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MERZY — The First Pen Eyeliner

MVR 90Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
19%Gross margin
after landed cost
6.00MVR per gram
value density
MVR 67Landed 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)3.2050 per cent of the USD 6.40 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used67wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.01315 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé3.21
Import duty0.165% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.101% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost3.4767Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)900.91x international RRP
Net of GST838% general sector
Gross profit per unit1619.3% margin · MVR 1.07 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 Pen Eyeliner
Category
eye_makeup
Sub-category
liquid pen eyeliner
Sizes available
0.5g
Size stocked
0.5g
Gross shipped weight
15 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Carbon black pigment; 0.12mm micro-brush
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Shade range
7 colours
Popularity evidence
glowpick 4.03 / 2,187 reviews; Korea liquid-eyeliner #6; merzy brand #3
Available across Asia
Stylevana; koinshop MY; Amazon US
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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