Foreign Trade Composition of Nepal

Foreign Trade Composition of NepalValue in '000 Rs.

Direction

F.Y. 2005/06

% in

Total

F.Y. 2006/07

% in

Total

F.Y. 2007/08

% in

Total

F.Y. 2008/09

% in

Total

F.Y. 2009/10

% in

Total

ExportsIndia 40,714,7

0068.

141,728,8

0070.

838,555,7

0065.

943,574,4

8263.

539,902,8

1165.

5# China P.R.

1,004,357

1.7 1,202,783

2.0 944,489 1.6 2,151,783

3.1 1,380,274

2.2

Others 18,057,817

30.2

15,995,514

27.2

18,974,170

32.5

22,870,587

33.4

19,666,518

32.3

Total 59,776,874

100

58,927,097

100

58,474,359

100

68,596,852

100

60,949,603

100.0

ImportsIndia 107,143,

10066.

7115,872,

30059.

2142,376,

50060.

1165,119,

00256.

7214,261,

109 57.

0# China P.R.

13,014,427

8.1 17,718,164

9.0 23,433,205

9.9 34,465,791

11.9

43,445,613

11.6

Others 40,520,397

25.2

62,217,948

31.8

71,220,571

30.0

91,416,151

31.4

117,899,148

31.4

Total 160,677,924

100

195,808,412

100

237,030,276

100

291,000,944

100

375,605,870

100.0

Trade DeficitIndia 66,428,4

0074,143,5

00103,820,

800121,544,

520174,358,

298# China P.R.

12,010,070

16,515,381

22,488,716

32,314,008

42,065,339

Others 22,462,580

46,222,434

52,246,401

68,545,564

98,232,630

Total 100,901,050

136,881,315

178,555,917

222,404,092

314,656,267

Source:-Nepal Rastra Bank and Trade & Export Promotion Centre# Includes trade with Hongkong SAR and Macau

Foreign Trade Balance of Nepal\

Value in '000 Rs.

Fiscal Year

Total Exports

% in Tota

l

Total Imports

% in Tota

l

Total Trade

Annual

Change

% inTotal Trade

Trade Deficit

Annual

Change

% inTrade Deficit

1975/76

1,193,425 39.7 1,813,576 60.3 3,007,001 - 620,151 -

1976/77

1,177,694 37.6 1,950,949 62.4 3,128,643 4.0 773,255 24.7

1977/78

1,125,944 29.8 2,658,400 70.2 3,784,344 21.0 1,532,456 98.2

1978/79

1,525,475 33.4 3,046,024 66.6 4,571,499 20.8 1,520,549 -0.8

1979/80

1,325,337 26.4 3,692,253 73.6 5,017,590 9.8 2,366,916 55.7

1980/81

1,665,328 26.6 4,594,140 73.4 6,259,468 24.8 2,928,812 23.7

1981/82

1,473,637 23.5 4,806,419 76.5 6,280,056 0.3 3,332,782 13.8

1982/83

1,144,606 15.8 6,085,976 84.2 7,230,582 15.1 4,941,370 48.3

1983/84

1,684,747 20.6 6,493,671 79.4 8,178,418 13.1 4,808,924 -2.7

1984/85

2,749,285 25.8 7,907,638 74.2 10,656,923 30.3 5,158,353 7.3

1985/86

3,099,351 24.9 9,371,461 75.1 12,470,812 17.0 6,272,110 21.6

1986/87

3,004,284 21.8 10,800,853 78.2 13,805,137 10.7 7,796,569 24.3

1987/88

4,094,866 24.2 12,817,162 75.8 16,912,028 22.5 8,722,296 11.9

1988/89

4,149,653 22.6 14,208,355 77.4 18,358,008 8.6 10,058,702 15.3

1989/90

5,129,040 23.3 16,914,717 76.7 22,043,757 20.1 11,785,677 17.2

1990/91

7,343,914 24.7 22,377,173 75.3 29,721,087 34.8 15,033,259 27.6

1991/92

13,838,033

31.5 30,158,859 68.5 43,996,892 48.0 16,320,826 8.6

1992/93

17,271,268

33.4 34,425,379 66.6 51,696,647 17.5 17,154,111 5.1

1993/94

19,077,495

27.3 50,735,639 72.7 69,813,134 35.0 31,658,144 84.6

1994/9 17,681,25 21.8 63,324,840 78.2 81,006,093 16.0 45,643,587 44.2

5 31995/96

19,758,388

20.7 75,896,306 79.3 95,654,694 18.1 56,137,918 23.0

1996/97

22,861,951

19.8 92,874,671 80.2 115,736,622

21.0 70,012,720 24.7

1997/98

27,402,244

23.6 88,894,771 76.4 116,297,015

0.5 61,492,527 -12.2

1998/99

35,826,572

28.0 92,314,090 72.0 128,140,662

10.2 56,487,518 -8.1

1999/00

49,561,028

30.4 113,687,149

69.6 163,248,177

27.4 64,126,121 13.5

2000/01

55,245,900

31.7 118,786,609

68.3 174,032,509

6.6 63,540,709 -0.9

2001/02

47,386,788

30.4 108,634,801

69.6 156,021,589

-10.3 61,248,013 -3.6

2002/03

50,011,122

28.1 128,228,134

71.9 178,239,256

14.2 78,217,012 27.7

2003/04

53,949,414

28.4 135,840,335

71.6 189,789,749

6.5 81,890,921 4.7

2004/05

58,443,821

28.3 148,294,229

71.7 206,738,050

8.9 89,850,408 9.7

2005/06

59,776,874

27.1 160,677,924

72.9 220,454,798

6.6 100,901,050

12.3

2006/07

59,073,097

23.0 197,676,512

77.0 256,749,609

16.5 138,603,415

37.4

2007/08

58,474,359

19.8 237,030,276

80.2 295,504,635

15.1 178,555,917

28.8

2008/09

68,596,852

19.1 291,000,944

80.9 359,597,796

21.7 222,404,092

24.6

2009/10

60,949,603

14.0 375,605,870

86.0 436,555,473

21.4 314,656,267

41.5

Source:- Nepal Rastra Bank and Trade & Export Promotion Centre

Exports of Some Major Commodities in F.Y. 2009/10

Value in '000 RsS.N.

H.S. Code

Commodities

Unit F.Y. 2008/09 F.Y. 2009/10 % Change

in value

Quantity Value Quantity Value

1 04059000

Fats and oils derived from milk

Kg. 562,865 105,372 493,611 111,411 5.7

2 07134000

Lentils Kg. 56,767,500

5,660,781

37,569,933

3,744,922

-33.8

3 08029000

Betelnuts Kg. 5,932,381

332,093 7,978,266 479,108 44.3

4 09024000

Black tea fermented

Kg. 9,087,986

1,213,307

8,359,986 1,160,828

-4.3

5 09083010

Cardamom Kg. 9,820,454

1,343,571

5,783,372 1,171,597

-12.8

6 09101000

Ginger Kg. 26,723,603

403,468 30,415,678

456,014 13.0

7 12119000

Plants and parts of plants ( including seeds and fruits) of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal or similar purposes

Kg. 5,168,452

758,307 7,140,624 440,463 -41.9

8 14019000

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, affia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark).

Kg. 10,562,605

106,715 5,499,212 88,211 -17.3

9 14049000

Vegetable Products

Kg. 2,526,015

905,715 5,457,816 1,351,957

49.3

10 15159000

Fixed vegetable fats and oil

Kg. 4,257,677

209,438 2,895,664 218,413 4.3

11 19021900

Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared

Kg. 4,009,103

469,324 3,609,983 337,054 -28.2

12 19023000

Pasta Kg. 3,459,056

359,151 2,214,901 238,935 -33.5

13 20091100

Frozen orange juice

Kg. 10,656,480

505,519 6,648,853 316,243 -37.4

14 20094100

Pineapple juice, of a Brix value not exceeding 20

Kg. 4,461,713

184,555 2,503,575 108,972 -41.0

15 20097100

Apple juice of a Brix value not exceeding 20

Kg. 4,539,860

257,425 2,995,197 164,569 -36.1

16 20099000

Mixture of juices

Kg. 24,003,135

1,157,723

8,129,248 410,206 -64.6

17 21069050

Pachak, rochak and similar goods

Kg. 1,753,433

307,549 941,789 135,497 -55.9

18 22029000

Water, non alcoholic beverages

Ltr 69,290 4,714 16,409,758

848,218 17893.0

19 23023000

Wheat bran Kg. 17,551,905

144,093 10,353,881

101,571 -29.5

20 23040000

Oil cakes Kg. 3,605,653

56,653 5,039,300 91,292 61.1

21 23064100

Oil-cake and other solid residues of low erucic acid rape or colza seeds

Kg. 11,395,645

186,021 13,433,924

237,692 27.8

22 23069000

Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or

Kg. 15,718,947

242,462 7,551,657 132,047 -45.5

not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from extraction of vegetable fats or oils

23 23099000

Animal food

Kg. 835,490 253,795 802,223 118,434 -53.3

24 25162000

Sandstone Kg. 1,926,457

368,242 172,743,102

237,061 -35.6

25 25171000

Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone

1,431,509

619,472 -56.7

26 25172000

Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste

73,117 307,287 320.3

27 30039090

Homeopathic medicaments not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

Kg. 20,765 12,929 305,713 80,434 522.1

28 33061000

Dentifrices (toothpaste)

1,023,656

721,373 -29.5

29 33074100

Incense sticks

Kg. 186,501 69,698 563,347 98,006 40.6

30 34011900

Soaps Kg. 11,390,804

464,523 10,305,250

384,808 -17.2

31 38061000

Rosin and resin acid

Kg. 8,519,907

427,094 7,684,051 436,989 2.3

32 39211900

Cellular plate, sheet of plastic

Kg. 1,481,879

87,273 788,595 83,584 -4.2

33 39219000

Plate, sheet, film, foil and strip of plastic

Kg. 540,877 913,542 13,235,272

89,043 -90.3

34 39233010

Pet Bottle Kg. 1,699,007

94,660 1,291,735 127,836 35.0

35 39235000

Stoppers, lids caps and other closures

Kg. 6,165,835

369,124 55,821,022

359,488 -2.6

36 41041900

Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine or equinine animals, without hair on whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state

Sq.ft. 5,298,930

99,400 7,244,618 259,356 160.9

37 41062100

Tanned or crust hides and skins of goats of kids, without wool on whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state

Sq.ft. 4,547,177

277,986 4,758,573 273,897 -1.5

38 44101100

Particle board

Kg. 4,494,019

142,366 3,422,518 98,826 -30.6

39 44201000

Statuettes and other ornaments, of wood

Kg. 51,784 10,336 120,420 228,723 2112.9

40 48201000

Registers, account

Kg. 921,078 165,963 2,365,541 184,818 11.4

book, notebook, order book, letter pad, diaries

41 53101000

Woven unbleached fabric of jute or bast fibres

Kg. 2,952,309

176,319 1,178,015 99,298 -43.7

42 53109000

Woven fabric of jute or bast fibres

Kg. 6,392,875

402,619 7,332,568 555,634 38.0

43 54023200

Textured yarn of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn more than 50 tex

Kg. 725,050 70,901 967,529 110,262 55.5

44 54023300

Textured yarn of polyesters, including monofilament of less than 67 decitex

Kg. 7,255,639

638,666 4,197,980 394,756 -38.2

45 54024600

Synthetic filament yarn of polyesters, partially oriented

Kg. 669,577 62,888 1,327,836 127,783 103.2

46 54072000

Woven fabric obtained from strip or the like

3,437,495

3,828,526

11.4

47 54081000

Woven fabric obtained from high

393,725 226,216 -42.5

tenacity yarn of viscose rayon

48 55092100

Single yarn, containing 85% or moreby weight of polyester staple fibres

Kg. 12,176,319

1,398,533

14,190,001

1,743,922

24.7

49 55092200

Multiple or cabled yarn, containing 85% or moreby weight of polyester staple fibres

Kg. 21,285,784

936,159 7,353,768 1,038,894

11.0

50 55093100

Single yarn containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres

Kg. 2,073,076

354,496 1,913,977 396,421 11.8

51 55093200

Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres

Kg. 2,901,002

535,100 2,228,476 459,813 -14.1

52 55095100

Yarn of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with artificial staple fibres

Kg. 3,562,430

502,895 2,216,629 375,397 -25.4

53 56029000

Felt Kg. 162,167 68,632 5,090,143 357,000 420.2

54 56072100

Binder or baler twine

Kg. 17,189,962

681,363 15,959,299

860,912 26.4

55 56079000

Twin, cordage, ropes and cables of polythene or polypropylene

Kg. 605,352 42,080 3,255,300 186,405 343.0

56 57011000

Carpet, knotted of wool or fine animal hair

Sq.Mtr.

1,286,337

5,350,579

805,531 4,256,171

-20.5

57 57019000

Carpet, knotted of textile materials

Sq.Mtr.

173,959 229,642 31,535 107,389 -53.2

58 58021900

Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton

Mtr 6,283,803

80,885 970,645 101,610 25.6

59 59031000

Polyvinyl chloride impregnated, coated textile fabric

Kg. 288,096 39,546 774,553 76,350 93.1

60 60019200

Terry fabrics of man made fibres

Kg. 1,538,922

177,142 1,386,752 113,541 -35.9

61 60019900

Terry fabric of textile material

Kg. 771,982 110,364 992,541 121,342 9.9

62 61034200

M&B cotton trousers, bib and brace overall, breeches

Pcs. 183,356 84,959 234,783 91,626 7.8

and shorts, knitted and crocheted

63 61044200

W&G Cotton dresses knitted

Pcs. 111,451 32,262 342,816 73,320 127.3

64 61101200

Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles of kashmir (Cashmere) goats

Pcs. 263,077 272,930 157,461 125,855 -53.9

65 61169100

Woolen gloves, knitted

Pcs. 113,615 49,807 614,773 98,449 97.7

66 62033100

M&B jacket and blazers of wool or fine animal hair

Pcs. 495,660 123,406 568,640 130,443 5.7

67 62033200

M&B cotton jacket, not knitted

Pcs. 1,011,427

278,363 1,413,334 322,676 15.9

68 62034200

M&B cotton trousers, not knitted

Pcs. 760,496 257,510 692,243 144,200 -44.0

69 62041200

W&G cotton suits

Pcs. 323,603 149,429 298,124 132,251 -11.5

70 62043100

W&G woolen jackets

Pcs. 47,482 11,643 1,023,420 140,706 1108.5

71 62043200

W&G cotton jacket, not knitted

Pcs. 633,794 195,599 1,869,987 268,271 37.2

72 62044200

W&G cotton dresses, not knitted

Pcs. 730,465 254,420 2,693,663 645,205 153.6

73 620452 W&G Pcs. 97,153 24,406 537,933 82,016 236.0

00 cotton skirts, not knitted

74 62046200

W&G cotton trousers, bibs and brace overalls, breeches and short

Pcs. 688,781 160,148 1,219,182 158,342 -1.1

75 62052000

M&B cotton shirt, not knitted

Pcs. 2,527,588

806,252 1,219,542 283,233 -64.9

76 62053000

M&B shirt of manmade fibres, not knitted

Pcs. 493,826 162,572 429,136 108,909 -33.0

77 62063000

W&G cotton blouses, shirt, not knitted

Pcs. 433,403 135,344 602,855 97,951 -27.6

78 62072100

M&B cotton nightshirt and pyjama, not knitted

Pcs. 376,589 95,038 325,415 72,117 -24.1

79 62142000

Woolen shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like

Pcs. 1,637,513

1,818,891

1,842,884 1,317,065

-27.6

80 63051000

Jute bags and sacks

1,532,198

2,011,386

31.3

81 63052000

Cotton sacks and bags

710,709 638,505 -10.2

82 63101000

Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, sorted

Kg. 94,983 14,336 186,709 123,005 758.0

83 64041900

Footwear with outer sole of rubber or plastics

Pairs 2,139,657

441,701 11,778,490

573,708 29.9

84 65059000

Hats and headgears, knitted or crocheted

233,690 343,359 46.9

85 65069900

Headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed

42,633 71,034 66.6

86 70131000

Glassware of a kind used for table of glass ceramic

Kg. 366,611 36,203 3,063,137 105,205 190.6

87 71131100

Articles of silver jewellery, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal

