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ETUDE — Lash Perm Curl Fix Mascara

MVR 145Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
16%Gross margin
after landed cost
4.83MVR per gram
value density
MVR 113Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 4.83 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)5.38Quoted supplier price
Cost basis used113wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.02730 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé5.41
Import duty0.275% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.161% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost5.84113Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)1450.91x international RRP
Net of GST1348% general sector
Gross profit per unit2115.7% margin · MVR 0.70 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
Lash Perm Curl Fix Mascara
Category
mascara
Sub-category
long & curl
Sizes available
8g
Size stocked
8 g
Gross shipped weight
30 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
13 ingredients total; contains BHT
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Shade range
2 shades: #01 Black, #02 Brown
Popularity evidence
Hwahae 4.31/5 from 117 reviews; Shopee MY 4.9 rating at RM29.50
Available across Asia
Shopee MY; Carousell SG; Amazon AE
Already sold in the Maldives
Not disclosed
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
5% MFN line
Source file
colour.csv

Sources