Can I send alcohol or tobacco to Nepal?
Not allowed
No.
Couriers refuse alcohol and tobacco. Travelers' allowances, such as one bottle of liquor up to 1 liter for returning Nepalis, don't apply to shipments.
For every Onvoyo box: Onvoyo and most express couriers don't carry alcohol, tobacco or vaping products in personal boxes, whatever the destination allows.
More rules for Nepal
Quantity limits
- Alcohol (travelers only)
- Returning Nepalis: one bottle of liquor up to 1 liter duty-free. Foreigners: one bottle up to 1 liter or 12 cans of beer. Does not apply to shipments.
- Tobacco (travelers only)
- Foreigners: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, and 250 g of tobacco duty-free. Returning Nepalis: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars, on paying duty. Does not apply to shipments.
Before you ship to Nepal
- Tax-free limit
- Nepal has no general duty-free allowance for courier boxes. Goods that someone living abroad sends to family in Nepal, in personal quantities and worth up to USD 500 (about NPR 76,800), can be cleared on paying the normal duty and VAT. A box worth more than USD 500 that is declared lower can be confiscated, or released only after a fine equal to the excess value plus duty. Declarations for goods worth up to NPR 5,000 (about $33) skip the NPR 500 customs service fee.
- Receiver ID
- Nepal's customs rules don't set a tax or ID number for personal boxes. Whoever declares the goods must show papers that prove they own them, so ship in the receiver's own name, and the courier may ask for a copy of the receiver's citizenship certificate or passport. Returning residents clear their own belongings in person and can't have them cleared in someone else's name.
- Transit
- 3-5 business days from the Gulf, Malaysia, and India; 4-7 from Europe, North America, Japan, and Australia
Questions
Can I send alcohol or tobacco to Nepal?
No. Couriers refuse alcohol and tobacco. Travelers' allowances, such as one bottle of liquor up to 1 liter for returning Nepalis, don't apply to shipments.
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Official sources
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Department of Drug Administration, Nepal
नागरिक वडापत्र – पैठारी शाखा (Citizen Charter – Import Section) (opens in a new tab) - 5.
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Nepal Rastra Bank
Foreign Exchange Rates (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Nepal makes the final decision on every box.