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Laneige — Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturizer (MOISTURE variant, normal-to-dry)

MVR 535Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
23%Gross margin
after landed cost
4.12MVR per gram
value density
MVR 381Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 4.12 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)19.0050 per cent of the USD 38.00 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used381wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.117130 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé19.12
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.571% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost19.69381Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)5350.91x international RRP
Net of GST4958% general sector
Gross profit per unit11423.0% margin · MVR 0.88 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
Laneige
Product
Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturizer (MOISTURE variant, normal-to-dry)
Category
moisturiser
Sub-category
barrier-repair cream, refillable pod
Sizes available
20ml mini, 50ml, 50ml refill pod
Size stocked
50ml
Gross shipped weight
130 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Blue (micro-sized) hyaluronic acid; Pepta-Panthenol complex; squalane
Concern addressed
hydration, barrier
Popularity evidence
Nykaa 4.5/5 from 1,785 ratings at INR2,900 2026-08-30; Amazon.in Intensive 20ml 727 ratings rank 1
Available across Asia
Nykaa; Amazon IN; Lazada MY (RM121.65); Sephora SG; Sephora IN; laneige.sg DTC (S$63)
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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