Kg. 505,528 337,735 267,810 177,852 -47.3

88 72104100

Flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, plated or coated with corrugated zinc

Kg. 36,478,318

2,538,385

29,983,761

2,432,339

-4.2

89 72104900

Flat rolled product of iron or non alloy steel, of a width 600mm or more plated

Kg. 37,228,020

3,026,936

41,689,699

3,246,349

7.2

coated with zinc

90 72107000

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel painted, varnished or coated with plastics

Kg. 683,905 48,102 1,254,840 71,006 47.6

91 72172000

Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc

Kg. 18,170,341

1,320,745

20,142,427

1,479,993

12.1

92 73063000

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non alloy steel

Kg. 3,047,972

141,361 3,805,452 226,230 60.0

93 73069000

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron and steel

Kg. 64,183,720

1,694,133

41,014,499

1,201,195

-29.1

94 73089000

Plates, rods, angles, tubes of iron or steel

Kg. 9,150 581 13,096,448

1,025,847

176357.9

95 74091100

Refined copper plates, sheets, strip in coil of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm

Kg. 226,753 98,387 146,369 74,672 -24.1

96 740919 Refined Kg. 117,952 54,631 161,961 78,358 43.4

00 copper plates, sheets, strip of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm

97 74092100

Refined brass plates, sheets, strip in coil of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm

Kg. 1,452,481

551,012 1,905,183 827,929 50.3

98 74181900

Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof

Kg. 1,472,536

600,195 1,321,031 481,167 -19.8

99 76042100

Hollow profiles of aluminium alloys

Kg. 2,084,200

316,001 2,194,633 326,267 3.2

100

76042900

Bars rods and profiles of aluminium alloy

Kg. 1,481,969

241,865 450,947 72,526 -70.0

101

76151900


Kg. 1,264,540

258,449 6,927,039 187,606 -27.4

102

85441100

Copper wire

Kg. 148,588 86,660 201,314 105,611 21.9

103

94036000

Wooden furniture

Pcs. 70,931 21,867 14,606 178,390 715.8

104

97011000

Paintings, drawings and pastels

Pcs. 2,385,042

496,201 3,294,253 438,039 -11.7

105

97030000

Original sculptures

Pcs. 149,198 216,023 281,698 101,901 -52.8

and statuary in any material

106

Others 11,733,943

7,465,192

-36.4

Total 68,596,852

60,949,603

-11.1

Imports of Some Major Commodities in F.Y. 2009/10

Value in '000 RsS.N.

H.S. Code

Commodities F.Y. 2008/09

F.Y. 2009/10

% Change in value

1 04022900

Milk and cream in powdered and granules of a fat content by weight exceeding 1.5% containing sugar or added sweetening matter

461,214 549,126 19.1

2 07019000

Potatoes, fresh or chilled 355,911 874,663 145.8

3 07031000

Onions and shallots 499,323 661,186 32.4

4 08029000

Betelnuts 4,399,160 3,352,626 -23.8

5 08081000

Apples, fresh 305,384 699,493 129.1

6 10059000

Maize corn 244,832 1,309,990 435.1

7 10063000

Semi milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed

1,780,659 2,279,768 28.0

8 12010000

Soya beans, whether or not broken 38,829 921,622 2273.5

9 12051000

Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds 3,205,932 1,537,398 -52.0

10 15071000

Crude soyabean oil 7,354,021 5,963,420 -18.9

11 15111000

Crude palm oil 2,721,836 3,756,036 38.0

12 15121100

Crude sunflower oil 482,719 1,472,742 205.1

13 17011110

Sugar, raw not containing added flavouring or colouring matter

788,615 688,089 -12.7

14 19019000

Malt extracts 543,839 700,790 28.9

15 2106904 Concentrate of non-alcoholic soft 1,260,023 673,290 -46.6

0 drinks16 2304000

0Oil cakes 1,034,730 2,233,183 115.8

17 24012000

Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped

1,327,667 1,982,645 49.3

18 25231000

Cement clinkers 3,902,416 8,039,134 106.0

19 25232900

Portland cement 4,040,383 4,311,815 6.7

20 26180000

Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel

162,932 730,472 348.3

21 26219000

Slag and ash, including seaweed ash 400,773 637,917 59.2

22 27011900

Coal 780,018 1,524,473 95.4

23 27040000

Coke and semicoke of coal 967,252 675,768 -30.1

24 27101112

Sprits including Petrol 5,205,408 7,239,883 39.1

25 27101114

Kerosene type jet fuel 3,336,637 3,487,878 4.5

26 27101115

Kerosene oils 4,206,598 2,552,714 -39.3

27 27101117

High speed diesel oils and vapouring oils

21,897,378 28,242,425 29.0

28 27101911

Fuel oil ( Furnish Oil) 1,405,257 1,413,940 0.6

29 27101919

Lubricating Oil 703,290 960,350 36.6

30 27111900

Liquefied petroleum gases 7,595,902 9,532,158 25.5

31 27132000

Petroleum bitumen 549,398 1,018,944 85.5

32 29420000

Organic compound 721,139 698,594 -3.1

33 30039090


5,920,786 6,574,640 11.0

34 30042000

Medicaments containing antibiotic for therapeutic or prophylatic uses

480,180 1,218,811 153.8

35 30049090

Homeopathic medicaments, put up in measured doses or in forms of packings for retail sale

1,037,729 1,330,848 28.2

36 30066000

Chemical contraceptive preparations based on harmones or spermicides

183,791 1,232,426 570.6

37 3102100 Fertiliser, urea 170,158 539,498 217.1

038 3105200

0Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

74,843 650,667 769.4

39 33049900

Cream and like preparations 518,808 720,129 38.8

40 38231900

Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acid 1,591,767 1,565,537 -1.6

41 39011000

Polyethylene having a specificf gravity of less than 0.94

1,113,208 1,176,307 5.7

42 39012000

Polythelene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more

1,965,888 1,892,247 -3.7

43 39021000

Polypropylene 2,630,946 969,853 -63.1

44 39202000

Plates,sheets, film, foil and strip of polymers of propylene

819,480 520,481 -36.5

45 48010000

Newsprint, in rolls or sheets 1,056,846 964,372 -8.7

46 49070000

Unused postage, stamps, banknote, cheque forms

666,395 714,103 7.2

47 53031000

Jute and other textile bast fibers raw or retted

1,272,813 2,011,987 58.1

48 55032000

Synthetic staple fibre of polyester not carded combed or otherwise processed for spinning

1,230,473 548,926 -55.4

49 62032200

M&B cotton ensembles, not knitted 487,019 627,600 28.9

50 62114200

W&G cotton Dhoti and Lungi, not knitted

480,200 602,410 25.4

51 64029900

Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics

472,915 506,572 7.1

52 70109000

Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots and phials of glass

669,507 792,214 18.3

53 71021000

Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set unsorted

147,790 602,892 307.9

54 71081300

Gold, semi-manufactured forms 11,722,871 41,457,722 253.6

55 72031000

Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore

1,514,323 1,908,663 26.0

56 72071900

M.S Billet 8,505,832 13,504,101 58.8

57 72082700

Flat rolled product of iron or non alloy steel, in coils, not further worked than hot rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm

1,656,580 1,089,830 -34.2

58 72083600

Flat-rolled products or iron or non-alloy steel in coils of a thickness exceeding 10 mm

616,093 792,361 28.6

59 72083800

Flat rolled product or iron non alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more, hot rolled, not clad, plated or coated of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75 mm

373,097 1,158,062 210.4

60 72083900

Flat rolled product of iron of a thickness less than 3mm

1,522,112 3,113,767 104.6

61 72091800

Flat rolled products of iron or non alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled of a thickness of less than 0.5mm

4,410,062 1,566,247 -64.5

62 72139110

Bar and rods, hot rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non alloy steel, of circular cross-section measuring not more than 8 mm in diameter

4,119,697 3,845,193 -6.7

63 74081100

Refined copper wire of which maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm

835,586 1,106,882 32.5

64 76051100

Alminium wire of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension excceds 7 mm

653,737 522,228 -20.1

65 79011100

Unwrought zinc, not alloyed containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc

759,737 706,476 -7.0

66 84071000

Aircraft engines 553,446 528,734 -4.5

67 84138100

Pump for liquids not fitted with measuring device

404,842 687,900 69.9

68 84182900

Refrigerators 279,436 507,390 81.6

69 84295100

Front end shovel loader 2,875,005 2,753,024 -4.2

70 84295200

Machinery with 360 degree revolving super structure

450,776 524,968 16.5

71 84295900

Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders

631,157 1,986,824 214.8

72 84713000

Portable digital automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10kg.

1,109,721 2,254,090 103.1

73 84716000

Input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same

511,699 875,720 71.1

housing74 8473300

0Parts and accessories of automatic data processing machines

1,228,230 1,210,863 -1.4

75 84742000

Crushing or grinding machine 835,789 624,443 -25.3

76 85021100

Generating sets with compression ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel engines) of an output not exceeding 75KVA

1,094,135 985,783 -9.9

77 85023900

Generating sets 307,740 517,974 68.3

78 85044000

Static converters 485,000 607,505 25.3

79 85072000

Lead acid accumulators 1,191,073 1,467,195 23.2

80 85171200

Telephone used for cellular or cordless networking

2,265,289 6,011,194 165.4

81 85176200

Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus

1,311,750 1,070,066 -18.4

82 85176900

Apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data

1,770,393 3,777,979 113.4

83 85177000

Parts of apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data

449,834 1,035,624 130.2

84 85238000

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs

542,165 2,062,469 280.4

85 85258000

Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders

264,082 533,880 102.2

86 85284100

Cathode ray tubes monitors for automatic data processing machine

275,662 519,641 88.5

87 85287200

Colour radio broadcast receivers 496,812 583,762 17.5

88 85291000

Aerial and aerial reflector, parts 137,966 879,849 537.7

89 85299010

Television receiver parts 357,363 514,671 44.0

90 8540110 Colour cathode ray television 302,196 506,317 67.5

0 picture tube91 8541400

0Photosensetive semi conductor devices

586,750 592,149 0.9

92 87019000

Tractors, 3,088,143 4,525,138 46.5

93 87032190

Motor car, vehicle of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc, with spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine

535,971 581,639 8.5

94 87032200

Motor car, vehicle of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc but not exceeding 1500cc, with spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine

1,426,734 3,782,414 165.1

95 87032300

Motor car, vehicle of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc with spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine

409,276 930,953 127.5

96 87042110

Double-cab pickup principally desgined for the transport of goods and having mor than 2 seats including driver`s for the transportation of persons, not exceeding 5 tonnes

404,324 866,186 114.2

97 87042120

Single-cab pickup principally desgined for the transport of goods and having mor than 2 seats including driver`s, not exceeding 5 tonnes

331,469 571,899 72.5

98 87042300

Motor vehicles with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine. gvw exceeding 20 tonnes

995,251 1,408,938 41.6

99 87043200

Motor vehicles with spark ignition internal combustion piston engine gvw exceeding 5 tonnes

648,781 604,609 -6.8

100 87060019

Chasis fitted with engine of bus and trucks

2,889,168 3,621,352 25.3

101 87089900

Parts and accessories of motor vehicle

862,958 1,210,383 40.3

102 87112000

Motorcycle with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc

4,891,409 8,500,176 73.8

103 88024000

Aeroplane, of an unladen weight exceeding 15000kg

1,734,621 994,914 -42.6

104 88033000

Parts of aeroplane and helicopters 1,341,424 981,643 -26.8

105 90189000

Electro-medical instruments and appliances

1,129,847 870,262 -23.0

106 Others 107,232,513

115,278,764

7.5

Total 291,000,944

375,605,870

29.1

Percentage share of Some Major Commodities in the Total Exports of Nepal F.Y. 2009/10

Value in '000 RsS.N Commodities Unit F.Y. 2009/10 Percentage

ShareQuantity Value

(Annual)1 Iron and Steel articles 10,016,265 16.43 2 Yarns ( Polyester, Cotton and others) 4,680,822 7.68 3 Woolen Carpet Sq.Mtr. 805,531 4,256,171 6.98 4 Textiles 4,156,767 6.82 5 Readymade Garments Pcs. 17,425,260 3,758,161 6.17 6 Lentils Kg. 37,569,933 3,744,922 6.14 7 Jute bags and sacks 2,011,386 3.30 8 Copper and articles thereof 1,620,720 2.66 9 Woolen and Pashmina shawls 1,317,065 2.16 10 Tea Kg. 8,497,653 1,195,318 1.96 11 Cardamom Kg. 5,783,372 1,171,597 1.92 12 Juices 1,071,517 1.76 13 Dentifrices (toothpaste) 721,373 1.18 14 Noodles, pasta and like 675,005 1.11 15 Cotton sacks and bags 638,505 1.05 16 Hides & Skins Sq.ft. 14,848,486 627,434 1.03 17 Handicrafts 560,991 0.92 18 Ginger Kg. 30,415,678 456,014 0.75 19 Medicinal Herbs 440,463 0.72 20 Nepalese paper and paper Products 404,977 0.66 21 Hats and headgears 343,359 0.56 22 Vegetable fats and oil Kg. 2,971,601 224,870 0.37 23 Articles of silver jewellery 177,852 0.29 24 Essential Oils Kg. 16,108 35,905 0.06 25 Others 16,642,148 27.30

Total 60,949,603 100

Exports of Some Major Commodities to India in F.Y. 2009/10

Value in '000 Rs

S.N.

H.S. Code

Commodities

Unit F.Y. 2008/09 F.Y. 2009/10 % Chan

ge in

value

Quantity Value Quantity Value

1 01029000

Bovine animal ( Buffalo)

Pcs. 10,494 35,437 14,009 35,520 0.2

2 04059000

Fats and oils derived from milk

Kg. 562,865 105,372 493,611 111,411 5.7

3 07134000

Lentils Kg. 1,129,618

111,541 169,000 15,841 -85.8

4 08029000

Betelnuts Kg. 5,931,606

331,936 7,978,266 479,108 44.3

5 09024000

Black tea fermented

Kg. 8,992,545

1,165,078

8,080,001 1,098,527

-5.7

6 09083010

Cardamom Kg. 9,614,904

1,310,637

5,700,913 1,155,909

-11.8

7 09101000

Ginger Kg. 26,723,388

403,377 30,188,103

450,429 11.7

8 12119000

Plants and parts of plants ( including seeds and fruits) of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal or similar purposes

Kg. 4,950,679

178,100 6,641,877 232,843 30.7

9 14019000

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, affia, cleaned,

Kg. 10,556,005

104,121 5,493,612 87,999 -15.5

bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark).

