Nepal Exports 2023
Complete list of Nepal's 110 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.21B
Total exports (2023)
#154
Global export rank
110
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Nepal exported $1.21 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #154 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 110 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 92.4% of total export value. The leading export was knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up, valued at $74.23 million — 6.1% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
110 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | $811.46M | 67.01% |
| 2 | USA | $139.90M | 11.55% |
| 3 | Germany | $38.81M | 3.21% |
| 4 | China | $28.23M | 2.33% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $26.43M | 2.18% |
| 6 | France | $23.66M | 1.95% |
| 7 | Türkiye | $13.66M | 1.13% |
| 8 | Japan | $12.98M | 1.07% |
| 9 | Australia | $12.49M | 1.03% |
| 10 | Switzerland | $11.75M | 0.97% |
| 11 | Canada | $11.12M | 0.92% |
| 12 | Italy | $9.99M | 0.83% |
| 13 | Netherlands | $7.81M | 0.65% |
| 14 | Denmark | $7.42M | 0.61% |
| 15 | Singapore | $5.71M | 0.47% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | $4.56M | 0.38% |
| 17 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $4.35M | 0.36% |
| 18 | Austria | $4.09M | 0.34% |
| 19 | Spain | $3.12M | 0.26% |
| 20 | Belgium | $2.86M | 0.24% |
| 21 | Norway | $2.85M | 0.24% |
| 22 | Czechia | $2.25M | 0.19% |
| 23 | Sweden | $2.08M | 0.17% |
| 24 | Pakistan | $2.01M | 0.17% |
| 25 | Qatar | $1.89M | 0.16% |
| 26 | Other Asia, nes | $1.86M | 0.15% |
| 27 | Indonesia | $1.69M | 0.14% |
| 28 | Malaysia | $1.45M | 0.12% |
| 29 | Thailand | $1.38M | 0.11% |
| 30 | New Zealand | $1.28M | 0.11% |
| 31 | Ireland | $1.26M | 0.10% |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | $981,553 | 0.08% |
| 33 | Poland | $814,978 | 0.07% |
| 34 | Romania | $785,308 | 0.06% |
| 35 | Finland | $763,548 | 0.06% |
| 36 | Hungary | $592,288 | 0.05% |
| 37 | South Africa | $527,666 | 0.04% |
| 38 | Portugal | $458,399 | 0.04% |
| 39 | Israel | $455,033 | 0.04% |
| 40 | Kuwait | $406,282 | 0.03% |
| 41 | Slovenia | $377,664 | 0.03% |
| 42 | China, Macao SAR | $257,465 | 0.02% |
| 43 | Lebanon | $250,588 | 0.02% |
| 44 | Morocco | $243,394 | 0.02% |
| 45 | Greece | $232,853 | 0.02% |
| 46 | Brazil | $226,700 | 0.02% |
| 47 | Bahrain | $214,924 | 0.02% |
| 48 | Chile | $201,734 | 0.02% |
| 49 | Maldives | $193,409 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Iceland | $192,869 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Myanmar | $184,084 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Slovakia | $162,512 | 0.01% |
| 53 | Croatia | $158,799 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Philippines | $145,338 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Luxembourg | $135,934 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Uganda | $119,226 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Brunei Darussalam | $112,876 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | $94,206 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Lithuania | $89,701 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Bulgaria | $88,635 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | $86,335 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Latvia | $84,094 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Serbia | $70,534 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Kenya | $63,053 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Cyprus | $60,057 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Malta | $57,246 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Estonia | $56,539 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Mauritius | $50,528 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Dominican Rep. | $41,830 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Peru | $41,628 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Rep. of Moldova | $34,831 | 0.00% |
| 72 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $34,521 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Argentina | $31,144 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Georgia | $28,118 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Fiji | $26,558 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Egypt | $24,706 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Costa Rica | $20,905 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Ukraine | $18,221 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Seychelles | $17,826 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | $17,544 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Lesotho | $16,216 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Guatemala | $15,202 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Armenia | $14,018 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Montenegro | $12,022 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Oman | $10,784 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Liberia | $10,100 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Mozambique | $9,000 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Cambodia | $8,355 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Jordan | $7,382 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $7,193 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | $7,028 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Panama | $6,581 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $5,161 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Paraguay | $4,411 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Tunisia | $3,156 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Andorra | $2,905 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Namibia | $2,719 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | $2,058 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Colombia | $1,794 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Uruguay | $1,714 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Malawi | $1,067 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Ecuador | $1,023 | 0.00% |
