Settled in rupees
Invoices, advances and balances all in INR — no letter of credit, no currency cover and no bank charges on a foreign-exchange leg.
Nepal deskSourcing from India for Nepal
Rupee invoicing, road freight across an open border and treaty access — no sea leg, no letter of credit and no currency exposure on the shortest export lane India has.
IEC RegisteredGST Registered
CurrencyNPR
Commercial hubsKathmandu · Birgunj
Time vs IST+15 min
Business languageNepali · Hindi · English
Trade here runs on long personal relationships and rupee settlement. Dashain and Tihar in October and November is the year's buying peak, and stock needs to be across the border well before it.
Why India
Why Nepal buyers source here
Road, not sea
Trucks load at the factory and cross at Raxaul, Sunauli or Jogbani. Days to delivery rather than weeks to a port.
Treaty access
The 1950 Treaty and the bilateral trade treaty keep this basket moving without the duty complications other markets bring.
Logistics
India to Nepal
Raxaul → Birgunj
The main freight crossing and the busiest customs point on the border.
2–3 daysFTL / LTL
Sunauli → Bhairahawa
Best routing for the western districts and Pokhara.
2–4 daysFTL / LTL
Jogbani → Biratnagar
Serves eastern Nepal and the Terai industrial belt.
2–4 daysFTL / LTL
Air freight from Delhi and Delhi to Kathmandu for samples and urgent replenishment, 1–2 days door to door. Monsoon can close hill roads between June and September. Transit times are indicative and confirmed at booking.
Working hours
We work your timezone
Nepal runs fifteen minutes ahead of IST and works a Sunday–Friday week — our desk covers your full business day, with Saturday monitored on WhatsApp.
Sun–Fri live coverage10:00–18:00 NPT
Saturday (Nepali weekend)WhatsApp still monitored
WhatsApp responsewithin 4 business hours
Replies within 4 business hours
Next step
Sourcing for Nepal this season?
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