10 14049000

Vegetable Products

Kg. 2,526,015

905,715 5,457,816 1,351,957

49.3

11 15159000

Fixed vegetable fats and oil

Kg. 4,178,768

203,063 2,822,394 215,131 5.9

12 19021900

Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared

Kg. 3,481,060

331,108 3,114,289 289,822 -12.5

13 19023000

Pasta Kg. 3,458,307

359,063 2,214,083 238,870 -33.5

14 20091100

Frozen orange juice

Kg. 10,642,010

504,397 6,648,853 316,243 -37.3

15 20094100

Pineapple juice, of a Brix value not exceeding 20

Kg. 4,461,713

184,555 2,503,575 108,972 -41.0

16 20095000

Tomato juice

Kg. 1,534,655

83,586 1,071,376 38,431 -54.0

17 20097100

Apple juice of a Brix value not exceeding 20

Kg. 4,529,060

256,707 2,995,197 164,569 -35.9

18 20099000

Mixture of juices

Kg. 23,877,187

1,146,221

7,895,696 394,114 -65.6

19 21069010

Dalmott, papad, salted bhujiya and chamena

Kg. 604,739 84,322 436,617 45,238 -46.4

20 21069050

Pachak, rochak and similar goods

Kg. 1,688,459

300,567 941,789 135,497 -54.9

21 23023000

Wheat bran Kg. 15,923,955

119,099 6,820,655 53,235 -55.3

22 23024000

Bran, sharps, and other

Kg. 15,575,005

106,035 11,189,628

66,896 -36.9

residues of cereals

23 23040000

Oil cakes Kg. 3,605,653

56,653 5,007,350 91,087 60.8

24 23064100

Oil-cake and other solid residues of low erucic acid rape or colza seeds

Kg. 11,395,645

186,021 13,433,924

237,692 27.8

25 23069000

Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from extraction of vegetable fats or oils

Kg. 15,718,947

242,462 7,551,657 132,047 -45.5

26 23099000

Animal food Kg. 835,490 253,795 802,223 118,434 -53.3

27 25162000

Sandstone Kg. 1,926,457

368,242 172,743,102

237,061 -35.6

28 25171000

Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone

1,431,505

619,472 -56.7

29 25172000

Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste

73,117 307,287 320.3

30 30039040

Battisa, Drakshab, Trifala, Kabjahar, Chyawanprash, Kesari Jeevan etc,not put up in

Kg. 49,304 24,544 120,407 54,601 122.5

measured doses or in forms of packings for retail sale

31 32030000

Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin

Kg. 1,053,360

156,825 1,980,809 181,262 15.6

32 33061000

Dentifrices (toothpaste)

1,022,002

720,901 -29.5

33 34011900

Soaps Kg. 10,613,898

430,970 9,752,693 362,464 -15.9

34 38051000

Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils

Kg. 1,757,498

124,116 780,008 48,428 -61.0

35 38061000

Rosin and resin acid

Kg. 8,519,907

427,094 7,684,051 436,989 2.3

36 38122000

Compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics

Kg. 3,869,109

421,361 246,000 25,515 -93.9

37 39172900

Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid of plastic

Kg. 1,472,669

167,755 476,953 57,925 -65.5

38 39211900

Cellular plate, sheet of plastic

Kg. 1,481,879

87,273 788,544 83,579 -4.2

39 39219000


Kg. 508,826 911,644 13,235,252

89,035 -90.2

40 39233010

Pet Bottle Kg. 1,696,113

94,086 1,291,735 127,836 35.9

41 39233090

Sacks and bags (including cones)

Kg. 577,981 51,345 492,033 45,368 -11.6

42 39235000

Stoppers, lids caps and other closures

Kg. 6,089,669

348,717 55,817,922

358,762 2.9

43 410390 Raw hides Sq.ft. 1,692,96 56,931 1,190,337 32,267 -43.3

00 and skins, whether or not dehaired or split

6

44 41041900

Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine or equinine animals, without hair on whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state

Sq.ft. 4,373,099

47,925 5,716,248 190,876 298.3

45 44101100

Particle board

Kg. 4,494,019

142,366 3,422,518 98,826 -30.6

46 48026900

Paper and paperboard of width more than by weight of the total fiber content consits of fibers obtained by a mechanical process

Kg. 993,953 57,205 842,777 44,124 -22.9

47 53101000

Woven unbleached fabric of jute or bast fibres

Kg. 2,952,309

176,319 1,178,015 99,298 -43.7

48 53109000

Woven fabric of jute or bast fibres

Kg. 6,392,733

402,542 7,331,975 555,261 37.9

49 54023200

Textured yarn of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single

Kg. 725,050 70,901 829,898 90,248 27.3

yarn more than 50 tex

50 54023300

Textured yarn of polyesters, including monofilament of less than 67 decitex

Kg. 7,255,639

638,666 4,197,980 394,756 -38.2

51 54024600

Synthetic filament yarn of polyesters, partially oriented

Kg. 669,577 62,888 1,327,836 127,783 103.2

52 54072000

Woven fabric obtained from strip or the like

3,437,495

3,828,526

11.4

53 54081000

Woven fabric obtained from high tenacity yarn of viscose rayon

393,725 226,216 -42.5

54 55092100

Single yarn, containing 85% or moreby weight of polyester staple fibres

Kg. 12,176,319

1,398,533

14,190,001

1,743,922

24.7

55 55092200

Multiple or cabled yarn, containing 85% or moreby weight of polyester staple fibres

Kg. 21,285,784

936,159 7,353,768 1,038,894

11.0

56 55093100

Single yarn containing 85% or more

Kg. 2,073,076

354,496 1,913,977 396,421 11.8

by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres

57 55093200

Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres

Kg. 2,901,002

535,100 2,228,476 459,813 -14.1

58 55095100

Yarn of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with artificial staple fibres

Kg. 3,562,430

502,895 1,436,670 202,679 -59.7

59 56072100

Binder or baler twine

Kg. 17,189,962

681,363 15,959,299

860,912 26.4

60 56079000

Twin, cordage, ropes and cables of polythene or polypropylene

Kg. 605,300 26,205 3,255,300 186,405 611.3

61 57011000

Carpet, knotted of wool or fine animal hair

Sq.Mtr.

9,300 33,748 22,764 58,083 72.1

62 58021900

Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton

80,885 101,610 25.6

63 59031000

Polyvinyl chloride impregnated, coated textile fabric

Kg. 288,096 39,546 774,553 76,350 93.1

64 600192 Terry fabrics Kg. 1,538,92 177,142 1,386,752 113,541 -35.9

00 of man made fibres

2

65 60019900

Terry fabric of textile material

Kg. 771,982 110,364 992,541 121,342 9.9

66 60029000

Knitted or crocheted fabrics

Kg. 355,821 57,511 392,833 62,270 8.3

67 62032200

M&B cotton ensembles, not knitted

Pcs. 104,791 38,473 79,038 40,950 6.4

68 62034200

M&B cotton trousers, not knitted

Pcs. 290,144 127,348 248,865 76,019 -40.3

69 62052000

M&B cotton shirt, not knitted

Pcs. 477,694 214,268 290,024 90,755 -57.6

70 62053000

M&B shirt of manmade fibres, not knitted

Pcs. 162,902 57,236 36,955 33,450 -41.6

71 62142000

Woolen shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like

Pcs. 271,562 194,568 190,969 83,887 -56.9

72 63051000

Jute bags and sacks

Pcs. 29,635,940

1,472,276

29,316,253

1,948,967

32.4

73 64041900

Footwear with outer sole of rubber or plastics

Pairs 2,139,657

441,701 11,778,490

573,708 29.9

74 64052090

Footwear with uppers of textile materials

Pairs 246,743 48,033 160,521 29,149 -39.3

75 68022100

Marble, travertine and alabaster

Kg. 2,014,506

71,672 1,073,280 36,750 -48.7

76 72104100

Flat rolled products of iron or non-

Kg. 36,294,614

2,519,327

29,983,761

2,432,339

-3.5

alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, plated or coated with corrugated zinc

77 72104900

Flat rolled product of iron or non alloy steel, of a width 600mm or more plated coated with zinc

Kg. 37,228,020

3,026,936

41,689,699

3,246,349

7.2

78 72107000

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel painted, varnished or coated with plastics

Kg. 683,905 48,102 1,254,840 71,006 47.6

79 72172000

Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc

Kg. 18,120,601

1,316,401

20,119,828

1,478,504

12.3

80 73063000

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non alloy steel

Kg. 3,047,972

141,361 3,805,452 226,230 60.0

81 73069000

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron and steel

Kg. 64,005,260

1,684,478

40,087,916

1,150,478

-31.7

82 73144200

Cloth, grill, netting and

Kg. 1,572,294

100,202 398,513 34,932 -65.1

fencing plated or coted with plastics

83 74091100

Refined copper plates, sheets, strip in coil of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm

Kg. 226,753 98,387 146,369 74,672 -24.1

84 74091900

Refined copper plates, sheets, strip of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm

Kg. 117,952 54,631 161,961 78,358 43.4

85 74092100

Refined brass plates, sheets, strip in coil of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm

Kg. 1,452,481

551,012 1,905,183 827,929 50.3

86 74181900


Kg. 1,416,707

461,380 1,259,485 448,752 -2.7

87 76042100

Hollow profiles of aluminium alloys

Kg. 2,084,200

316,001 2,194,633 326,267 3.2

88 76151900


Kg. 1,254,352

256,083 6,694,511 182,283 -28.8

89 85441100

Copper wire Kg. 148,588 86,660 199,914 104,755 20.9

90 940370 Plastic Kg. 345,845 35,242 250,809 22,055 -37.4

00 furniture91 Others 4,582,23

13,751,52

9 -18.1

Total 43,574,482

39,902,811

-8.4

Imports of Some Major Commodities from India in F.Y. 2009/10Value in '000 Rs

S.N.

H.S. Code

Commodities F.Y. 2008/09

F.Y. 2009/10

% Change in value

1 01042000

Goats 195,249 391,972 100.8

2 04022900

Milk and cream in powdered and granules of a fat content by weight exceeding 1.5% containing sugar or added sweetening matter

418,970 535,587 27.8

3 07019000

Potatoes, fresh or chilled 355,911 860,396 141.7

4 07031000

Onions and shallots 494,724 661,186 33.6

5 07134000

Lentils 1,002,888 213,829 -78.7

6 07139000

Dried leguminous vegetables 441,841 331,843 -24.9

7 09093000

Cumin seeds 287,593 292,127 1.6

8 10059000

Maize corn 244,825 1,308,702 434.5

9 10063000

Semi milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed

1,444,218 1,524,358 5.5

10 12010000

Soya beans, whether or not broken 38,582 921,622 2288.7

11 12051000

Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds 941,261 462,666 -50.8

12 17011110

Sugar, raw not containing added flavouring or colouring matter

703,363 437,353 -37.8

13 17049000

Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa

202,321 262,292 29.6

14 18061000

Cocoa powder containing sugar or other sweetening matter

244,456 336,736 37.7

15 19019000

Malt extracts 537,202 696,026 29.6

16 19053100

Sweet biscuits 293,558 350,004 19.2

17 20089910

Fruit pulp 262,507 401,506 53.0

18 21069010

Dalmott, papad, salted bhujiya and chamena

385,952 254,999 -33.9

19 21069040

Concentrate of non-alcoholic soft drinks

262,093 234,674 -10.5

20 23040000

Oil cakes 1,034,730 2,233,183 115.8

21 24012000

Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped

1,323,684 1,977,851 49.4

22 25010090

Black salt 660,245 471,903 -28.5

23 25151200

Marble, merely cut 297,828 395,043 32.6

24 25201000

Gypsum 189,853 291,144 53.4

25 25231000

Cement clinkers 3,902,416 8,032,775 105.8

26 25232900

Portland cement 4,002,366 4,296,918 7.4

27 26219000

Slag and ash, including seaweed ash 400,377 637,917 59.3

28 27011900

Coal 739,517 1,473,778 99.3

29 27040000

Coke and semicoke of coal 967,096 674,938 -30.2

30 27101112

Sprits including Petrol 5,205,408 7,239,883 39.1

31 27101114

Kerosene type jet fuel 3,336,637 3,487,878 4.5

32 27101115

Kerosene oils 4,206,598 2,552,714 -39.3

33 27101117

High speed diesel oils and vapouring oils

21,897,378 28,242,425 29.0

34 27101911

Fuel oil ( Furnish Oil) 295,529 355,914 20.4

35 27101919

Lubricating Oil 407,458 572,777 40.6

36 27111900

Liquefied petroleum gases 7,595,902 9,532,158 25.5

37 27132000

Petroleum bitumen 245,477 730,544 197.6

38 28151100

Solid caustic soda 488,403 322,548 -34.0

39 29420000

Organic compound 590,845 668,452 13.1

40 30022000

Vaccines for human medicine 532,292 213,761 -59.8

41 30039010

Homoeopathic medicaments (pure ayurvedic and yunani)

364,280 323,052 -11.3

42 30039090


5,076,322 6,395,850 26.0

43 33049900

Cream and like preparations 335,914 482,837 43.7

44 33059000

Preparation for use on the hair 209,506 306,055 46.1

45 34029010

Linear Alkyl Benzene sulphonic acids

246,464 220,674 -10.5

46 38089300

Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators

193,902 223,523 15.3

47 38231900

Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acid 274,250 390,298 42.3

48 39021000

Polypropylene 1,035,179 215,315 -79.2

49 39202000

Plates,sheets, film, foil and strip of polymers of propylene

439,785 319,953 -27.2

50 39219000


213,680 246,508 15.4

51 40112000

New pneumatic rubber tyre for buses or lorries

284,792 354,950 24.6

52 48025600

Paper or paperboard, weighing 40g/m2 or more but not more than 150g/m2, not containing fibres, in sheets with one side not exceeding 435mm and other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state

270,604 341,252 26.1

53 48042900

Bleached sack kraft paper in rolls or sheets

203,023 193,732 -4.6

54 48239000

Paper and Paperboard 225,421 371,085 64.6

55 49011000

Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter in single sheets

265,241 304,285 14.7

56 49019900

Printed books 357,779 387,749 8.4

57 52051100

Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton Measuring 714.29

324,152 264,469 -18.4

decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)

58 52053100

Multiple or cabled yarn, of uncombed fibres measuring per single yarn 714.29 decitex or more

399,467 388,486 -2.7

59 52121100

Woven fabric of cotton, unbleached, weighing not more than 200g/m2

270,686 304,828 12.6

60 52121300

Woven fabric of cotton, dyed, weighing not more than 200g/m2

216,553 223,823 3.4

61 52121500

Woven fabric of cotton, printed, weighing not more than 200g/m2

943,618 306,727 -67.5

62 53031000

Jute and other textile bast fibers raw or retted

1,264,882 1,987,244 57.1

63 55032000

Synthetic staple fibre of polyester not carded combed or otherwise processed for spinning

1,142,561 530,123 -53.6

64 62114200

W&G cotton Dhoti and Lungi, not knitted

360,151 473,234 31.4

65 62114300

Garments of man-made fibres 308,756 261,116 -15.4

66 69089000

Ceramic tiles and cubes 341,927 277,336 -18.9

67 70052900

Non wired glass 277,789 271,146 -2.4

68 70109000

Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots and phials of glass

636,856 775,301 21.7

69 72031000

Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore

1,514,323 1,908,663 26.0

70 72071900

M.S Billet 7,298,870 13,482,419 84.7

71 72082700

Flat rolled product of iron or non alloy steel, in coils, not further worked than hot rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm

