young Global
Already sold in the Maldives
Not disclosed
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Source file
colour.csv

Sources