Can I send documents and photos to Nepal?
Allowed
Yes.
Personal papers, certificates, and photos are fine and carry no duty.
More rules for Nepal
Allowed with conditions
- Medicines
- Regulated by the Department of Drug Administration. To import medicine for a patient, for example one not sold in Nepal, the patient applies for a special recommendation with the prescription, a hospital recommendation letter, and a copy of their citizenship certificate. Arriving travelers have separate allowances.
- Animals and animal products, including meat, dairy, wool, and skins
- Must enter through an animal quarantine checkpoint and may be held for testing. Without health and disease-free certificates from the country of origin, the quarantine officer can refuse entry, send the goods back, or have them destroyed.
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 documents and photos to Nepal?
Yes. Personal papers, certificates, and photos are fine and carry no duty.
Does the receiver need a citizenship certificate or passport?
No tax number is needed for a personal box, but the goods must be cleared by someone who can show they own them, so ship in the receiver's own name. The courier may ask for a copy of the receiver's citizenship certificate or passport.
Ask about a specific item
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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Department of Customs, Nepal
भन्सार कार्यविधि, २०६७ (Customs Procedure, 2067) (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Nepal makes the final decision on every box.