1,438,415 1,077,368 -25.1

72 72083600

Flat-rolled products or iron or non-alloy steel in coils of a thickness exceeding 10 mm

520,240 703,131 35.2

73 72083800

Flat rolled product or iron non alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more, hot rolled, not clad, plated or coated of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75 mm

373,097 1,019,293 173.2

74 72083900

Flat rolled product of iron of a thickness less than 3mm

830,558 1,657,904 99.6

75 72091800

Flat rolled products of iron or non alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or

4,220,235 1,456,068 -65.5

more in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled of a thickness of less than 0.5mm

76 72092700

Flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel,of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm, not in coil not further worked than cold rolled of a thickness of 3mm or more

342,598 240,546 -29.8

77 72139110

Bar and rods, hot rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non alloy steel, of circular cross-section measuring not more than 8 mm in diameter

2,056,129 3,128,129 52.1

78 73110000

Container for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel

366,384 191,087 -47.8

79 74081100

Refined copper wire of which maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm

236,603 699,547 195.7

80 76011000

Aluminium, not alloyed 207,937 238,513 14.7

81 76051100

Alminium wire of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension excceds 7 mm

371,784 473,831 27.4

82 79011100

Unwrought zinc, not alloyed containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc

561,621 684,892 21.9

83 84138100

Pump for liquids not fitted with measuring device

257,673 381,000 47.9

84 84182100

Compression type refrigerators 191,835 373,531 94.7

85 84182900

Refrigerators 222,766 449,775 101.9

86 84295900

Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders

587,745 1,290,782 119.6

87 84749000

Parts of machine for sorting, screening, separating, washing crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid form

211,734 371,667 75.5

88 85021100

Generating sets with compression ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel engines) of an output not exceeding 75KVA

869,684 770,589 -11.4

89 85021200

Generating sets with compression ignition internal combustion piston

294,385 209,167 -28.9

engines (diesel or semi-diesel) of an output exceeding 75 KVA but not exceeding 375KVA

90 85021300

Generating set with compression ignition internal combustion engine of an output exceeding 375 kva

265,249 278,788 5.1

91 85044000

Static converters 355,742 293,552 -17.5

92 85072000

Lead acid accumulators 676,060 921,786 36.3

93 85171200

Telephone used for cellular or cordless networking

25,245 395,713 1467.5

94 85299010

Television receiver parts 252,637 358,428 41.9

95 85401100

Colour cathode ray television picture tube

192,392 360,027 87.1

96 85414000

Photosensetive semi conductor devices

190,418 285,117 49.7

97 87019000

Tractors, 2,996,887 4,480,774 49.5

98 87021010

Buses (with a capacity more than 25 seats), with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)

251,311 408,895 62.7

99 87032190

Motor car, vehicle of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc, with spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine

471,162 565,778 20.1

100 87032200

Motor car, vehicle of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc but not exceeding 1500cc, with spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine

834,522 3,030,686 263.2

101 87042110

Double-cab pickup principally desgined for the transport of goods and having mor than 2 seats including driver`s for the transportation of persons, not exceeding 5 tonnes

190,016 408,161 114.8

102 87042120

Single-cab pickup principally desgined for the transport of goods and having mor than 2 seats including driver`s, not exceeding 5 tonnes

323,030 552,862 71.1

103 87042300

Motor vehicles with compression-ignition internal combustion piston

995,251 1,408,938 41.6

engine. gvw exceeding 20 tonnes 104 8704320

0 Motor vehicles with spark ignition internal combustion piston engine gvw exceeding 5 tonnes

648,781 587,853 -9.4

105 87060019

Chasis fitted with engine of bus and trucks

2,889,168 3,588,259 24.2

106 87089900

Parts and accessories of motor vehicle

685,668 927,472 35.3

107 87112000

Motorcycle with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc

4,803,791 8,399,770 74.9

108 87141900

Motorcycle parts 328,442 453,981 38.2

109 Others 41,207,520 53,723,030 30.4Total 165,119,00

2214,261,10

929.8

Percentage Composition of Regions in the Total Exports of NepalValue in '000 Rs

Regions

F.Y. 2005/06 F.Y. 2006/07 F.Y. 2007/08 F.Y. 2008/09 F.Y. 2009/10Value %Co

mpValue %Co

mpValue %Co

mpValue %Co

mpValue %Co

mpAsia 43,716,

30873.1

345,067,

08476.4

845,689,

11878.1

453,151,

00777.4

848,012,

008 78.7

7Africa 108,48

80.18 295,96

00.50 103,93

50.18 616,81

30.90 129,17

1 0.21

America

7,711,411

12.90

6,248,116

10.60

5,479,202

9.37 5,895,145

8.59 4,850,217

7.96

European Union

7,329,040

12.26

6,477,781

10.99

6,355,463

10.87

7,610,586

11.09

6,767,064

11.10

Europe (Excluding E.U.)

728,394

1.22 597,911

1.01 638,678

1.09 862,556

1.26 781,624

1.28

Oceania

183,233

0.31 240,245

0.41 207,963

0.36 460,745

0.67 409,520

0.67

Total 59,776,874

100 58,927,097

100 58,474,359

100 68,596,852

100 60,949,603

100

Percentage Composition of Regions in the Total Imports of NepalValue in '000 Rs

Regions

F.Y. 2005/06 F.Y. 2006/07 F.Y. 2007/08 F.Y. 2008/09 F.Y. 2009/10Value %Co

mpValue %Co

mpValue %Co

mpValue %Co

mpValue %Co

mpAsia 144,04

5,67889.6

5172,613,922

88.15

210,960,285

89.00

253,639,823

87.16

335,249,735

89.26

Africa 285,968

0.18 987,758

0.50 779,029

0.33 952,153

0.33 629,622

0.17

America

5,019,890

3.12 9,576,030

4.89 11,189,288

4.72 12,033,144

4.14 12,048,120

3.21

European Union

6,317,197

3.93 8,209,226

4.19 8,995,147

3.79 15,841,115

5.44 15,471,183

4.12

Europe (Excluding E.U.)

2,567,145

1.60 1,705,981

0.87 2,532,672

1.07 5,363,771

1.84 6,164,978

1.64

Oceania

2,442,046

1.52 2,715,495

1.39 2,573,855

1.09 3,170,938

1.09 6,042,233

1.61

Total 160,677,924

100 195,808,412

100 237,030,276

100 291,000,944

100 375,605,870

100.00

Major Trading Partner of Nepal - ExportsValue in '000 Rs

S.N

Countries F.Y.2005/06

F.Y.2006/07

F.Y.2007/08

F.Y.2008/09

F.Y.2009/10

1 India 40,714,700 41,728,800 38,555,700 43,574,482 39,902,811 2 U.S.A 6,993,442 5,571,274 4,598,900 4,878,573 3,867,223 3 Bangladesh 234,323 521,498 4,664,363 4,710,402 3,373,718 4 Germany 2,843,770 2,573,710 2,332,051 2,785,047 2,391,036 5 Bhutan 238,275 310,958 142,688 194,826 1,554,824 6 U.K 1,184,079 998,689 1,066,347 1,429,686 1,228,188 7 France 1,297,493 903,951 1,001,164 1,144,695 1,152,930 8 China P.R 892,583 377,991 736,405 1,847,934 1,008,696 9 Canada 644,633 593,703 713,733 795,372 768,090 10 Italy 712,327 684,308 583,796 851,549 716,188 11 Japan 572,094 559,457 488,053 572,659 554,158 12 Switzerland 317,668 316,816 391,235 251,929 370,959 13 Hongkong

SAR 111,755 824,782 208,021 303,463 369,414

14 Australia 154,074 209,046 175,860 432,743 333,140 15 Singapore 322,552 179,602 230,409 509,185 305,665 16 Turkey 278,088 174,801 107,728 472,458 276,970 17 Belgium 308,860 191,078 249,661 313,351 265,807 18 Netherlands 228,988 246,419 288,241 249,273 258,139

19 U.A.E 164,704 147,269 176,444 575,787 255,032 20 Spain 282,625 382,556 357,667 214,190 181,061 21 Denmark 81,473 94,105 110,820 215,273 175,945 22 Malaysia 35,574 47,787 78,833 81,302 110,324 23 Austria 100,077 162,189 88,009 78,345 100,969 24 Sri Lanka 2,207 3,123 35,147 161,544 100,263 25 Pakistan 186,228 126,944 80,681 86,003 78,971 26 Brazil 20,165 25,687 40,630 73,340 73,961 27 Taiwan 70,318 56,953 70,446 55,072 71,187 28 New Zealand 27,831 29,550 31,664 26,575 70,870 29 Sweden 97,565 63,228 54,706 58,520 63,332 30 South Africa 16,245 17,787 31,867 71,667 62,486

Sub Total 59,134,716 58,124,060 57,691,268 67,015,247 60,042,356 Other Countries

642,158 803,037 783,091 1,581,605 907,247

Grand Total 59,776,874 58,927,097 58,474,359 68,596,852 60,949,603


Major Trading Partner of Nepal - ImportsValue in '000 Rs

S.N

Countries F.Y.2005/06

F.Y.2006/07

F.Y.2007/08

F.Y.2008/09

F.Y.2009/10

1 India 107,143,100

115,872,300

142,376,500

165,119,002

214,261,109

2 China , P.R. 12,083,497 16,678,616 22,255,845 32,852,910 39,218,203 3 U.A.E 1,095,681 3,918,139 5,595,496 3,447,989 33,398,621 4 Indonesia 5,647,780 11,172,109 9,913,528 8,307,186 8,093,843 5 Thailand 2,602,072 3,459,455 4,983,493 6,637,979 7,504,724 6 U.K. 961,421 1,727,103 1,643,360 6,499,879 7,298,818 7 Japan 1,935,082 3,228,975 6,148,086 6,111,189 6,267,573 8 Korea R. 1,788,882 2,380,471 2,077,020 2,955,257 5,885,329 9 U.S.A 1,677,499 4,259,983 3,718,141 3,808,616 5,384,826 10 Argentina 1,004,623 2,256,212 3,918,526 6,478,282 5,036,656 11 Singapore 3,375,219 5,496,878 5,268,690 7,047,113 5,007,334 12 Australia 1,415,339 1,854,733 1,750,986 2,283,158 4,950,297 13 Hongkong

SAR 930,930 1,029,464 1,177,360 1,612,837 4,227,410

14 Malaysia 2,474,661 2,794,632 3,833,725 4,888,939 4,207,297 15 Switzerland 490,840 479,342 592,684 2,013,740 2,743,879 16 Ukraine 610,583 123,891 644,518 2,029,459 2,499,366 17 Germany 2,761,788 2,432,693 3,430,346 2,244,435 2,321,819 18 Saudi Arabia 2,329,692 2,592,689 2,677,690 8,683,695 1,832,945 19 France 909,860 585,518 833,606 2,417,042 1,662,686 20 Taiwan 567,911 795,973 1,231,952 1,752,847 1,519,883 21 Finland 69,540 60,677 20,913 76,637 1,214,488

22 New Zealand 1,018,791 841,128 817,854 887,780 1,091,571 23 Italy 394,799 922,615 593,136 457,882 949,066 24 Bangladesh 104,646 286,477 491,211 418,014 764,830 25 Brazil 1,165,721 1,267,138 468,305 77,117 620,858 26 Qatar 482,333 682,624 644,864 855,644 563,336 27 Canada 715,124 1,098,106 2,631,355 927,281 551,039 28 Netherlands 304,372 642,995 696,265 758,479 511,998 29 Denmark 306,370 764,933 501,731 357,910 438,665 30 Russia 900,526 812,297 1,131,565 1,086,928 436,032

Sub Total 157,268,682

190,518,166

232,068,754

283,095,227

370,464,500

Other Countries

3,409,242 5,290,246 4,961,522 7,905,717 5,141,370

Grand Total 160,677,924

195,808,412

237,030,276

291,000,944

375,605,870


Chart Diagram of Foreign Trade Balance of Nepal

Chart Diagram of Foreign Trade Composition of Nepal of F. Y. 2009/10

Chart Diagram of Regional Breakdown of Total Trade of Nepal F.Y. 2009/10

Chart Diagram of Nepal's Trade with India

Chart Diagram of Nepal's Trade with China P.R.

Transit Procedure

Exports

I. Payment arrangements.

52. Under the Foreign Exchange (Control) Act and Rules, exports are permitted only against advance payment or documentary credit (L/C) to ensure that the payment for the goods is received in Nepal. Therefore, Nepalese Customs releases export shipments only after verifying the bank certificate of advance payment or L/C copy certified by a commercial bank. The exporter has to declare in form BBN I at the time of export that the export earnings will be repatriated within six months in case of transactions under L/C. If payment is not received within 6 months or such extended time as authorized by NRB, the commercial bank has to inform NRB for inquiry into the matter.

53. There is no limit on advance payment but the buyer has to remit the foreign exchange through a bank or has to exchange foreign currency with a bank while visiting Nepal. The bank issues a certificate of advance payment in a specified format (Annex 16) to the seller or exporter as nominated by the foreign buyer at the time of exchanging the currency. This certificate has to be produced to the Customs at the time of export. However, foreign nationals can carry out as accompanied or unaccompanied baggage Nepalese products up to a value of US $ 1000 without producing foreign exchange certificate of a bank.

54. When using the other payment method, the L/C specifies the terms and conditions for shipment. After the L/C is received from its correspondent bank, the bank sends a copy to the exporter. It is the responsibility of commercial banks to see that L/C terms and conditions are fully met before accepting shipment documents and releasing payments to an exporter. Nepalese exporters prefer the irrevocable L/C, as it is normally withdrawn only when the exporter does not meet the terms and conditions of shipment leading to the rejection of documents for negotiation by the bank. Therefore, this type of L/C ensures safety of payment to the exporter. Currently banks at the both ends normally mention in most L/C documents that the credit is subject to the UCP 500 (1993).

55. The commercial banks experience on average 4 shipments out of 1000 that exceed the shipment date specified by the L/C, and most of the documents are subject to discrepancies. Therefore, it has become a normal practice to accept such documents on exporter's risk for negotiation with the correspondent bank. Depending upon the credit status of an exporter, the bank may or may not release payment to the exporter against discrepant documents before confirmation of acceptance of such documents from the correspondent bank. If the payment received from the correspondent bank is not more than USD 500 less than the stipulated L/C amount, the bank can accept the payment with information to NRB. But if the discrepancy in payment is more than USD 500, the bank has to obtain prior permission of NRB to accept the payment. Partial shipment and part payments are allowable only as per the terms of L/C. While releasing payment to the exporter before realizing payments from the correspondent bank, the bank deducts some amount as interest. The interest rate may vary from bank to bank. For instance, one of the commercial banks is charging 12 days interest at 14%. Another commercial bank levies 15 days interest at 12% assuming that the payment will be received within 14-15 days. Most exports are on FOB Kathmandu Airport or Calcutta although a separate payment for freight is allowed subject to the submission of documentary evidence including

quotation for freight rates.

II. Certificates for exports.

56. As the export of specific products like readymade garments takes place regularly in sizable lots requiring timely delivery, uniform quality and tailoring, overseas buyers tend to either permanently station their own staff in Nepal or send experts from India to inspect quality whenever shipments are ready for export. The L/C specifically provides for the production of quality certificate from a nominated agency/person in garment exports.