| 103 | North Macedonia | $932 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | $920 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Ethiopia | $789 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Nigeria | $236 | 0.00% |
| 107 | El Salvador | $173 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Botswana | $43 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Angola | $38 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Honduras | $9 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 570110 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up | $74.23M | 6.13% |
| 2 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $70.28M | 5.80% |
| 3 | 090831 | Spices: cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground | $66.56M | 5.50% |
| 4 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $59.48M | 4.91% |
| 5 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $59.14M | 4.88% |
| 6 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $47.00M | 3.88% |
| 7 | 531010 | Fabrics, woven: of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303, unbleached | $35.51M | 2.93% |
| 8 | 550951 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale | $34.35M | 2.84% |
| 9 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $32.03M | 2.65% |
| 10 | 550921 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester, not put up for retail sale | $29.87M | 2.47% |
| 11 | 441299 | Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood (other than blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, other than of bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner) | $27.55M | 2.27% |
| 12 | 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $26.70M | 2.21% |
| 13 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $24.60M | 2.03% |
| 14 | 140490 | Vegetable products: n.e.c. in chapter 14 | $23.56M | 1.95% |
| 15 | 570190 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair), whether or not made up | $22.75M | 1.88% |
| 16 | 621420 | Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like: of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted) | $19.63M | 1.62% |
| 17 | 441231 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood | $18.10M | 1.50% |
| 18 | 630790 | Textiles: made up articles (including dress patterns), n.e.c. in chapter 63, n.e.c. in heading no. 6307 | $17.74M | 1.46% |
| 19 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $17.29M | 1.43% |
| 20 | 630510 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303 | $17.23M | 1.42% |
| 21 | 230690 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of oils, n.e.c. in heading no. 2306 | $16.57M | 1.37% |
| 22 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $14.53M | 1.20% |
| 23 | 830629 | Statuettes and other ornaments: of base metal other than plated with precious metal | $12.39M | 1.02% |
| 24 | 091011 | Spices: ginger, neither crushed nor ground | $10.92M | 0.90% |
| 25 | 611012 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: knitted or crocheted, of fibres from kashmir (cashmere) goats | $10.74M | 0.89% |
| 26 | 630120 | Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs: of wool or fine animal hair | $10.18M | 0.84% |
| 27 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $10.06M | 0.83% |
| 28 | 300390 | Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) | $9.77M | 0.81% |
| 29 | 380610 | Rosin and resin acids | $9.75M | 0.81% |
| 30 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $9.60M | 0.79% |
| 31 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $9.39M | 0.78% |
| 32 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $8.93M | 0.74% |
| 33 | 550932 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), multiple (folded) or cabled, of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic, not put up for retail sale | $8.46M | 0.70% |
| 34 | 721123 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon | $6.86M | 0.57% |
| 35 | 390769 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g | $6.79M | 0.56% |
| 36 | 550922 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester, not put up for retail sale | $6.66M | 0.55% |
| 37 | 780199 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | $6.44M | 0.53% |
| 38 | 560290 | Felt: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (excluding needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics) | $6.34M | 0.52% |
| 39 | 551011 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of artificial staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale | $6.22M | 0.51% |
| 40 | 611710 | Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like: knitted or crocheted | $6.14M | 0.51% |
| 41 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $6.04M | 0.50% |
| 42 | 720928 | Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm | $5.89M | 0.49% |
| 43 | 650500 | Hats and other headgear: knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed: hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed | $5.71M | 0.47% |
| 44 | 611011 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair | $5.45M | 0.45% |
| 45 | 950510 | Christmas festivity articles | $5.32M | 0.44% |
| 46 | 630499 | Furnishing articles: of textile materials other than cotton or synthetic fibres, not knitted or crocheted (excluding bedspreads and articles of heading no. 9404) | $4.72M | 0.39% |
| 47 | 740921 | Copper: strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), in coils | $4.34M | 0.36% |
| 48 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $4.25M | 0.35% |
