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Benton — Snail Bee High Content Essence

MVR 295Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
22%Gross margin
after landed cost
2.03MVR per gram
value density
MVR 212Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Value-density warning

At MVR 2.03 per gram this product sits below the working threshold of 2.05. It will not carry its share of freight and fixed cost. Stock only if it earns its place as a range-completer or a deliberate traffic driver.

Landed cost to shelf

StepUSDMVRBasis
FOB Korea (wholesale)10.5050 per cent of the USD 21.00 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used212wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.131145 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé10.63
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.321% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost10.95212Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)2950.91x international RRP
Net of GST2738% general sector
Gross profit per unit6122.3% margin · MVR 0.42 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
Benton
Product
Snail Bee High Content Essence
Category
essence
Sub-category
snail-mucin repair essence
Sizes available
60ml (legacy/renewed), 100ml (current official)
Size stocked
100ml
Gross shipped weight
145 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Snail secretion filtrate 61.11%; bee venom; niacinamide; adenosine
Concern addressed
acne, barrier
Popularity evidence
StyleKorean 4.7 from 385 reviews; Amazon.com brand page '100+ bought in past month' 2026-08-30. RISK: zero Amazon IN and zero Amazon SG results - weakest SEA/SA distribution in the study
Available across Asia
Lazada MY only. NOT on Amazon IN or Amazon SG (both searched, zero results)
Already sold in the Maldives
no
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Source file
skincare.csv

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