Nepal is a land locked least developing country and the nearest entry/exit port is Kolkota in India, which is approximately 1400 Kilometers by road from Capital Kathmandu, Nepal.

Because of economic situation in India, all third country shipments to Nepal are subjected to strict scrutiny by the Indian Customs at Calcutta port. A slight mistake on the Bill of Lading or Packing list or import/export documents may result in indefinite in clearing the shipment, but at the same time increase the volume of paper work at extra heavy expenses. It is imperative the following documents are sent to us under registered airmail or through courier's service minimum 15 days to the arrival of both the sea and air shipments.

Shipment of arms and ammunition are restricted without prior approval from the His Majesty Government of Nepal.

Though Nepal being a land locked country, it is linked by different regional and International airlines to different neighboring cities. Trivubhan International Airport (Kathmandu) have well spaced warehouse but we do not have any control over the shipments as long as the shippers does not give us the official import documents. It takes normally seven to ten days for a shipper to process the import documents. Shipper presence in Nepal is necessary to process import documents with HMG concerned department.

Also kindly note that while preparing surface shipment for Nepal, please ensure the lift van is sturdy and properly lined with waterproof. All shipments must be adequately waterproofed to avoid the damage due to lack of warehouse facilities.

Please do not show our name, even by mistake, on the consignee column you may indicate our name under 'notify column; under consignee column, please mention the name of the shipper and his/her organization. If the organization could not be identified then the shipper's name, care of P.O.Box 12968, Kathmandu, Nepal, but not C/o Carry Care International. When our name and address appear under consignee column, the customs authorities immediately jump to the conclusion that Carry Care International is the owner as well as receiver of the shipment and the content are for our use. Now this will complicate and delay the smooth clearance of the shipments and will result in extra heavy expenses. Therefore, we would request you all not to consign shipment in our name.

If you follow the above guide lines while preparing shipment to Nepal, clearance becomes smoother and efficient for us and thus we gain a happy customer.

Nepal Customs Regulations

Regulation on Import Shipment

We mainly handle clearance and delivery of the following types of import shipments consisting of personal effects, household goods and automobiles. The import shipments are classified as under.

1. DIPLOMATIC SHIPMENTS

All similarly documents required as for personal effects. In place of list of contents we required invoice, previous registration paper of ownership certificate in case the automobile was used abroad. Chassis number and engine number of the automobiles are required to obtain import exemption certificate in both cases.

2. PRIVILEGED SHIPMENTS:

Most of the foreign experts, advisors and consultant who arrive in Kingdom of Nepal under certain contract with various Ministries or Agencies under His Majesty's Government of Nepal are treated as privileged persons and are exempted from payment of customs duties and taxes on their household goods, automobiles and food provisions, period for such duty free import is valid for six months from their arrival date. Such foreign experts, advisers and consultants must receive their shipments of house hold goods and automobiles within six months, unless special permission is granted by the government.

Documents required for clearance of privileged shipments.

For Personal effects and household goods:

• Duty free Exemption Certificate issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HMG of Nepal with CIF value of the shipment.
• Descriptive list of contents: (require invoice for new items)
• Original OBL/AWB duly endorsed by the consignee.
• Letter of authority in favor to act on behalf of the shipper antiquities, pure silverware, gold ornaments if included in the shipments should be clearly declared at the time of arrival to help their re-exports, advisers and consultant will leave the country on completion of their assignments.

For Automobiles:

All similarly documents required as for personal effects. In place of list of contents we require invoice for new automobile, previous registration paper of ownership certificate in case the automobile was used. Chassis number and engine number of the automobile are required to obtain import exemption certificate in both cases.

3. NON-PRIVILEGED SHIPMENTS:

Foreign national arriving in Nepal on private contracts, returning Nepalese residents from abroad are treated as non-privileged persons.

Documents required for clearance of non-privileged shipments.

For Personal effects and household goods:

For Automobiles:

All similar documents required as for personal effects. In place of list of contents we require invoice for new automobile, previous registration paper of ownership certificate in case of the automobile was used abroad. Chassis number and engine number of the automobile are required to obtain import license in both cases.