57. Certificate of Origin. There are two private sector associations called Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and Nepal Chambers of Commerce (NCC) which issue Certificate of Origin (COO) required by Nepalese Customs on all exports.

58. FNCCI- A seven-copy set of COO (Annex 17) is printed and issued at a cost of NPR 5 per set. Then a charge of 12 paisa per NPR 100 (0.12%) of FOB invoice value is levied at the time of putting stamp and signature on COO when it is filled by an exporter. An exporter needs to apply with an invoice and sometimes L/C copy to verify the value of goods by the concerned district chamber of commerce to obtain the COO.

59. FNCCI does not itself issue COO but arranges its printing in the name of the each district chamber by allocating a separate code number on the COO. FNCCI has delegated its authority of issuing COO to the following district Chamber of Commerce offices, which are its members:

o Nepal Chamber of Commerce, Kantipath, Kathmandu.o Lalitpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lalitpur.o Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Parsa.o Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bhaktapur.o Morang Merchants' Association, Morang.o Makwanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Makwanpur.o Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kaski.o Siddharthanagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rupandehio Morang Chamber of Industries, Morang.o Butwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Butwal.o Janakpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janakpur.o Narayangarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chitwan.o Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bankey.o Kailali Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhangarhi.o Gorkha Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gorkha.o Nawalparasi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nawalparasi.o Krishnanagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Kapilbastu.

60. FNCCI also arranges issuance of COO for exports to SAPTA (SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement) member countries under the similar arrangements for certification and charges. The format as specified by the SAPTA agreement is very similar to GSP Form A. The colour of COO used for export to SAPTA countries is different from that used for overseas exports.

61. Under the terms of the bilateral Treaty of Trade signed between Nepal and India on December 1996, the export of Nepalese manufactured products is given duty free preferential market access in India. Such product must be manufactured in Nepal and accompanied with a certificate of origin issued by authorized district chambers of FNCCI in the format prescribed by the Treaty. A technical committee headed by the Director General of Department of Industry and consisting of public and private sectors representatives examines in detail the application form and supporting documents submitted by an exporter of manufactured products to confirm the manufacturing process of the product intended for export to India. Examination is usually made of a new product for exporting first time to India. For export of products other than manufactured goods under the preferential market access this prescribed format of COO is not required.

62. NCC-NCC has also been issuing its own COO (Annex 18) for a long time in Kathmandu. An exporter is required to submit following documents to obtain COO from NCC:

o Invoice,o Payment Certificate (L/C or advance payment),o Archeological and valuation certificates for handicrafts,o Other certificates like phytosanitary, royalty payment for herbs etc where

applicable.62. NCC takes a charge of NPR 4 per set at the time of issuing and 12-paisa (0.12 %) per

NPR 100 of invoice value at the time of certifying the COO. If FOB value is declared, then the charge will be based on FOB value.

63. NCC also issues COO for exports to India for preferential market access as per the format prescribed by the Treaty of Trade with India. It is issued against a charge of NPR 3 per set. Then for certification a fixed rate of NPR 11 per consignment is charged from the exporter.

64. NCC has also been operating a separate branch office at Sinamangal near the Tribhuvan International Airport to issue COO for third country exports for the last two years.

65. Issuance of Generalized System of Preferences Form A (GSP). An exporter has to fill in a separate standard document called as GSP Form A for stamping and certifying by the Nepalese Customs at the time of export provided the product is eligible for the tariff preference under the GSP scheme of the destined preference giving country. GSP Form A is printed in a special format and colour approved by UNCTAD for acceptance by preference giving countries. The original GSP Form A (Annex 19) is stamped and certified by the Customs at the time of export. On the strength of this certified original GSP the overseas buyer obtains tariff reduction facility while releasing goods from the

Customs in the importing country. GSP Form in Nepal is distributed by two agencies.

66. A carpet exporter first has to request the Trade and Export Promotion Center (TEPC) for the issuance of GSP. Then a three-member team consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Commerce, Central Carpet Industries Association and TEPC makes field inspection at the applicant's production site to verify whether carpets intended for exports are produced locally. On the recommendation of the team TEPC issues GSP Form A to the exporter who submits an application form with a copy of advance payment certificate or L/C copy. TEPC issues GSP form for the export of Nepalese handknotted woollen carpets at a cost of NPR 2 per square meter.

67. For export of other products, Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TEPC) issues the GSP Form A to exporters who apply in a covering letter enclosing copies of certificates of enterprise registration and income tax registration. The charge for each four copies GSP set Form is NPR 15.

68. Letter of recommendation for export visa for readymade garments. Nepal government has constituted a Readymade Garments Export Promotion Committee under the chairmanship of Commerce Secretary and represented by various public and private sector organizations to frame visa issue procedures including documentation and inspection. In this respect Garment Association-Nepal (GAN) provides various services as explained in paragraphs 70-75 below.

69. The European Union allows, under the GSP rules of origin, tariff preference on readymade garments manufactured in Nepal from woven fabrics or yarn originating in an ASEAN member country (except Myanmar), SAARC or Lome Convention country, and imported into Nepal for manufacturing garments. As per the recent protocal concluded between Nepal government and European Union, a new system is introduced since I March, 2000. According to it, for exporting textiles products of five categories - (a) Knitted Shirts, (b) Knitted Pullovers (T-Shirts), (c) Men's or Boys Woven Breeches, Shorts, (d) Women's or Girl's Blouses, Shirts and Shirt Blouses, (e) Women's or Girl's Dress, exporters need to obtain export license from the Department of Commerce. Separate type of Certificate of Origin is also being issued from Chamber of Commerce, (Annex-ISA). The EU has fixed a quota for different types of garments to be imported from Nepal. This quota is applicable only for the purpose of tariff preference under GSP Scheme in the EU market. For exporting to EU market, exporters need to apply to GAN in a covering letter by enclosing the following documents:

o Invoice,o Documents to prove manufacture in Nepal, i.e. customs import declaration to

verify the import of fabrics, or documents issued by the Cottage and Handicraft Emporium showing locally manufactured fabrics,

o COO issued in the country from where the fabrics were imported,o L/C copy,o Packing list (required normally for large quantity exports.

70. After receiving the application, an inspection team of GAN is sent to the applicant's factory to verify the garment production. Thereafter, GAN issues a letter of recommendation to the concerned Customs staling that the garments in question are

produced from the fabrics imported from abroad or manufactured locally, and requesting issue of a GSP certificate. On the strength of this recommendation letter the Customs makes endorsement by putting' its stamp and signature on GSP Form A at the time of export.

71. For export to the USA and Canada where quota has been fixed for specific categories of garments, GAN is required to issue a recommendation letter (Annex 20) to the Readymade Garments Visa Cell (RGVC) of National Productivity and Economic Development Centre Limited (NPEDC). RGVC is located at the same premises of GAN at New Baneswor, Kathmandu.

72. A Visa is required on all readymade garments exported to the USA whether a quota has been fixed or not except for garments made of 100 percent silk or woollen garments. The visa, which is also called 'Special Customs Invoice', is issued by the RGVC in the format approved by the US Government.

73. Exporters intending to export garments under quota to Canada or the USA need to apply to GAN with the following documents:

o Application in specified format,o Invoice,o Documents to prove manufacturing in Nepal, i.e. customs import declaration to

verify the import of fabrics, or documents issued by the Cottage and Handicraft Emporium showing locally manufactured fabrics,

o Copy of certification by the concerned customs along with swatches, i.e. sample piece of fabrics imported for use in the production of garment intended for exports,

o L/C copy,o Customs export declaration for previous exports,o A copy of fabrics consumption form which is prepared for submission to the

Customs.74. On receiving the documents, GAN may send a team to inspect the factory of the

applicant, but the factory may not be inspected depending upon the credit status of the applicant, in which case the recommendation letter states that inspection is not required. Then a letter of recommendation is issued in a printed or computerized format in the name of RGVC and handed over to the applicant. However, such inspection is not required for the issue of a Visa for exporting to Canada. GAN levies following charges for issuing recommendation letters to the Customs for certifying GSP Form A on garment exports to EU and to RGVC for issuing Visa on garment exports to the USA and Canada:

o 20 paisa per piece- for all type of tailored garments exported on piece basiso 10 paisa per piece- for knitted garments,o 20 paisa per kg - for all garments exported on weight basis.

75. For the USA categories numbers 363 (Cotton Terry Towel) and 369-S (Cotton Shop Towel) as well as for non-quota category number 369-0 (other types of cotton towel like dust towel), there is an another agency called Nepal Cotton Towel Exporter Association (NCTEA) that issues a recommendation letter (Annex 21) to the RGVC by following almost the same procedures and documentation as applied by GAN. An exporter needs to apply to NCTEA with the following documents:

o Application in a specified format,o Income tax certificate/PAN,o Industry registration certificate,o Documents to prove manufacture in Nepal, i.e. customs import declaration to

verify import of yarn, or documents showing locally procured yarn,o Customs declarations showing previous export, required for second time exporter,o L/C,o Invoice.

76. After verification of the documents, NCTEA issues a letter of recommendation to RGVC for the issuance of a visa to the applicant against a fee of 20 paisa per kg. Of the two copies of the recommendation letter, one copy is handed over to the applicant for submission to RGVC and one copy is kept for official record. If an applicant requests a recommendation letter for more than the stipulated quantity, NCTEA inspects the applicant's industry to verify the production capacity and the stock of garments ready for shipment before issuing the letter. In the case of new applicants also NCTEA issues recommendation letter only after inspecting their production sites. The garment and towel manufacturers are required to use temporarily admitted or locally produced fabrics/yarn.

77. Issuance of visa for export of readymade garments. Exporters of garments and towel to the USA and Canada apply for visa to RGVC of NPEDC with the following documents:

o Application in a specified format,o Letter of recommendation of GAN or NCTEA,o Invoice copy,o L/C copy,o Copy of the customs export declaration as evidence of previous shipments,o Certificate of inspection, if GAN or NCTEA has inspected the factory.

78. After the documents are verified, RGVC issues four copies of visa form (Annex 22) certified with a visa number stamp and authorized signature. The form is entitled Special Customs Invoice. The four copies of the set are used as follows;

o White copy to the exporter for transmission to the buyer,o White copy retained for RGVC records,o Yellow copy to the exporter for surrendering to Customs,o Blue copy to the exporter for records.

For the issuance of visa, RGVC makes a charge of 0.2% of the invoice value on all garment exports to the USA and Canada. Overseas buyers require the original visa for releasing the consignments from their Customs; it is not endorsed by Nepal Customs.; The visa remains valid for only five days, and the exporter must ship consignments within that time.

79. Additional documents for the export of readymade garments. For the export of garments to the US market the documents described in paragraphs 81-84 are also prepared by the exporter.

80. Special Customs Invoice (SCI). A visa is itself an SCI, but some American buyers

continue to demand a separate SCI in addition to a visa. It does not have to be certified.

81. Multiple country declaration (MCD). MCD (Annex 23) is a requirement of the US Customs and without it the garment consignment is not permitted entry into the USA. The main purpose of this document is reportedly to verify the value addition and manufacturing process in Nepal as a precautionary measure against possible transhipment of garments of another country of origin.

82. Beneficiary statement (BS). This extra document is prepared only at the request of the buyer. BS is simply a statement off actual details on the shipment of cargo and transmission of documents as specified by L/C.

83. Quota charge statement (QCS). QCS is an extra document prepared only at the request of the buyer and contains a declaration as to the inclusion of all manufacturing charges in the FOB price.

84. Valuation certificates for handicraft products. Nepalese Customs assesses customs export valuation of different handicraft products on the basis of recommendations of the Handicraft Association of Nepal (HAN). The documentary requirements are described below in paragraphs 86-89.

85. Valuation certificate for handicrafts. Handicraft exporters take export samples and five invoice copies to HAN. Except for the suspicious and doubtful cases for which all export quantity are brought to HAN for detailed examination, an authorized official of HAN puts stamp and signature on all copies of the invoice and writes a letter of recommendation (Annex 24) addressing the concerned Customs mentioning the certified total value of the particular consignment. HAN makes a fixed charge of NPR 50 up to the export value of NPR 10,000 and NPR 100 for more than NPR 10,000 value.

86. Certification for handicrafts produced from domestic animal none, leather and horn. For the export of handicrafts like buttons, tie-pins and other articles produced from bone, leather and horn of domestic animals, HAN examines samples brought to it by an exporter and certifies the invoice by issuing a no-objection letter (Annex 25) certifying that the goods are made from domestic animals. The fee charged for this purpose is NPR 20 up to the value of NPR 4,000 as minimum charge and then 0.5 percent of invoice for any excess value.

87. Valuation certificate for silver handicrafts. Under the regulations of NRB, a minimum value addition of 3 5 percent to the market value based on the international price of silver is required for exporting silver based handicraft products like jewelry, decorative articles and utensils. NRB sends a copy of international price list transmitted periodically to the Department of Mint. After checking the value addition in the invoice value, GAN puts its stamp and signature on the back of the invoice, which is made in seven copies as per the approved format of NRB. A letter of value recommendation is also issued. HAN makes a fixed charge of NPR 50 up to the export value of NPR 10,000 and NPR 100 for more than NPR 10,000 value.

88. Certification for gold handicrafts. For the export of gold handicrafts a valuation

certificate is not required. Under the NRB regulations, only the Customs is required to check the minimum value addition of 10 percent in the invoice value for permitting exports. As in silver handicrafts, the invoice has to be made for exporting gold handicrafts in the approved format of NRB for checking by the Customs. The main function of HAN is to issue a Passbook to an applicant-exporter by charging NPR 700 to HAN members and NPR 1,000 to others. The Passbook is to be produced to the Customs at the time of export. The Passbook contains detail entries made by NRB at the time of selling gold to the exporter who is required to submit all export documents as an evidence of utilization of gold purchased previously. Export of silver and gold based handicraft products are at present shipped only through Tribhuvan International Airport and Foreign Post Office, both located at Kathmandu.

89. Archeological Certificates. The export products of archeological importance and artistic values, which generally include idols, curios and thanka paintings of more than 100 years old is prohibited. Only ordinary products do not require such examination by the Department of Archeology (DOA). Exporters intending to sell such items need to fill in an application form giving detailed particulars about the size, weight, quantity and making date, and then submit to DOA by affixing a postage stamp of NPR 5. The application form is available in the printed format at DOA office. Then the exporter is also required to affix postage stamp of NPR 3 on the second copy of a certificate, which is also printed in an approved format of DOA. The total cost for completing the examination by DOA is thus NPR 8. On the basis of the application details, experts at DOA examine each and every item depending upon the nature of the product. The DOA staff put a lac seal on each and, if the pieces are small, put a joint seal on the mouth of the plastic/paper bag containing a number of pieces. Then it issues a certificate in two copies giving details of the products examined by them. Out of the two copy certificate (Annex 26) the original is handed to the exporter and the second copy containing the postage stamp of NPR 3 is retained at DOA office for record purposes.

90. Certification for exports of plants and forest products. Approval has to be obtained from the concerned department for the export of plant and forest products, which are not prohibited for export in raw or unprocessed form.

