INVEST IN NEPAL
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FACTURING
Nepal's Special Economic Zones and trade arrangements can support manufacturing, but eligibility, effective tax and customs treatment, labour economics, logistics, and market access must be verified for each product and investor.
Nepal Manufacturing Investment Opportunity
Proximity to India can support selected supply chains, but commercially usable market access depends on product-level tariff classification, rules of origin, exclusions, standards, border procedures, freight, and buyer acceptance. Garments, food, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, and assembly each require a separate cost and regulatory case.
- India market access depends on product classification, origin rules, exclusions, and current customs procedures
- Bhairahawa: confirm plot availability, occupancy, utility capacity, road and border transit times, and lease conditions on site
- Simara: verify the zone's operating status, available plots, utility service levels, and actual border clearance performance
- Panchkhal: verify operating status, road constraints, power quality, water, workforce access, and environmental approvals
- Do not treat a planned sector zone as available until land, approvals, infrastructure, allocation, and commissioning are evidenced
Investment Framework
SEZ projects are governed by the current SEZ framework alongside foreign-investment, tax, customs, labour, environmental, and foreign-exchange rules. Neither an incentive nor repatriation should be assumed: eligibility, approvals, documentation, and banking procedures require project-specific confirmation.
- Confirm foreign-equity eligibility for the precise manufacturing activity
- Confirm current tax concessions, duration, and conditions with the competent authorities
- Obtain written customs classification and eligibility advice for every machinery, raw-material, and re-export assumption
- Map each approval and responsible agency; a one-stop service may coordinate but does not remove statutory requirements
- Model shifts and overtime under current labour law and worker-safety obligations; do not assume an export exemption
- Identify the exact domestic and destination-market standards, testing, certification body, time, and cost
How EveMoo Helps
EveMoo can support market-entry research, site and partner outreach, application coordination, and assembly of qualified legal, customs, engineering, labour, and certification advisers.
SEZ site comparison, application support, and review of proposed allocation and lease terms
DoI foreign-investment process mapping and application coordination
Factory construction coordination with local engineering contractors
Labour compliance, hire advisory, and payroll systems setup
Export documentation — certificate of origin, phytosanitary, quality certification
India market entry advisory — distribution, B2B buyer matching, customs clearance
Regulatory and source note
This page is a general sector overview, not legal, tax, financial, or investment advice. Figures are contextual indicators rather than forecasts or guaranteed returns. Foreign ownership, minimum investment, licensing, incentives, tax treatment, land use, and repatriation depend on the activity and current Nepalese law. Confirm all terms with the responsible authority and qualified advisers before making a commitment.
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