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COSRX — One Step Original Clear Pad

MVR 240Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
22%Gross margin
after landed cost
1.76MVR per gram
value density
MVR 173Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Value-density warning

At MVR 1.76 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)8.5350 per cent of the USD 17.05 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used173wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.122136 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé8.65
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.261% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost8.91173Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)2400.91x international RRP
Net of GST2228% general sector
Gross profit per unit5022.3% margin · MVR 0.36 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
COSRX
Product
One Step Original Clear Pad
Category
exfoliant
Sub-category
Double-sided BHA (betaine salicylate) exfoliating toner pad in a screw-top tub; 136 g shipped is the lightest of the pad SKUs reviewed
Sizes available
70 pads / 135 ml (classic); 100 pads renewed 'One Step Original Pad' 4-variant range (Olive Young Korea and Olive Young Global GA260339040); 2-pack bundle (YesStyle)
Size stocked
70 pads / 135 ml
Gross shipped weight
136 g
Shelf life / PAO
36 months implied - cosrx.co.kr product spec sheet states 제조연월일 및 사용기한 2019-01-14 ~ 2022-01-13 for the listed lot
Key ingredients
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Betaine Salicylate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) extract (YesStyle ingredient list)
Concern addressed
Blackheads, dead skin, congested pores, breakout prevention on oily/acne-prone skin
Popularity evidence
Amazon.sg 4.6 from 2,866 ratings, Best Sellers Rank #10,839 in Beauty and #63 in Facial Cleansing Cloths & Wipes (obs. 2026-08-30). YesStyle Bestseller Rank #50 in Exfoliators, 2,363 reviews (obs. 2026-08-30). iHerb's 70-pad product URL carries the slug 'discontinued-item' with 1,076 reviews - risk of the 70-pad format being replaced by the 100-pad renewal (obs. 2026-08-30).
Available across Asia
Singapore (Amazon.sg B01LZJ3LN7, S$18.20 via COCOMO seller). iHerb 70-pad SKU flagged discontinued. No Nykaa India listing found.
Already sold in the Maldives
no - LANEVE's toner/toner-pad collection carries one COSRX item (AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner, MVR264.00), not this pad; not found on luxeglow.mv, mizukimv.com, vitalhousemv.com or lecute.com on 2026-08-30
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Source file
patches-treatments.csv

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