91. First, a release letter has to be obtained from the District Forest Office (DFO). An application containing details on the type of herbs to be collected, collection area, expected collection quantity and purpose (export or domestic-'uses) is to be submitted to the DFO located in all districts except Mustang. The DFO issues a written permission letter (Annex 27) to the applicant. After collecting, storing and weighing, stipulated quantity of the herb on the strength of this letter, the exporter has to approach the DFO, which, after any necessary examination, charges the stipulated royalty payment and issues a release letter (Annex 28). The release letter as a proof of royalty payment allows domestic transportation and uses of the herb. In addition, if the product is intended for export, the exporter also has to apply to the DFO for a recommendation letter to the concerned Customs. All the procedures along with the royalty rate are prescribed in the Forest Rules 2051 BS (1995).

92. For the export of extracts and by-products of plants and herbs, permission from the

Department of Plant Resources (DOPR) has to be obtained. DOPR has prescribed a format of application (Annex 29) for submission by an exporter in two copies by affixing NPR 5 postage stamps. For forest based products like herbs the release letter of DFO also is to be submitted. After receiving an application, DOPR deputes its staff, if necessary for large lots, to the manufacturing/storage sites to draw samples from each box/container. These samples are tested in the lab of DOPR and if found satisfactory all boxes/containers are sealed. Thereafter, DOPR issues a recommendation letter (Annex 30) to the concerned Customs to allow exports of the consignment. DOPR also issues permit letter to export waste and by-products after verifying whether such products can be farther processed or put for better utilization inside the country. DOPR levies a fixed charge of NPR 150 per sample for lab test.

93. Most countries permit imports of plants and plant products only on the basis of a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC). Nepal's Plant Protection Act 1972 and Plant Protection Rules 1975 have made it mandatory to obtain PC for exporting plants and plant products. An exporter has to submit an application (Annex 31) to Plant Quarantine Section (PQS) of Department of Agriculture along with supporting documents like income tax certificate, enterprise registration certificate, copy of customer's order, and, if products are forest based, a release letter of DFO. PQS has made arrangements to send its staff to the production site if it is necessary for examination of plants and plant products. If plants are found in healthy conditions, PC (Annex 32) is issued by PQS. This service is also available from the seven plant quarantine offices located at the Customs Posts of Kakarvita, Biratnagar, Jaleshwar, Birgunj, Bhairahwa, Nepalgunj and Tribhuvan International Airport. No charge is levied for the issue of PC on export.

III. Clearance at Nepalese Customs.

95. An exporter or CA has to submit the following documents to the Nepalese Border Customs:

o CTD (yellow copy,o Nepal customs export declaration,o Authority letter of CA,o Invoice,o Packing list,o L/C or certificate of advance payment,o Certificate of origin,o Foreign exchange declaration form No.1 of NRB,o Enterprise registration certificate,o Income tax registration certificate/PAN,o VAT certificate for beer, spirits and cigarettes,o Visa certificate for readymade garments, as applicable,o Valuation certificate for handicrafts,o Value addition certificate for silver handicrafts,o Passbook for gold handicraftso No-objection letter for domestic animal bone, leather and horn based handicrafts,o GSP Form A, if applicable,

o Clearance certificate of Department of Archeology for certain handicrafts,o Clearance certificate of Department of Plant Resources for forest and plant based

products,o Phytosanitary certificate of PQS, Department of Agriculture for plants,o Clearance certificate of Department of Drug Management for medicines,o Clearance certificate of Department of Mines and Geology for mineral products.

96. After the consignment is checked and verified with related documents, the Nepalese customs officer endorses the CTD (Annex 33).

97. After the payment of customs charges, CA is given clearance to export and move the cargo to the Indian border. If a container was booked with prior arrangement with a shipping line, the cargo is loaded into the container at the customs premises. Containers are also brought to Kathmandu and other factory sites for the loading of export consignments, but the goods are subject to customs check at the border.

IV. Entry into India.

98. The exporter or CA approaches the corresponding Indian Border Customs with the cargo and submits the following documents:

o CTD duly endorsed by the Nepal Customs,o Invoice-original,o Packing list-original,o Certified copy of L/C or Certificate of advance payment,o Certificate of origin-original,o Duty insurance or legally binding undertaking in the name of the concerned

Commissioner of Customs,o Authority letter of CA.

In the 1999 Treaty of Transit it has been stated that no additional documents other than invoice, packing list and certified copy of L/C will be asked for by the Indian Customs except when considered necessary for the clearance of any specific goods.

99. The Indian Border Customs check OTL of containerized cargo and, if found intact, allow onward transportation without physical examination of cargo unless there are valid reasons to do otherwise. If OTL is found broken or defective, the goods are checked to see that they are in accordance with CTD. Then a fresh OTL is put on the container with its serial number endorsed on CTD before allowing onward transportation to the seaport of exit. The Indian Border Customs make a selective examination of non-containerized goods to check that they are as per the CTD. As with imports, specified sensitive goods must be transported in closed railway wagons or pilfer-proof containers, which can be securely locked. Containers or wagons are locked and duly sealed after examination by the Customs.

100. After examining the cargo, documents and seals, the Indian Border Customs endorses all four copies of CTD and hands the original to the CA, and retains the fourth copy for its record. The duplicate and triplicate copies are to be sent by post to the

Calcutta Customs, but to avoid delay in postal transmissions, they are handed to the CA in a sealed envelope. However, this facility will not be allowed for any exporter who defaults in the timely production of these documents

101. Duty Insurance. As with import cargo, duty insurance for export cargo is required only for specified sensitive goods, and a legally binding undertaking is required for other goods.

102. CA sends documents including the original CTD and seal cover generally with the driver of the vehicle carrying the cargo or by courier service or send a personal carrier for delivering to the authorized agent in Calcutta. Normally it takes two to four days for containers to reach Calcutta port.

V. Procedures at the port of exit.

103. When documents reach Calcutta, CA files documents at the Customs House. The Customs House compares the original CTD with the duplicate and triplicate copies received separately in a sealed envelope from CA. Documents are cleared permitting exports by Calcutta Customs normally within 24 hours of filing. After documents are cleared by the Calcutta Customs, CPT approval is obtained for taking the cargo inside the port. At the same time booking of container with a shipping line is also confirmed. The export cargo is then taken inside the port where the Customs EO or PO checks seals and locks on the wagons or containers and packages, and compares with the declaration made on CTD.

104. If seals and locks are found intact, EO endorses all copies of CTD. In cases where seals and locks are not intact or there is otherwise suspicion, the goods are checked on percentage basis to ensure that they correspond with the information on CTD before endorsing all copies. Then the cargo is loaded onto a vessel or handed over to the ship's agent inside the port. After necessary endorsements, EO gives back the original, duplicate and triplicate copies of CTD to CA who takes them again to the Calcutta Customs. After the Calcutta Customs makes necessary entries on all copies, the original is handed back to CA for submission to the Border Customs, the triplicate copy is sent to the Border Customs and the duplicate copy retained for records.

Transit Procedure

ImportsI. Purchasing Procedures

Purchases from India

1. Purchases from India are normally paid for in Indian Rupees since the currency is fully convertible in Nepal. When Indian suppliers sell their products to Nepalese importers, Indian excise duty must be paid and included in the sale price by the supplier. The rate of

excise duty varies widely from product to product. However, if payment is made in hard currency, the goods are exempted from payment of excise duty in India, i. e. the supplier does not have to charge it.

2. Government of Nepal also allows imports of specified products from India with payment in foreign currency. The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) currently enlists 29 such products (Annex 1) for importation from India by Nepalese industries against payment in foreign currency.

Purchases from Third Countries

3. All 13 commercial banks deal in foreign exchange transactions in accordance with the Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Act 1962, Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Rules 1963 and directives issued from time to time by NRB. The policy of liberalization allows open imports without a licence. NRB issues general directives with modifications from time to time to the commercial banks on the opening of Letters of Credit (documentary documentary credits-L/C) and the release of payments for imports accordingly.

4. Advance payments for goods and separate payments for freight are not allowed. Therefore, the normal type of purchase is CIF/C&F Calcutta for sea and CIF/C&F Kathmandu for air. Project cargo and public sector purchases by sea are imported also on CIF Nepal basis. Only by opening an L/C through an authorized bank can payment be made in hard currency. The banks at the both ends normally mention in most L/C documents that the credit is subject to the ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits-UCP 500 (1993).

5. With the exception of prohibited and quantitatively restricted goods (Annex 2), there is no restriction on the release of foreign currency for importing any type and quantity of goods. But to obtain foreign currency from the commercial bank the importer has to open a documentary credit (L/C) by fulfilling the requirements of the bank. Irrevocable L/C is the commonly used documentary credit for the settlement of payment in imports from third countries. Under the usual terms of L/C, the correspondent bank normally releases payment to an exporter or beneficiary on production of shipment documents.

Procedures for opening and paying L/C in a commercial bank.

6. An importer has first to open an account with a commercial bank.

7. It is customary for a bank to sanction total amount of credit limit to the importer on different headings/transactions like loan, overdraft and L/C payments on an annual basis. For other type of customers/importers requiring only casual transactions, the bank fixes a credit limit on ad-hoc basis for L/C purpose.

8. An importer fills in a foreign exchange control form BBN 3 (Annex 3) requesting the bank to open a L/C in the name of a nominated overseas exporter. Then the BBN 3 is submitted along with an undertaking of the importer indemnifying the bank against any liability, and other supporting documents like pro-forma invoice, Registration Certificate

of Department of Commerce (Annex 4) or Department of Industry (Annex 5) or Department of Cottage and Small Industry (Annex 6) or Company Registrar Office (Annex 7), Registration Certificate of Department of Income Tax (Annex 8) and Registration Certificate of Department of Value Added Tax (Annex 9). Since November 1999, Kathmandu Tax Payers Service Centre is issuing computer-based Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card to all the tax payers of Kathmandu valley for gradual extension later to other districts. PAN is issued with a new tax certificate (annex 9a, 9b & 9c) for identification of all taxes including VAT & Customs. For importing raw wool, the Carpet and Wool Development Board (CWDB) issues a recommendation letter specifying the quantity and standard of wool to be imported by an applicant/importer in the name of the concerned bank.

9. Depending upon the credit limit sanctioned by the bank for L/C purpose and the relation with the bank, the importer is generally required to deposit an amount ranging from 10 to 100 percent of the L/C value at the bank.

10. As negotiated with the importer, the bank contacts its corresponding bank located at the exporter's place for opening L/C based on sight payment or deferred payment terms.

11. Under the widely used 'Sight L/C', full payment is made to the exporter by the correspondent bank at the time of submission of shipment documents as specified in L/C. Similarly, the Nepalese importer is also required to make full payment to his bank at the time of release of shipment documents.

12. Another type of L/C payment is called 'Usance or Time L/C' under which terms the payment is deferred for a certain period of time as specified in the L/C. Under the term the correspondent bank is required to release payment to the exporter only after 30 days or 60 days or 90 days from the date of receiving shipment documents. This L/C is also named as 30/60/90 days Sight L/C.

13. The customs entry point in Nepal has to be stated in the L/C. The bank can make necessary agreed amendments in L/C clauses except the customs entry point. In order to change the customs entry point in L/C, the importer has to apply substantiating reasons for the change to the Department of Commerce, which then issues a letter to the concerned bank with copies to the applicant and the concerned Customs. The process for changing the customs entry point costs NPR 5 as postage stamp and NPR 10 as application fee to apply to the Department.

14. After the overseas exporter sends documents through the correspondent bank on the completion of shipment of goods, the importer collects the documents from his bank and confirms that the documents are complete and free of any discrepancies. When the importer had not made full payment at the time of opening L/C, the bank instructs its correspondent bank through stipulation in the L/C a clause to consign shipment documents particularly the air waybill or bill of lading (B/L) in the bank's name or to show the bank as consignee in the documents. In such case the importer obtains the bank's endorsement on the documents or a delivery order to the concerned agencies at the time of releasing the documents from the bank.

II. Import Licensing, Permits and Pre Shipment Inspection (PSI).

15. Except for prohibited and quantitatively restricted items, no licence is required for imports.

16. In order to maintain export quality of hand knotted woollen carpets Nepal government has specified that the imported wool is required to have a minimum length of 4" with a thickness of not more than 38 microns for which a test certificate from an authorized agency is to be produced at the time of customs clearance. Only suspicious cases as and when reported and observed by the concerned Customs become subject to detention, inspection and test by a team from the concerned agencies including the Department of Quality Standards and Measurement. Restrictions on old vehicles, including three wheelers and two stroke motorcycles, in terms of the permissible level of smoke emission are also in application. In most cases, a test certificate issued by the manufacturer/producer/certifying authority at the place of origin is required for customs clearance purposes.

17. Under the Plant Protection Act 1972 and the Plant Protection Rules 1975, an import permit is required for plant and plant products including fruits, leaves, and seeds. However, no permit is required for the import of processed food, packed and tinned food, dried fruits and vegetables, cocoa, tea and tobacco.

18. For importation of plant and plant products, an importer has to apply to the Plant Quarantine office for import permit. The application form (Annex 10) is to be filled in with details of the plant and purpose of importation. Documents like income tax registration and enterprise registration, and recommendation letter of a concerned institute, if imported for research purposes, are also submitted along with the application. After examining the application, an import permit (Annex II) is issued to the importer. A fee of NPR 10 per application is charged for issuing an import permit. If imported plant and plant products require treatment, the quarantine office levies a charge of NPR 2 per cubic feet fumigation chamber space and NPR I per kg for seed treatment.

19. The Department of Agriculture has a separate Plant Quarantine Section (PQS) at its Harihar Bhawan premises in Pulchowk in addition to seven quarantine checkpoints at the customs posts of Kakarvita, Biratnagar, Jaleshwar, Birgunj, Bhairahwa, Nepalgunj and Tribhuvan International Airport. All these eight offices conduct quarantine examination and issue import permits and phytosanitary certificates. Normally the phytosanitary certificate is issued. abroad at the place of origin and produced at the Customs for the clearance of imported plants. Only doubtful cases are examined at the quarantine customs checkpoints.

20. There is no generalized system of preshipment inspection (PSI). A few commodities like wool, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals may need pre-shipment quality inspection certificates to maintain certain standards in Nepal.

III. Procedures at the seaport of entry.

21. Most imports by sea arrive at Calcutta Port or Haldia Port. Both the ports fall under the administrative control of the Calcutta Port Trust (CPT). The port of Haldia is about 120km southwest of Calcutta. For cargo clearance from Haldia port, the customs processing of documents is completed at the Customs House, Calcutta. The bilateral Treaty of Transit and its Protocol and Memorandum prescribe in detail the cargo clearance procedures, customs processing of documents, mode of transport, transit route, border entry points and duty insurance requirements. The Treaty of Transit as renewed on 5 January 1999 for a period of seven years has incorporated 'an important provision for its automatic renewal thereafter for periods of seven years.

22. The system of insuring import goods against the payment of import duty accruing from the loss and pilferage of transit cargo while in transit in India, is called duty insurance.

Duty insurance

23. Under the Treaty of Transit, three types of duty insurance policy coverage depending on the means and ownership of transport are required as follows:

Mode of Transport Insured Value1 Rail Customs Duty.2. Road-trucks belonging to NTWCL/NTC

Customs duty plus an Undertaking by NTWCL to pay the difference of MV- (GIF + Customs Duty).

3. Goods moving by road other than 2) above

MV- CIF

24. (NTWCL-Nepal Transit and Warehousing Company Limited, NTC-Nepal Transport Corporation, MV- Market value of goods in India, normally calculated as 250% of the CIF value, CIF- Cost, insurance and freight.)

