Nepal Imports 2023
Complete list of Nepal's 83 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$10.28B
Total imports (2023)
#115
Global import rank
83
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Nepal imported $10.28 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #115 largest importer. Goods came from 83 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 95.9% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.66 billion — 16.2% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source 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 import sources
83 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | $7.25B | 70.52% |
| 2 | China | $1.76B | 17.15% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | $265.68M | 2.59% |
| 4 | Singapore | $181.34M | 1.76% |
| 5 | Germany | $100.21M | 0.98% |
| 6 | Australia | $89.54M | 0.87% |
| 7 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $69.17M | 0.67% |
| 8 | USA | $52.36M | 0.51% |
| 9 | Thailand | $45.89M | 0.45% |
| 10 | Malaysia | $44.00M | 0.43% |
| 11 | Türkiye | $42.49M | 0.41% |
| 12 | France | $34.61M | 0.34% |
| 13 | Belgium | $34.33M | 0.33% |
| 14 | Japan | $30.74M | 0.30% |
| 15 | Other Asia, nes | $27.78M | 0.27% |
| 16 | Netherlands | $26.58M | 0.26% |
| 17 | Ukraine | $23.85M | 0.23% |
| 18 | Italy | $19.71M | 0.19% |
| 19 | Indonesia | $17.99M | 0.18% |
| 20 | Switzerland | $14.04M | 0.14% |
| 21 | New Zealand | $13.34M | 0.13% |
| 22 | United Kingdom | $11.55M | 0.11% |
| 23 | Canada | $11.39M | 0.11% |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | $10.79M | 0.10% |
| 25 | Romania | $10.71M | 0.10% |
| 26 | Sweden | $9.13M | 0.09% |
| 27 | Nigeria | $9.03M | 0.09% |
| 28 | Austria | $8.72M | 0.08% |
| 29 | Spain | $6.56M | 0.06% |
| 30 | Guatemala | $6.30M | 0.06% |
| 31 | Poland | $5.56M | 0.05% |
| 32 | Myanmar | $4.96M | 0.05% |
| 33 | Denmark | $4.14M | 0.04% |
| 34 | Czechia | $4.14M | 0.04% |
| 35 | Argentina | $3.14M | 0.03% |
| 36 | Pakistan | $3.10M | 0.03% |
| 37 | Philippines | $2.57M | 0.03% |
| 38 | Israel | $2.22M | 0.02% |
| 39 | Bulgaria | $2.10M | 0.02% |
| 40 | Lithuania | $1.66M | 0.02% |
| 41 | Brazil | $1.54M | 0.02% |
| 42 | Ethiopia | $1.11M | 0.01% |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | $1.04M | 0.01% |
| 44 | Ireland | $1.01M | 0.01% |
| 45 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $1.00M | 0.01% |
| 46 | Egypt | $845,336 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Slovenia | $795,336 | 0.01% |
| 48 | Hungary | $773,165 | 0.01% |
| 49 | Morocco | $757,142 | 0.01% |
| 50 | Norway | $701,884 | 0.01% |
| 51 | South Africa | $516,458 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Greece | $462,886 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Jordan | $455,391 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Rep. of Moldova | $440,993 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Kenya | $430,715 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Latvia | $414,327 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Peru | $340,525 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Finland | $292,151 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Bahrain | $267,658 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Portugal | $259,685 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Cambodia | $246,068 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Mozambique | $244,000 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Uganda | $239,733 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Chile | $204,926 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Madagascar | $189,020 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Slovakia | $188,897 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Namibia | $159,527 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Kuwait | $146,010 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Ghana | $79,320 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Cyprus | $62,079 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Croatia | $50,660 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Oman | $48,824 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Estonia | $45,345 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Serbia | $45,306 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Luxembourg | $39,219 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Lebanon | $14,177 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Costa Rica | $8,634 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Malawi | $2,705 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Malta | $1,981 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | $699 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Ecuador | $631 | 0.00% |
| 82 | North Macedonia | $625 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Brunei Darussalam | $111 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $1.66B | 16.19% |
| 2 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $383.26M | 3.73% |
| 3 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $308.65M | 3.00% |
| 4 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $214.57M | 2.09% |
| 5 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $196.10M | 1.91% |
| 6 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $194.33M | 1.89% |
| 7 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $148.71M | 1.45% |
| 8 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $147.05M | 1.43% |
| 9 | 720719 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section | $133.29M | 1.30% |
| 10 | 100610 | Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $120.64M | 1.17% |
| 11 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $112.10M | 1.09% |
| 12 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $105.01M | 1.02% |
| 13 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $102.23M | 0.99% |
| 14 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $97.34M | 0.95% |
| 15 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $93.38M | 0.91% |
| 16 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $85.95M | 0.84% |
| 17 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $79.16M | 0.77% |
| 18 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $68.71M | 0.67% |
| 19 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $64.15M | 0.62% |
| 20 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $60.18M | 0.59% |
| 21 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $56.99M | 0.55% |
