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Nepal Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.

Please note: The data from various sources are not from the same year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Nepal

Overall Exports and Imports for Nepal 2021

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 1,666 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 15,830 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 764 products are exported to 126 countries and 4,137 products are imported from 170 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2021

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Nepal along with trade value are:

  • Nepal exported Soya-bean oil (excl. crude) and fractions , worth US$ 596,482.26 million.
  • Nepal exported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth US$ 257,845.45 million.
  • Nepal exported Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of w , worth US$ 67,477.05 million.
  • Nepal exported Cardamoms , worth US$ 47,196.15 million.
  • Nepal exported Woven fabrics of jute or other textile bast fib , worth US$ 44,276.11 million.

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Nepal along with trade value are

  • Nepal imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 1,583,438.08 million.
  • Nepal imported Crude soya-bean oil , worth US$ 608,433.97 million.
  • Nepal imported Semi-fin prod, iron or non-alloy steel, cntg by , worth US$ 598,648.93 million.
  • Nepal imported Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, , worth US$ 424,704.01 million.
  • Nepal imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth US$ 411,093.51 million.

Nepal top 5 Export and Import partners 2021

The top five countries to which Nepal exported 2021 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Nepal exports to India worth US$ 1,334 million, with a partner share of 80.07 percent.
  2. Nepal exports to United States worth US$ 133 million, with a partner share of 7.96 percent.
  3. Nepal exports to Germany worth US$ 30 million, with a partner share of 1.79 percent.
  4. Nepal exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 24 million, with a partner share of 1.41 percent.
  5. Nepal exports to Turkey worth US$ 22 million, with a partner share of 1.30 percent.

The top five countries to which Nepal imported goods 2021 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Nepal imports from India worth US$ 9,584 million, with a partner share of 60.54 percent.
  2. Nepal imports from China worth US$ 2,383 million, with a partner share of 15.06 percent.
  3. Nepal imports from Argentina worth US$ 452 million, with a partner share of 2.85 percent.
  4. Nepal imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 416 million, with a partner share of 2.62 percent.
  5. Nepal imports from Indonesia worth US$ 366 million, with a partner share of 2.31 percent.

Nepal Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2021

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2021 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2021

Tariffs imposed by Nepal in 2021 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 330.50.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 13.10.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 11.99.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 707,534.32 and duty free tariff line items share is 7.45.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.13.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.14.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 47.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 5,052.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Nepal World Development Indicators (WDI) 2021

Key Development Indicators of Nepal in 2021 are below

WDI

Nepal Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Nepal is 94.
  • The trade across border rank is 60.
Doing Business

Nepal Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 3.50.
CPIA

NepalLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Nepal in 2016 is 2.38.
  • The LPI rank is 124.
LPI

Nepal Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Nepal is 42.90.
SPRD