25. The cost of duty insurance is 0.30 percent of insured value as premium plus 5 percent of the premium amount as service tax plus INR I as stamp duty.

26. The requirement of duty insurance is waived on goods imported by public sector agencies in Nepal provided an undertaking is given by NTWCL. NTWCL's charge for issuing the letter of undertaking to the Indian Customs is 0.07 "/o for cement and fertilizer, and 0.15 % for other products on GIF imports. There is also a provision for making Indian Railways, where liable as carriers under the Indian Railways Act, liable to pay the GIF price to the importer in the event of loss.

27. The duty insurance policy is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta and the insured amount becomes payable if the goods do not reach Nepal.

28. Under the 1999 Treaty of Transit duty insurance is required only on those goods which are specified as sensitive by the Government of India with prior intimation to Nepal government and that the importer will have the option of giving a bank guarantee in lieu of such insurance subject to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Customs. For goods

other than the specified sensitive ones, the importer is required to furnish, to the Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta, a legally binding undertaking that the amount equal to the difference between the market value of the goods in India and their GIF value shall be paid, on demand, to the Commissioner in the event of the goods not reaching Nepal.

29. At present only the Calcutta office of the Indian National Insurance Company Ltd. (NICL) is issuing the duty insurance policy (Annex 12) to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta.

30. Processing of documents at Calcutta Customs can proceed only after the filing of an import general manifest (IGM) by the shipping line or ship's agent because the ship's rotation no. and manifest line no. have to be shown on the customs transit declaration (CTD) (Annex 13). Normally the IGM is filed before the arrival of a vessel.

31. The importer has to send all original shipment documents with a letter of authority to a clearing agent (CA) who is licensed by the Indian Customs for cargo clearance in Calcutta. Calcutta Customs require that the signature on the letter of authority must be certified by the importer's bank that issued the L/C. The importer is required to endorse B/L in the name of the nominated CA.

32. After receiving documents from the importer, the CA obtains 'Delivery Order' (DO) against B/L from the concerned Shipping Line. If any payment is to be made to the Shipping Line, the CA pays the dues for obtaining the delivery order. CA also has to obtain a document of duty insurance policy from NICL for private sector imports or a letter of undertaking from the NTWCL for public sector imports. Then CA prepares six copies of CTD and files to the Nepal Section of the Customs House, Calcutta with the following documents:

o CTD (Red colour for Private imports and Green colour for Government imports).o Duty insurance policy for specified sensitive goods or legally bindingundertaking

for other imports, or letter of undertaking from NTWCL forGovernment imports.o Delivery order or B/L-original.o Letter of authority of CA-original.o Invoice-original.o Packing list-original.o Copy of L/C (certified by the L/C operating bank or by the Royal

NepaleseConsulate in Calcutta).o Certificate of origin (COO).o Import licence, if required-original.o Duty insurance or NTWCL's undertaking letter for container.o Additional documents for specific cargo such as health certificate for rawwool

(required by Calcutta Port Trust), phytosanitary certificate for plantsveterinary certificate for animals etc.

33. For moving containerized cargo some additional procedures need to be complied with. CA has to submit a cash deposit or bank guarantee or a bond equivalent to the value of the container (the container valuation differs also with Shipping Lines) to the Shipping Line to obtain permission to take container to Nepal and bring it back. Some of the Shipping Lines also ask for insurance of the container against any damage or loss.

Permission of the Customs is also obtained by submitting the permission of the Shipping Line and a duty insurance of an insured value of INR 100,000 for a TEU. For the Government cargo a letter of undertaking for the Value of only INR 30,000 per TEU and INR 60,000 per FEU from NTWCL in lieu of duty insurance is submitted to the Calcutta Customs

34. The 1999 Treaty of Transit has clearly specified that only four documents, namely B/L, invoice, packing list and a copy of the L/C authenticated by the Royal Nepalese Consulate in Calcutta or the issuing bank will be required for submission along with CTD to the Calcutta Customs and that no other additional document may be asked for, except where considered necessary for clearance of specific goods.

35. When documents are filed at Calcutta Customs, the CTD is stamped as a receipt of the document. An Assistant Commissioner of Customs (AC) heads the Nepal Section of Calcutta Customs, which also deals in the Bhutanese cargo. The customs clearance of documents normally takes two to four days. The appraiser and AC put their signatures on originals including the certificate of origin for recognition by the Port Customs before returning these to CA. The Calcutta Customs retains three copies of invoice, 5th and 6th copies of the CTD, and one copy each of other documents.

36. Depending upon the request made in CTD by CA, the CTD is stamped on its back with a rubber stamp instructions in the name of a Shed Appraiser/Preventive Officer (PO) to check one-time-lock (OTL) for taking containers to Nepal, or for allowing loading of the cargo into an open truck/container. AC and appraiser at the Calcutta Customs jointly sign the rubber stamp instruction on CTD. Then CA approaches the Customs shed appraiser and Examining Officer (EO) at the concerned shed with documents cleared by the Calcutta Customs. At the same time CA obtains a bill for port dues from the port shed, and makes payment at the Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) payment counter, which is also located close to the Calcutta Customs in the city area. CA again goes back with the payment receipts to the concerned shed and the staff/stevedore of the Shipping Line, and obtains their clearance.

37. At the dock shed both the appraiser and EO normally examine only the seal number and condition of OTLs of containers. If the goods are to be destuffed, about 5 % of the total packages are checked to ensure that the contents are in accordance with the declaration in CTD. The Treaty of Transit contains a specific provision to facilitate the movement of containerized cargo sealed with OTL whereby the Indian customs officer posted at the seaport will merely check OTL and if found intact, allow onward transportation of container without examination of the contents unless there are valid reasons to do otherwise. In case OTL is damaged or tampered with, the Customs will allow CA or Shipping Line to put a fresh OTL by endorsing OTL number in CTD. After checking, the appraiser and EO issue 'Pass Out' order on the back of CTD. Normally PO works during office hours, and EO works before and after office hours; both perform the same job. After booking of port workers and mobile crane of the private operator or Port, and lock & key from the Customs for non-containerized cargo, the container is allowed loading onto a flat truck or loading of break bulk from shed or containers to trucks, as the case may be, in the presence EO or PO. After the loading is completed, PO makes necessary

endorsements on the back of CTD by mentioning the seal number of OTL and, incase of the break bulk, the lock and key numbers. The Port Customs does not write anything on other documents except some markings, for instance, a circle on the OTL number in B/L or DO and on the invoice value. The fourth copy also called as queen copy of CTD and DO, and one photocopy each of invoice and packing list are retained by the port shed for record purposes.

38. After completion of the loading at the dock shed, PO issues a temporary permit called Transit Pass (TP) to CA or driver of the vehicle for allowing clearance at border pending the issuance of the sealed cover containing the second and third copies of CTD especially for those cases where full consignment could not be cleared in one day. Recently due to objections raised by the Raxaul Border Customs, TP is almost abandoned except for bulk cargo, which requires a number of days to clear from the port. Generally after the final endorsement on CTD by the Port Customs, a photocopy is made and signed by the Port Customs for carriage along with the cargo by the driver. This is used as a replacement of TP and accepted by the Border Customs for clearance.

39. When the Port is open but the Customs closed on some holidays, CA has to book the Customs to work overtime at port by paying a fee of INR 600 per 8 hours-shift. No other Indian customs fees are payable in respect of transit goods. As the cargo is subject to heavy port demurrage charge after a lapse of 7 days free time, which is allowed only to Nepal and Bhutan transit cargo in comparison to 3 days to local cargo, cargo clearance at holidays is not an uncommon practice.

40. After the delivery of cargo and endorsements on documents by the Port Customs, which normally takes one full working day, CA goes to the Calcutta Customs in the following working day for obtaining a sealed cover (an envelope closed with customs seal). Another section of the Calcutta Customs, after recording details of cargo delivery and CTD number, hands over the original CTD to CA and makes' a sealed cover containing a key of customs lock put on the transport, the duplicate and triplicate copies of CTD, and the Railway Receipt for cargo dispatched by rail. In most cases, CA supplies locks used as a customs seal for conventional transportation of cargo. The sealed cover is sent to the concerned Border Customs by post. But as an option to avoid delay in postal transmission, the sealed cover is handed over to CA. This facility is not allowed to the importer or the authorized representative who defaults in the production of these documents within a reasonable period to the Indian Border Customs Office.

41. CA dispatches the sealed cover with other documents by courier to his authorized agent or to the importer's nominated agent stationed at the Indian border customs post or sometimes to the importer in Nepal.

IV. Procedures at the Indian border.

41. When the goods arrive at the Indian Border Customs, the importer or his authorized CA presents the original CTD and the sealed cover to the Customs at the Indian border. In case the original CTD or the sealed cover is not available or where part shipments done by breaking CTD in different lots, TP or the photocopy of CTD endorsed by the dock

customs is produced to the Customs. The Indian customs officer compares the original CTD with the duplicate and triplicate copies received in the sealed cover. The officer examines OTL of containerized cargo, and the lock and seal of other conventional transport. In cases where seals and/or locks on the wagons or containers and on packages are intact, the customs officer identifies the consignment against CTD, and if satisfied, endorses all copies of CTD without examining the goods. The officer permits onward transportation or unloading or breaking bulk as the case may be under the customs supervision. If the seals and locks on wagons or on containers or on the packages are not intact, or there is otherwise suspicion, the officer examines the goods to ensure that they correspond with the information contained on CTD before endorsing it.

42. After checking at the border, the goods are allowed to move onward by road. As per the provisions of the Transit Treaty, the Indian customs officer will provide necessary escorts or supervision to ensure that the goods cross the border and reach Nepal, and certify on the copies of CTD that the goods have crossed into Nepal. Then the original CTD is given to the importer, the duplicate CTD is sent to the Indian customs house of entry-Calcutta Customs and the triplicate CTD to the corresponding Nepalese Border Customs, which is then retained at the Indian Border Customs after it is received back duly endorsed by the corresponding Nepalese customs officer.

43. If a consignment in transit particularly bulk cargo is received at the border in more than one lot, the Indian border customs officer releases the goods in lots after necessary examination, and makes endorsement on the relevant documents only after release of the entire consignment as covered by CTD and sends the triplicate copy of CTD to the Nepalese Border Customs.

44. If duplicate and triplicate copies of CTD are not received at the time of arrival of the goods at the Indian border, the Border Customs will contact, by telephonic or other quick means of communication with the Calcutta Customs to seek confirmation to prevent delay, and on the basis of confirmation so received allow dispatch of goods.

V. Entry into Nepal.

45. The Customs valuation provides a basis for declaration of value by an importer in the Nepalese Customs Declaration Form (Annex 14) for the calculation of applicable duty and tax. After following the set customs valuation system for a long period in the past, the Customs has been assessing customs duty on the basis of the transaction price declared by the owner of the goods for the last two years as per the amendments to the Customs Act of 1962 in July 1997.

46. The customs duty on imported goods is assessed on the basis of their transaction price. The owner of the goods is required to submit to the Customs bills and invoices showing their price, as well as such other necessary documents relating to imports as demanded by the Customs for the purpose of verifying their transaction price. If such quoted price does not conform to the procedure of fixing the actual transaction price, the Chief Customs Authority, or a Customs Officer designated by him, shall fix the price of the goods on the basis of the recorded price, price-list or the prices of the goods of the same nature, and

assess customs duty accordingly. While fixing the price of goods for the purpose of assessing customs duty, the Chief Customs Authority, or a Customs Officer designated by him, may do so on the basis of the recorded price or the price-list submitted by the manufacturer of distributor, or the available data or information, or the suggestions of an expert or the concerned agency or institution. No demurrage is charged on the imported goods until they are valued for the purpose of assessing customs duty. In case the price declared by the owner is found under- invoiced up to 20% of the actual value, the customs duty will be assessed on the full value by adding the differential value to the price of the goods. Similarly, if the under-invoice is in the scale of between 20% and 50% of the actual value, it will be subject to full customs valuation by adjusting the differences and also an additional payment of 50% duty as penalty. If the declared value is found under-invoiced by more than 50%, the Chief Customs Authority may decide to purchase, by the Customs itself or others, the imported goods at the price declared by the owner.

o Industrial machinery and parts,o Imports by hotel industries under duty preference as allowed by the Act,o Surgical and medical equipment,o Readymade life saving drugs, ando Heavy equipment and parts imported by construction companies.

47. After the cargo reaches Nepal border, the importer or CA goes to the Nepalese Customs with the following documents:

o Nepal Customs import declaration (white colour),o Letter of authority of the clearing agent to act on behalf of the importer,o Bill of lading,o Invoice,o Packing list,o Certificate of origin (this is not strictly required except where imported goods

are subject to a special tariff concession on account of their place of origin such as Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China, SAPTA- member countries and MFN rates for countries having bilateral agreements with Nepal),

o Certificate of insurance,o Original CTD,o BBN 4 form issued by bank,o Certified copy of L/C,o Enterprise registration certificate,o VAT registration certificate/PAN,o Income tax registration certificate/PAN.

Note:

xiv. The documents numbered 11,12 and 13 bear the renewal date for every fiscal year as certified by the concerned Departments. Therefore, the production of these documents to the Customs for cargo clearance implies that they have been renewed to date with payment of all the dues to the concerned authority.

xv. The documents numbered 10 to 13 are not normally required for clearance of duty free goods or imports by the Government. For duty free project/aided goods only main documents including duty free certificate and related project documents are required by the Customs.

xvi. The above documents do not include the copy of BBN 3 received earlier by the Customs from a L/C opening bank.

The requirement of certificate of insurance by the Customs is only for customs valuation, which is calculated on GIF Nepal/border basis. In the absence of such insurance document the cargo clearance is not stopped but the Customs adds 2 % of C&F invoice value as insurance cost for customs valuation. But if a document showing insurance only up to Calcutta is produced, no extra valuation is added to the invoice value in order to cover insurance from Calcutta to border for the purpose of customs valuation. Therefore, any insurance document submitted by the importer is acceptable to the Customs for valuation purposes. Regarding the transportation charge from Calcutta to Nepal border to convert the GIF Calcutta value to GIF border value, the Customs adds NPR 1.03 per kg on the basis of weight of the cargo.

The Customs verifies BBN 4 document issued by a commercial bank with BBN 3 received previously from the same bank at the time of opening L/C. After the goods are cleared, the Customs certifies BBN 4 and hands over to the importer for delivering to the issuing bank. If the commercial bank is not located in the same place or city area. the certified copy of BBN 4 is send by post to the bank.

After the documents have been checked. Customs assess the applicable duty and VAT for payment by the importer before releasing the cargo. When the goods are cleared after the payment of customs dues, the Nepalese customs officer endorses the original and triplicate copy of CTD, and the original is returned to the importer and sends back the triplicate copy in lots of about 7 days with a covering letter for delivery to the corresponding Indian Border Customs.

The importer is required to submit the original CTD to the corresponding Indian Border Customs within 15 days of the date on which the goods were released at the Indian port of entry or such extended time as the concerned Assistant Commissioner of Customs House may allow. A penalty of INR 1.00 for every INR 1,000 of the Indian market price of the goods per week is payable by the importer for delay in presenting the original CTD.

Transit Procedure

Import and Export by Air

1. Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu, is the only international gateway for passenger and goods traffic by air in Nepal.