| 22 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $55.51M | 0.54% |
| 23 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $54.15M | 0.53% |
| 24 | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $52.27M | 0.51% |
| 25 | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $51.91M | 0.51% |
| 26 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $47.72M | 0.46% |
| 27 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $44.63M | 0.43% |
| 28 | 961310 | Lighters: pocket, cigarette, gas fuelled, non-refillable | $42.53M | 0.41% |
| 29 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $39.64M | 0.39% |
| 30 | 550320 | Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $38.22M | 0.37% |
| 31 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $37.23M | 0.36% |
| 32 | 760511 | Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $36.51M | 0.36% |
| 33 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $36.12M | 0.35% |
| 34 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $35.75M | 0.35% |
| 35 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $35.12M | 0.34% |
| 36 | 790111 | Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc | $34.72M | 0.34% |
| 37 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $34.10M | 0.33% |
| 38 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $33.28M | 0.32% |
| 39 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $32.09M | 0.31% |
| 40 | 720838 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm | $32.08M | 0.31% |
| 41 | 841122 | Turbo-propellers: of a power exceeding 1100kW | $31.49M | 0.31% |
| 42 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $30.78M | 0.30% |
| 43 | 551219 | Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $30.71M | 0.30% |
| 44 | 120510 | Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken | $29.38M | 0.29% |
| 45 | 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $28.66M | 0.28% |
| 46 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $28.58M | 0.28% |
| 47 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $28.49M | 0.28% |
| 48 | 720110 | Iron: non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | $27.96M | 0.27% |
| 49 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $27.73M | 0.27% |
| 50 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $27.44M | 0.27% |
| 51 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $27.00M | 0.26% |
| 52 | 071320 | Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $25.69M | 0.25% |
| 53 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $25.48M | 0.25% |
| 54 | 480255 | Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls | $25.39M | 0.25% |
| 55 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $25.27M | 0.25% |
| 56 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $25.22M | 0.25% |
| 57 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $24.10M | 0.23% |
| 58 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $23.68M | 0.23% |
| 59 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $23.52M | 0.23% |
| 60 | 710691 | Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | $23.41M | 0.23% |
| 61 | 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $23.31M | 0.23% |
| 62 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $22.81M | 0.22% |
| 63 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $22.38M | 0.22% |
| 64 | 090931 | Spices: cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground | $21.68M | 0.21% |
| 65 | 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $21.59M | 0.21% |
| 66 | 690100 | Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (e.g. kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths | $21.53M | 0.21% |
| 67 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $21.46M | 0.21% |
| 68 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $21.07M | 0.21% |
| 69 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $21.04M | 0.20% |
| 70 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $20.85M | 0.20% |
| 71 | 841090 | Turbines: parts of hydraulic turbines and water wheels, including regulators | $20.80M | 0.20% |
| 72 | 901813 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatus | $20.56M | 0.20% |
| 73 | 841821 | Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other | $20.46M | 0.20% |
| 74 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $20.35M | 0.20% |
| 75 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $20.04M | 0.19% |
| 76 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $19.47M | 0.19% |
| 77 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $19.20M | 0.19% |
| 78 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $18.81M | 0.18% |
| 79 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $18.00M | 0.18% |
| 80 | 271311 | Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals | $17.79M | 0.17% |
| 81 | 510810 | Yarn: of fine animal hair, carded, not put up for retail sale | $17.30M | 0.17% |
| 82 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $17.21M | 0.17% |
| 83 | 482390 | Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823 | $16.86M | 0.16% |
| 84 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $16.74M | 0.16% |
| 85 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $16.63M | 0.16% |
| 86 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $16.62M | 0.16% |
| 87 | 610322 | Ensembles: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $16.61M | 0.16% |
| 88 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $16.45M | 0.16% |
| 89 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $16.40M | 0.16% |
| 90 | 491199 | Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $16.26M | 0.16% |
| 91 | 530310 | Jute and other textile bast fibres: raw or retted, but not spun, (excluding flax, hemp (cannabis sativa L.), and ramie) | $16.19M | 0.16% |
| 92 | 151211 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $16.02M | 0.16% |
| 93 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $15.97M | 0.16% |
| 94 | 120750 | Oil seeds: mustard seeds, whether or not broken | $15.39M | 0.15% |
| 95 | 380891 | Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $15.24M | 0.15% |
| 96 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $14.94M | 0.15% |
| 97 | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $14.93M | 0.15% |
| 98 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $14.93M | 0.15% |
| 99 | 620433 | Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $14.88M | 0.14% |
| 100 | 691010 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or china | $14.76M | 0.14% |