Can I send electronics to Nepal?
Yes, with conditions.
Laptops, tablets, and smartphones pay no customs duty but do pay 13% VAT. Returning residents bring one used laptop or tablet, one phone, and one camera duty-free. Batteries must be installed in the device.
For every Onvoyo box: Devices are fine with the battery installed and switched off. Loose lithium batteries and power banks can't go by air.
More rules for Nepal
Allowed with conditions
- Televisions, large appliances, and extra phones
- Pay duty and VAT unless an allowance applies. Returning migrant workers get one extra new phone after 6 months abroad and one TV up to 65 inches after 12 months, once only.
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 electronics to Nepal?
Yes, with conditions. Laptops, tablets, and smartphones pay no customs duty but do pay 13% VAT. Returning residents bring one used laptop or tablet, one phone, and one camera duty-free. Batteries must be installed in the device.
Ask about a specific item
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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.