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UNOVE — Glow Hand Cream 40ml

MVR 255Recommended shelf price
incl. 8% GST
23%Gross margin
after landed cost
3.92MVR per gram
value density
MVR 181Landed cost
at MVR 19.37/USD
Strong value density

MVR 3.92 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)9.0050 per cent of the USD 18.00 list price — Q-depot bulk terms
Cost basis used181wholesale % of RRP — the more conservative of the two routes
Freight, weight-rated0.05965 g × USD 0.90/kg
CIF at Malé9.06
Import duty0.000% MFN — National Tariff 2026
Revenue fee + clearing0.271% customs value + 2% CIF
Landed cost9.33181Converted at the blended effective rate
Shelf price (GST-incl)2550.91x international RRP
Net of GST2368% general sector
Gross profit per unit5523.4% margin · MVR 0.85 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
UNOVE
Product
Glow Hand Cream 40ml
Category
hand_cream
Sub-category
perfumed_hand_cream
Sizes available
40ml
Size stocked
40ml
Gross shipped weight
65 g
Shelf life / PAO
Not disclosed
Key ingredients
Not disclosed
Concern addressed
dryness
Popularity evidence
4.7 stars Olive Young Global 2026-08-30, BEST badge, six shade and scent options
Available across Asia
Olive Young Global
Already sold in the Maldives
Not disclosed
Likely HS chapter
33 — cosmetics
Duty risk
Low — 0% MFN line
Value-density verdict
STOCK - index 27.7 USD retail per 100g gross; hand cream is structurally the best category in this slice - small, giftable, high price per gram
Source file
hair-body.csv

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