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rom&nd — Better Than Palette

MVR 310Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
23%Gross margin
after landed cost
2.07MVR per gram
value density
MVR 220Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD

Landed cost to shelf

StepUSDMVRBasis
FOB Korea (wholesale)10.9150 per cent of the USD 21.83 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used220wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.135150 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé11.05
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.331% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost11.38220Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)3100.91x international RRP
Net of GST2878% general sector
Gross profit per unit6723.2% margin · MVR 0.44 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 Palette
Category
eye
Sub-category
eyeshadow palette
Sizes available
Single palette; Sanrio collab
Size stocked
Not disclosed
Gross shipped weight
150 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Not disclosed
Concern addressed
Not disclosed
Shade range
Palette - no skin-tone matching risk
Popularity evidence
Olive Young Korea makeup sales rank #60, 2026-08-30
Available across Asia
Olive Young Global
Already sold in the Maldives
Not disclosed
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Source file
colour.csv

Sources