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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 2022

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 1,300 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 13,744 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 760 products are exported to 132 countries and 4,081 products are imported from 184 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2022

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 186,905.71 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal exported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth 186,001.52 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal exported Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of w , worth 84,665.89 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal exported Cardamoms , worth 46,642.78 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal exported Felt, nes , worth 38,132.14 (US$ Thousands).

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 2,281,003.78 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal imported Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, , worth 516,422.71 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal imported Crude soya-bean oil , worth 347,768.88 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal imported Semi-fin prod, iron or non-alloy steel, cntg by , worth 288,973.80 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nepal imported Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction o , worth 259,395.12 (US$ Thousands).

Nepal top 5 Export and Import partners 2022

The top five countries to which Nepal exported 2022 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Nepal exports to India worth US$ 935 million, with a partner share of 71.93 percent.
  2. Nepal exports to United States worth US$ 147 million, with a partner share of 11.32 percent.
  3. Nepal exports to Germany worth US$ 33 million, with a partner share of 2.51 percent.
  4. Nepal exports to Turkey worth US$ 26 million, with a partner share of 2.01 percent.
  5. Nepal exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 24 million, with a partner share of 1.83 percent.

The top five countries to which Nepal imported goods 2022 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Nepal imports from India worth US$ 8,688 million, with a partner share of 63.21 percent.
  2. Nepal imports from China worth US$ 1,854 million, with a partner share of 13.49 percent.
  3. Nepal imports from Indonesia worth US$ 354 million, with a partner share of 2.58 percent.
  4. Nepal imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 322 million, with a partner share of 2.34 percent.
  5. Nepal imports from United States worth US$ 294 million, with a partner share of 2.14 percent.

Nepal Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2022

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2022 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2022

Tariffs imposed by Nepal in 2022 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 278.52.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 13.73.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 11.59.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 412,113.43 and duty free tariff line items share is 7.01.

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) 2022

Key Development Indicators of Nepal in 2022 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