2. TIA Customs has three godowns of which No. I is used for the storage of uncleared and seized cargo and for the clearance of personal effects. Godown No. 2 is used for the storage of import cargo, and godown No. 3 for export cargo.

3. A new air cargo complex with an area of about 7,700 m^ on ground level and a two storey office of 2,500 m is planned for completion by April 2001 under the Tribhuvan International Airport Improvement Project. The new cargo complex has a cargo area of 3,500 to 4,000 m2 each for export and import.

Import procedures

4. NTWCL receives import cargo from the airline in accordance with the cargo manifest and air waybill copies. For release of cargo, an importer or CA has to submit an application in the prescribed form to NTWCL with a delivery order issued by the airline. NTWCL makes the following storage charges:

o Paisa per kg/day for the first 7 days,o Paisa per kg/day for 8 to 30 days,o Paisa per kg/day for 31 to 60 days, ando Paisa per kg/day for above 60 days.

In addition to the storage charge, NTWCL also levies handling charges as follows:

o NPR 30 per package on Government cargo,o NPR 31 per package on personal effects, ando NPR 50 per package or 55 paisa per kg, whichever higher, on commercial cargo.

5. After receiving information from the exporter or airline about the arrival of the cargo, the importer or CA approaches the TIA Customs with the following documents:

o Nepal customs import declaration,o Letter of authority for CA to act on behalf of the importer,o Air waybill,o Invoice,o Packing list,o Certificate of origin (this is required only for tariff concession for goods

originating in Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China, SAPTA-member countries and MFN rates for countries having bilateral agreements with Nepal),

o Certificate of insurance,o BBN 4 form issued by the bank,o Certified copy of L/C, Enterprise registration certificate,o VAT registration certificate,o Income tax registration certificate.

Note:

xii. The documents numbered 10,11 and 12 bear the renewal date for every fiscal year as certified by the concerned Departments

xiii. The documents numbered 9 to 12 are not normally required for clearance of duty free goods or other imports by the Government provided the main documents including duty free certificate and related project documents are produced to Customs.

Customs use the transaction value as the basis for customs valuation. The chief customs officer is authorized to approve variation from reference values up to 10%. In addition the chief customs officer is fully authorized to approve valuation of the following five products:

o Industrial machinery and parts,o Imports by hotel industries under duty preference as allowed by the Act,o Surgical and medical equipment,o Readymade life saving drugs, ando Heavy equipment and parts imported by construction companies.

The requirement by Customs for a certificate of insurance is for customs valuation purposes. In the absence of an insurance certificate, Customs add 2% of the C&F (CFR) invoice value to obtain the CIF Kathmandu value on which duty is assessed.

After the documents have been checked. Customs assess their charges for payment by the importer before releasing the cargo. Customs certify form BBN4 and hand it to the importer for delivery to the issuing bank.

The importer or CA pays the customs dues and approaches NTWCL with the customs declaration and payment receipt to obtain release of the cargo. The importer arranges loading and transportation of cargo from airport godown to his warehouse.

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Export Procedures:

An exporter or CA has to bring cargo with complete documents for customs examination and clearance. The following documents are required for submission to TIA Customs:

o Nepalese customs export declaration,o Authority letter of CA,o Invoice,o Packing list,o Certified copy of L/C or certificate of advance payment,o Certificate of origin,o BBN 1 of NRB,o Enterprise registration certificate,o Income tax registration certificate/PAN,o VAT certificate for beer, spirits and cigarettes/PAN,

o Visa certificate for readymade garments, if applicable,o Valuation certificate for handicrafts,o Value addition certificate for silver handicrafts,o Passbook for gold handicrafts,o No objection letter for domestic animal bone, leather and horn based handicrafts,o GSP form A, if applicable,o Clearance certificate of Department of Archeology for certain handicrafts,o Clearance certificate of Department of Plant Resources for forest and plant based

products,o Phytosanitary certificate of PQS, Department of Agriculture for plants,o Clearance certificate of Department of Drug Management for medicines,o Clearance certificate of Department of Mines and Geology for mineral products.

After the export cargo has been examined against documents, the checked packages are sealed and cleared for storage by Customs. NTWCL accepts cargo for storage only after customs clearance. The godown run by NTWCL has a separate cabin that can be locked and an iron safe for the storage of valuable exports like gold and silver handicrafts. There are private loaders at the godown to load and unload cargo at the expense of the exporter, but only airline workers load and unload at the apron area. After the exporter produces the air waybill for the cargo confirming space booking with the concerned airline, NTWCL allows loading of the cargo into a container truck, which is jointly managed by NTWCL and TIA Customs. After checking and sealing of the container truck by the Customs, the cargo is transported to the apron area. After the seals of the container truck have been opened by the Customs, the cargo is unloaded at the apron area.

NTWCL allows 7 days free time on rental charges but goods are still liable to the handling fee. The handling fee is based on weight of the cargo as follows: o NPR 050 upto 50 kg on general cargo,o NPR 100 51 to 500 kgo NPR 150 501 to 1000 kg, ando NPR 200 1001 kg and above.

For gold and silver handicrafts, a different rate has been fixed as NPR 100 up to 5 kg, NPR 150 for 5-1000 kg and NPR 200 for above 1000 kg.

Similarly NTWCL levies cargo rent charges after 7 days free time as per the following tariffs:

o 18 Paisa per kg/day 8-30 days,o 30 Paisa per kg/day 31-60 days, ando 54 Paisa per kg/day 61 days and above.

A separate form as prescribed by NTWCL is to be submitted by an exporter or CA. to obtain permission for the storage of cargo.

List of Annexures

No. Heading

1. Products permitted for imports with payment in convertible foreign exchange from India.

2. List of banned, restricted and freely tradable exports and import Products.IMPORT DOCUMENTS

3. Application Form to the bank to open a letter of credit (BBN 3).4. Firm registration certificate of Department of Commerce.5. Registration certificate of Department of Industry (Pvt. Firm).5a. Registration certificate of Department of Industry (Partnership).5b. Registration certificate of Department of Industry (Company).6. Registration certificate of Department of Cottage and Small Industry(Firm).6a. Registration certificate of Department of Cottage and Small Industry (Company).7. Registration certificate of Company Registrar Office (Public Ltd.).7a. Registration certificate of Company Registrar Office (Private Ltd.)8. Registration certificate of Department of Department of Income Tax.9. Registration certificate of Department of Value Added Tax.9a,b,c Registration certificate of Permanent Account Number.

10.Application form of Plant Quarantine Section of Department of Agriculture to obtain permit to import plants and plants products.

11. Import permit of Plant Quarantine Section of Department of Agriculture.12. Duty insurance policy of National Insurance Company Limited. 13. Customs transit declaration form.14. Nepalese customs declaration form.15. Foreign exchange control form (BBN 4).

EXPORT DOCUMENTS

16. Bank's certificate for receipt of advance payment.17. Certificate of origin of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry.18. Certificate of origin of Nepal Chamber of Commerce.18a Certificate of origin for Textile Products19. Generalized system of preference (GSP) form A.

20.Letter of recommendation issued by Garment Association-Nepal for visa for export of readymade garments.

21.Recommendation letter of Nepal Cotton Towel Exporter Association for visa for export of cotton towel.

22. VISA form of Readymade Garments Visa Cell.23. Multiple Country Declaration, for garments export to the USA.24. Valuation certificate of Handicraft Association of Nepal for handicraft exports.

25.Letter of no objection of Handicraft Association of Nepal for exports of handicraft products made of domestic animal.

26. Certificate of Department of Archeology for handicraft exports.27. Permission letter of District Forest Office for the collection of herbs.

28. Release letter of District Forest Office for the transportation of herbs.

29.Application form of Department of Plant Resources for permission to export extracts and by-products of plants and herbs.

30. Export permission letter of Department of Plant Resources to Customs.31. Application form of Plant Quarantine Section of Department of Agriculture.

32.Phytosanitary certificate of Plant Quarantine Section for the export of plant and plant products.

33. Customs Transit Declaration Form (CTD).34. Foreign exchange control form No.I of Nepal Rastra Bank (BBN 1)-first copy.34a. Foreign exchange control form No.I of Nepal Rastra Bank (BBN l)-second copy.35. Foreign exchange control form No.I of Nepal Rastra Bank (BBN l)-third copy. 35a. Foreign exchange control form No.I of Nepal Rastra Bank (BBN l)-fourth copy

Note: Documents listed as Annex numbers 4 to 9 are the same for both imports and exports.

Transit Procedure

Annex-1 & Annex-2

Annex-1

Imports from India which may be paid for in convertible foreign currency

1. All industrial chemicals (except chemical used for making medicine for mankind) HS 28.2. Carbon black HS 28.03.3. Palm stearin DFA and palm kernel DFA HS 3823.19.4. Natural rubber HS 40.01.5. Synthetic rubber HS 40.02.6. Silk yarn HS 50.04 and 50.05.7. Woollen yam (except hosiery yarn) HS 51.06, 51.07 and 51.088. Cotton HS 52.01.9. Polyester partially oriented yarn (POY) HS 5402.42.10. Manmade artificial fibre HS Chapter 55, 55.01 to 55.07(excluding 55.05).11. Polyester fibre HS 5503.20.12. Viscose rayon (fibre) HS 5504.10.00.13. Tyre cord fabric HS 59.02.14. Sponge iron HS 7203.90.15. Mild steel scrap HS 7204.49.16. Iron (ingot) HS 72.06.17. Mild steel billets HS 72.07.18. Hot rolled sheet in coil HS 7208.27, 7208.36, 7208.37, 7208.38, 7208.39,7208.51 &

7208.52.19. Cold rolled sheet in Coil HS 7209.15, 7209.16, 7209.17 & 7209.18.20. Tin plate HS 7210.12.

21. Mild steel wire rod in coil HS 7213.91.10.22. Bead wire (copper coated) HS 7217.20, HS 7217.30 and 7217.90.23. Steel bloom HS 7218.99.24. Steel plate HS 72.19.25. Aluminum ingot billet HS 76.01.26. Aluminum rod in coil HS 76.04 and 76.0527. All machinery, equipment (except spare parts) HS Chapter 84.28. Electric motor, generating set HS 85.01 and 85.02.29. Fabrics for use as raw materials by the readymade garments industries up to 50 percent of

their export earnings.*

Note: * The import of fabrics from India under hard currency payment system was allowed only from 2051.1.1 (Mid-April 1994). Then, such imports were permitted up to 30% of export earnings.

Annex-2

List of prohibited, restricted and freely tradable exports and imports

I. I. EXPORTS.

A. Products prohibited for export:

A.1 Articles of Archeological and Religious Importance;

A.1.1 National and Foreign coins Of Archeological value,A.1.2 Idols of god and goddesses, palm leave inscription (Tad Patra), plant leave inscription (Bhoj Patra),A.1.3 Scroll (Thanka Paintings) of historical importance.

A.2 Conserve Wildlife and Related Articles;

A.2.1 Wild animals,A.2.2 Bile and any part of wild animals,A.2.3 Musk,A.2,4 Snake skin, lizard skin,A.2.5 Cow and ox.

A.3 Drugs:

Marijuana, opium, hashish (as defined in the Single Convention on Narcotics 1961).

A.4 Valuable Metals;

Valuable metals including Gold, Silver (except ornaments) and Jewelleries (except those allowed under Bag and Baggage Rules).

A.5 Articles of Industrial Importance;

A.5.1 Explosive materials and related fuse or materials needed for fuse,A.5.2 Materials used in the production of arms and ammunition.

A.6 Industrial Raw Materials;

A.6.1 Raw hides and skin (including dry salted),A.6.2 Raw wool,A.6.3 All imported raw materials, parts and capital goods,A.6.4 Raw Silk (export import permitted only up to 100 kg without L/C).

However, import of similar materials is permitted as replacement if the purpose of the import is not met. And, if the materials are not consumed in Nepal and are required to be send back, against repatriation of foreign exchange paid for imports, customs duties and other taxes incurred for import and export may be refunded.

A.7 Other Products;

A.7.1 Mamira,A.7.2 Log and timber.

A.8 Exports to India;

All goods imported from countries other than India ((except those allowed under Bag and Baggage Rules)

B. Products under Quantitative Restrictions:

Products as notified by His Majesty's Government in the Nepal Gazette from time to time;1. Rice.

C. Products allowed for Free Exports:

All products other than banned ones and which are under quantitative restrictions.

Notes: 1. The Ministry of Commerce will decide from time to time the goods to be included under the category of quantitative restrictions and volume of their exports.

Notes: 2. The Ministry of Commerce will interpret as to which of the products listed above will be permitted to export.

II. II IMPORTS.

A. Products prohibited for Import:

A.1 Products injurious to health;

A.1.1 Narcotic drugs like opium and morphine,A.1.2 Liquor containing more than 60 percent alcohol (except for use as industrial raw materials).

A.2 Arms and ammunition, and explosives (except under import licence of His Majesty's Government;

A.2.1 Materials used in the production of arms and ammunition,A.2.2 Gun and cartridges,A.2.3 Capes without paper,A.2.4 Arms and ammunition, other explosives.

A.3 Communication equipment;

Wireless, walkie-talkie and similar other audio communication equipment (except under import licence of His Majesty's Government).

A.4 Valuable Metals;

Valuable metals (including Gold, Silver) and Jewelleries (except those allowed under Bag and Baggage Rules).

B. Licence required for imports from overseas:

B.1 Products under quantitative restriction by His Majesty's Government for imports;

B.1.1 Products included under the Bidding from time to time (except one item each of goods allowed for individual purpose without licence),B.1.2 Products to be imported in excess of the fixed quantity notified as allowable imports for individual purpose;B.1.2.1 Poppy seeds.

C. Products allowed for importation from overseas without import licence and L/C (except those products, which are listed under Bidding and Prohibition):

C.1 Products imported under agreement by the Office Corporation of His Majesty's Government, Social Institution or Authority or Project on the recommendation of the concerned Ministry,C.2 Necessary emergency medicine send as gift by an individual or Institution to a seriously ill patient residing in Nepal,C.3 Printed materials such as poster, calendar etc. brought for publicity,

C.4 Products notified as free from customs duty and sales tax -by His Majesty's Government, Ministry of Finance,C.5 Products of a value up to US $ 100 received as gift or prize while participating in a meeting, conference in an invitation of the foreign Government or International Institution,C.6 Products donated or gifted to Nepalese institution/association with the permission of the concerned Ministry by a friendly country or International/Regional Association, Institution, Social Organization or Individual,C.7 Products imported for personal use by a foreigner employed under an agreement in Project and Joint Venture Project in Nepal on the recommendation of the concerned Ministry,C.8 Advertisement, label, sticker and sample materials bearing the logo of a Company or Firm up to a value of US $ 100, C.9 Office related products up to a value of US $ 100 send by the Head Office of Foreign Company, Joint Venture Company or Foreign Airlines to their Nepal based Representative office. Branch office or General Sales Agent (G. S. A.),C.10 Goods notified under Bag and Baggage Rules, and gold, silver upto the fixed quantity.

D.With the exception of the cases as explained above, the Ministry of Commerce will, on the recommendation of the concerned Ministry, decide on merit basis, for products donated to any institution not for business purpose but as gifts.

E. Unless otherwise mentioned in this Notification, import is not allowed without approval of His Majesty's Government without opening a letter of credit or an import licence.

Note: This is an unofficial translation of the Nepal Gazette Part 3, Section 42 and Number 33 dated 2049.8.15 (Nov/Dec 1992) and incorporates changes to date.

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