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Industry Registration at the Department of Industry

Registration and licensing of medium and large industries at the Department of Industry, including sector approvals and post registration compliance.

Industry registration is where the state formally recognises what you build. It is also where the incentives attach.

What is included

  • Classification review against the Industrial Enterprises Act
  • Project proposal and supporting documentation
  • Industry registration application and follow up at the Department of Industry
  • Sector specific approvals required before operation
  • Environmental clearance requirements assessment
  • Applications for the facilities and concessions available to registered industries
  • Capacity increase and diversification filings
  • Annual and periodic industry returns

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 and constitutional documents of the company
  • Detailed project description and proposed capacity
  • Fixed capital breakdown and machinery specification
  • Land or premises documents
  • Shareholder and director identification documents
  • Environmental documentation, where the activity requires it

What you receive at the end

  • Industry registration certificate from the Department of Industry
  • Confirmation of the sector approvals obtained
  • A compliance schedule for periodic filings

Questions about this service

They are different registers for different scales of enterprise, with different documentation and different obligations. Which one applies is a function of fixed capital and the nature of the activity, not preference.

It depends entirely on the activity and its scale. Some activities require a brief environmental study, others a full assessment, and many require neither. This is assessed at the outset, because it is the step most likely to affect your timeline.

The application and follow up are handled by us. In a small number of cases an office may require a physical appearance or an inspection, and we tell you in advance if your matter is likely to be one of them.

Next step

Tell us what you are trying to do

Describe the business, not the legal category. We will tell you which registrations and filings apply, what they cost and how long they take, before you commit to anything.