The registered Firm or Company is entitled to import of the goods in Nepal, Tribhuvan international Airport (TIA), Kathmandu is the only a gateway for traffic by air in Nepal except for prohibited and quantitatively restricted item. No license is required for imports. For the import from India, the payment is made normally in Indian currency but for procurement of some industrial raw material and machinery, payment in hard currency can also be made as per notification of NEPAL RASTRA BANK for the product specified. The firm or company to follow up the procedure of import is required to prepare and present the following documents for import into Nepal by Air for custom clearance.
- Nepal custom import declaration form.
- Letter of authority for clearing Agents to act on behalf of the importer.
- Air way bill.
- Performa Invoice.
- Packing list.
- 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 Rate of countries having bilateral agreements with Nepal).
- Certificate of Insurance Policy.
- Foreign Exchange Declaration Form of NEPAL RASTRA BANK.
- Certified copy of L/C.
- Company Registration Certificate.
- VAT/PAN registration certificate.
- Permission from Plant Quarantine Section of Department of Agriculture for import of plants and plants product including fruits leaves & seeds.
- Import license if applicable.
All the above documents except Air way Bill and additional following documents are required to import for third country by sea.
- Bill of lading.
- Custom transit declaration.
- Transit declaration invoice for goods if transit in India/Bangladesh for import from third country.
The registered firm or company to follow up procedure of export to third country by air freight is required to prepare and present the following documents for exports from Nepal:
- Custom Declaration Form
- Invoice.
- Packing List.
- Certificate of Origin.
- GSP Certificate if applicable.
- Copy of letter of credit or advance payment statement received from the bank.
- Foreign Exchange declaration Form of Nepal Rastra Bank.
- Copy of Firm/Company Registration Certificate
- Copy of Income Tax Registration Certificate or VAT Registration.
- Airway Bill.
- Letter of authority to clear the consignment.
- Phytosanitary- Certificates for Agricultural products / plants.
- Certificate from Department of Archaeology for the export of statues, Thankas, Wood Carving of archaeological value etc.
- CITES Certificate from the Department of National Parks and Wild Life Conservation for the export of bones and horn products.
- Value certification from the Handicrafts Association of Nepal for handicrafts goods, Gold and Silver products.
- Value added Tax Certificate for beer, spirits and cigarettes.
- Passbook for gold handicrafts from Handicrafts Association of Nepal if applicable.
- Clearance certificate of Department of Drug Management for medicines.
- Clearance certificate of Department of Mines and Geology for mineral products.
- Certificate of origin from local Chamber of Commerce.
All the above documents except Air Way Bill and additional following documents are required for export to third country by sea/land
- Transport manifesto, one copy per truck (for sea cargo)
- Custom transit declarations (for sea cargo)
- Transit declaration invoice for goods in transit via India
The Following are the conditions for accepting goods for Shipping: It is imperative that you provide us with the detailed information on your intended shipment so as to render you our best possible services.
- When clearing personal items, the customers must attend the customs office with our staff during the clearing process.
- A copy of the customer`s passport and /or citizenship papers must be kept with the shipping documents.
- The customers and/or their suppliers must fill up a declaration form when goods are being delivered.
- When Capital Import and Export House Private limited and other wings act as shipper, Capital Cargo International Private Limited must do the packing of the all the goods in our warehouse.
- When goods are delivered, and a Declaration form has been filled out, a thorough check must be carried out to verify whether they are correctly matched and are complete.
- An information form must be completed for each customer`s shipment.
- Please notify us beforehand if you have any fragile or anything which needs special packing.
- Capital Cargo International Private Limited will only pick up goods from the supplier`s shop, factory or warehouse. Deliveries from outside addresses will not be accepted.
- We will only accept goods that are accompanied by a supplier`s bill with supplier`s name, company name, address, customer`s name and duly stamped by the supplier.
- In case a supplier does not have his original bill, whoever delivers the goods must fill in the declaration form & countersign accordingly.