The cottage and small industry register is where most Nepali businesses actually begin, and where classification mistakes are most common.
What is included
- Assessment of whether your activity belongs on the cottage and small industry register
- Preparation and filing of the registration application
- Registration of a firm, partnership or company as the underlying entity where needed
- Permanent account number registration
- Local ward and municipality registration
- Guidance on the incentives available to registered small industries
- Capacity, product line and location change filings
- Renewal and periodic reporting
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.
- Citizenship certificate of the proprietor or partners
- Passport size photographs
- Proposed business name and activity description
- Premises details and rent agreement or ownership proof
- Estimated fixed capital and machinery list, where applicable
What you receive at the end
- Industry registration certificate
- Permanent account number certificate
- Local business registration
- A schedule of what has to be filed and when
Questions about this service
No. This registers the industrial or business activity. A company registration at the Office of the Company Registrar creates the legal entity. Many businesses need both, and which combination applies depends on scale and structure.
It depends on the scale of the enterprise and its location. Smaller enterprises generally sit with the Department of Cottage and Small Industries or the relevant provincial or local office, and larger ones with the Department of Industry. We confirm this before filing.
Registered industries carry periodic reporting obligations, and some sector permits renew on their own cycle. We provide the schedule at handover.