CUSTOMS RULES OF NEPAL
All travellers are requested to abide by the customs regulations of Nepal. The facilities that are given to travellers are of international norms except in the cases of heavy duty import such as valuable metals, articles of archaeological and religious importance, wildlife and related articles, drugs, arms and ammunition, and communications equipment. All baggage must be declared and cleared through the customs on arrival at the entry point. Personal effects are permitted free entry. Passengers arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) without any dutiable goods can proceed through the green channel for quick clearance without a baggage check. If you are carrying dutiable articles, you have to pass through the red channel for detailed customs clearance.
IMPORT
You can bring the articles free of duty on condition that you take them out with you when you leave: binoculars, movie or video camera, still camera, laptop and portable system.
For more information what you can import refer to the Department of Customs Nepal Government website: http://www.customs.gov.np
EXPORT
The export antiques require special certification from the department of archaeology, national archive building ramsaha path, Kathmandu. It is illegal to export objects over 100 years old, such as sacred images, paintings, manuscripts that are valued for culture and religious reasons. Visitors are advised not to purchase such items as they are Nepal’s cultural heritage and belong here.
RESTRICTED THINGS
Passengers who want to export antiquities, articles or curios are advised to consult the Curator of the Nepal Museum in Kathmandu whether or not export it is allowed. A clearance certificate of antiquities or curios from the Customs.
Local currency (Nepalese Rupee-NPR) and foreign currencies: up to the amounts imported and declared. Only ten percent of the amount exchanged into local currency will be re-exchanged into foreign currency at the airport upon departure.
For more information what you can import refer to the Department of Customs Nepal Government website: http://www.customs.gov.np
NEPALESE CUSTOMS ADDRESS/CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Customs
Tripureshwor, Kathmandu
Tel: 01-4259861
Fax: 4259808
E-mail: csd@customs.gov.np
Website: http://www.customs.gov.np