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MERZY — The First Lipstick

MVR 185Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
21%Gross margin
after landed cost
4.62MVR per gram
value density
MVR 136Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 4.62 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)6.4550 per cent of the USD 12.90 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used136wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.03640 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé6.49
Import duty0.325% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.191% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost7.00136Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)1850.91x international RRP
Net of GST1718% general sector
Gross profit per unit3620.8% margin · MVR 0.89 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
MERZY
Product
The First Lipstick
Category
lip
Sub-category
semi-matte lipstick
Sizes available
4.5g
Size stocked
4.5g
Gross shipped weight
40 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Not disclosed
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Popularity evidence
glowpick 4.08 / 619 reviews
Available across Asia
OY Global; eBay
Already sold in the Maldives
no
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
5% MFN line
Source file
indie-colour.csv

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