| 49 | 330610 | Oral or dental hygiene preparations: dentifrices | $4.20M | 0.35% |
| 50 | 230240 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of other cereals, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $4.16M | 0.34% |
| 51 | 570249 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of textile materials (other than man-made, wool or fine animal hair), of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $4.07M | 0.34% |
| 52 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $4.03M | 0.33% |
| 53 | 330129 | Oils, essential: n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $3.99M | 0.33% |
| 54 | 940490 | Bedding and similar furnishing articles: n.e.c. in heading no. 9404 (e.g. quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) | $3.80M | 0.31% |
| 55 | 620442 | Dresses: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.71M | 0.31% |
| 56 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $3.40M | 0.28% |
| 57 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $3.36M | 0.28% |
| 58 | 550931 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic, not put up for retail sale | $3.30M | 0.27% |
| 59 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $3.28M | 0.27% |
| 60 | 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.22M | 0.27% |
| 61 | 420292 | Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $3.20M | 0.26% |
| 62 | 551012 | Yarn: (not sewing thread), multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, of artificial staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale | $3.13M | 0.26% |
| 63 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.06M | 0.25% |
| 64 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $2.98M | 0.25% |
| 65 | 730630 | Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron): tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $2.98M | 0.25% |
| 66 | 091099 | Spices: n.e.c. in heading no. 0910 | $2.97M | 0.25% |
| 67 | 720917 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm | $2.90M | 0.24% |
| 68 | 920600 | Musical instruments: percussion (e.g. drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas) | $2.90M | 0.24% |
| 69 | 392350 | Plastics: stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $2.87M | 0.24% |
| 70 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.74M | 0.23% |
| 71 | 620520 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $2.60M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 721720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: wire, plated or coated with zinc | $2.57M | 0.21% |
| 73 | 530720 | Yarn: of jute or of other textile bast fibres, multiple (folded) or cabled | $2.57M | 0.21% |
| 74 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $2.50M | 0.21% |
| 75 | 230210 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of maize (corn), whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $2.49M | 0.21% |
| 76 | 970300 | Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material | $2.45M | 0.20% |
| 77 | 711790 | Jewellery: imitation, of other than base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal | $2.20M | 0.18% |
| 78 | 700100 | Glass: cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, glass in the mass | $2.20M | 0.18% |
| 79 | 611691 | Gloves, mittens and mitts: of wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted, (other than impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber) | $2.19M | 0.18% |
| 80 | 732393 | Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $2.11M | 0.17% |
| 81 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $2.00M | 0.17% |
| 82 | 570210 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), whether or not made up, including kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs | $2.00M | 0.17% |
| 83 | 382319 | Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids) | $1.99M | 0.16% |
| 84 | 880211 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $1.99M | 0.16% |
| 85 | 720918 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm | $1.76M | 0.15% |
| 86 | 420222 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $1.69M | 0.14% |
| 87 | 320190 | Tanning extracts of vegetable origin: tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives, (excluding quebracho or wattle extract) | $1.67M | 0.14% |
| 88 | 560221 | Felt: of wool or fine animal hair (excluding needleloom felt or stitch-bonded fibre fabrics), not impregnated, coated, covered nor laminated | $1.66M | 0.14% |
| 89 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $1.64M | 0.14% |
| 90 | 711719 | Jewellery: imitation, (excluding cuff links and studs), of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal | $1.59M | 0.13% |
| 91 | 721119 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, less than 4.75mm thick, excluding those of item no. 7211.13 | $1.59M | 0.13% |
| 92 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $1.57M | 0.13% |
| 93 | 230641 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils | $1.56M | 0.13% |
| 94 | 570310 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: tufted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up | $1.55M | 0.13% |
| 95 | 441700 | Wood: tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, boot and shoe lasts and trees, of wood | $1.47M | 0.12% |
| 96 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $1.46M | 0.12% |
| 97 | 392010 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $1.46M | 0.12% |
| 98 | 570291 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of wool or fine animal hair, (not of pile construction), made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $1.45M | 0.12% |
| 99 | 830610 | Bells, gongs and the like: non-electric, of base metal | $1.43M | 0.12% |
| 100 | 970600 | Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred years | $1.40M | 0.12% |