MVR 8.41 per gram, comfortably above the 2.65 target. This is the kind of product the range should be built around.
| Step | USD | MVR | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOB Korea (wholesale) | 6.55 | — | 50 per cent of the USD 13.10 list price — Q-depot bulk terms |
| Cost basis used | — | 137 | wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes |
| Freight, weight-rated | 0.020 | — | 22 g × USD 0.90/kg |
| CIF at Malé | 6.57 | — | — |
| Import duty | 0.33 | — | 5% MFN — National Tariff 2026 |
| Revenue fee + clearing | 0.20 | — | 1% customs value + 2% CIF |
| Landed cost | 7.09 | 137 | Converted at the blended effective rate |
| Shelf price (GST-incl) | — | 185 | 0.91x international RRP |
| Net of GST | — | 171 | 8% general sector |
| Gross profit per unit | — | 34 | 19.8% margin · MVR 1.54 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.