The code takes days. The classification decisions behind it affect every consignment that follows.
What is included
- Review of whether the underlying registrations are in place and correct
- EXIM code application at the Department of Customs
- Coordination with the tax registration and business registration position
- Advice on tariff classification for your product range
- Guidance on the documents customs will expect at clearance
- Import licences and sector clearances where the goods require them
- Support on valuation queries and held consignments
- Renewal and amendment of the code
Documents we will ask you for
Scanned copies are enough to begin. We will tell you which of these need notarisation, and which need legalisation if they originate outside Nepal, before you spend money on either.
- Certificate of incorporation or firm registration
- Permanent account number and value added tax registration certificates
- Local business registration
- Bank account details of the business
- Details of the goods to be imported or exported
- Identification documents of the proprietor or directors
What you receive at the end
- EXIM code issued in the name of the business
- A classification note for your main product lines
- A checklist of clearance documents for your first consignment
Questions about this service
Commercial import and export activity is tied to tax registration, so in practice the tax registrations need to be in order first. We check this at the start rather than discovering it mid application.
The code is issued against a registered business. Personal imports are handled differently and do not require a code.
Yes. The first step is to establish whether the issue is classification, valuation, a missing clearance or a document mismatch, because each has a different route. Send us the customs correspondence and the shipping documents.