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Sulwhasoo — First Care Activating Serum

MVR 845Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
23%Gross margin
after landed cost
9.29MVR per gram
value density
MVR 599Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 9.29 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)29.9450 per cent of the USD 59.89 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used599wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.08291 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé30.03
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.901% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost30.93599Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)8450.91x international RRP
Net of GST7828% general sector
Gross profit per unit18323.4% margin · MVR 2.01 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
Sulwhasoo
Product
First Care Activating Serum
Category
serum
Sub-category
pre-serum / first essence
Sizes available
60ml, 90ml, 120ml
Size stocked
60ml
Gross shipped weight
91 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Sulwhasoo JAUM Activator (Korean medicinal herb complex); ginseng
Concern addressed
ageing, hydration, elasticity
Popularity evidence
Nykaa 4.5/5 from 3,028 verified ratings, obs 2026-08-30 - strong India signal for a luxury-tier SKU
Available across Asia
Nykaa IN; Amazon; Sulwhasoo own e-commerce
Already sold in the Maldives
no - not carried by laneve, mizuki or luxeglow
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Source file
skincare.csv

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