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ETUDE — Drawing Eyebrow

MVR 60Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
20%Gross margin
after landed cost
6.00MVR per gram
value density
MVR 45Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 6.00 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)2.12Quoted supplier price
Cost basis used45wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.00910 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé2.13
Import duty0.115% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.061% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost2.3045Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)600.91x international RRP
Net of GST568% general sector
Gross profit per unit1119.8% margin · MVR 1.10 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
ETUDE
Product
Drawing Eyebrow
Category
brow
Sub-category
brow pencil + spoolie
Sizes available
0.25g only
Size stocked
0.25 g
Gross shipped weight
10 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Vitamin E (weak source; not confirmed on brand page)
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Shade range
7 shades: #1 Dark Brown, #2 GrayBrown, #3 Brown, #4 Dark Gray, #5 Gray, #6 Black, #7 Light Brown. Brow shades suit dark South Asian hair
Popularity evidence
Nykaa 4.3/5 from 168,880 ratings, badged '#8 BESTSELLER Eye Brow' (SNIPPET-sourced, page would not open) - by far the largest review base in this catalogue; q-depot 34 orders / 3,432 units, +600% YoY
Available across Asia
Nykaa IN; Zepto IN (Rs234); Amazon IN; eBay
Already sold in the Maldives
NOT FOUND on all five Maldivian sites
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
5% MFN line
Source file
colour.csv

Sources