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rom&nd — Better Than Contour

MVR 250Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
21%Gross margin
after landed cost
6.25MVR per gram
value density
MVR 183Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 6.25 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)8.7350 per cent of the USD 17.46 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used183wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.03640 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé8.77
Import duty0.445% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.261% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost9.47183Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)2500.91x international RRP
Net of GST2318% general sector
Gross profit per unit4820.8% margin · MVR 1.20 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
rom&nd
Product
Better Than Contour
Category
blush
Sub-category
contour powder
Sizes available
Single size; Sanrio collab
Size stocked
Not disclosed
Gross shipped weight
40 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Not disclosed
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Shade range
Contour shades must read on medium-deep skin - shade ladder NOT FOUND, verify before ordering
Popularity evidence
Olive Young Korea makeup sales rank #18, 2026-08-30
Available across Asia
Olive Young Global
Already sold in the Maldives
Not disclosed
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
5% MFN line
Source file
colour.csv

Sources