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$1.4B of latest reported imports and $1.9B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Nepal import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Nepal's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$11.5B2024 reported value
Import CAGR-6.0%Three-year reported change
GDP$42.9BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$1.4KLatest reported value
Trade openness36.8%Reported share of GDP
Nepal import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$11.5B in imports
Nepal recorded $11.5B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of -6.0%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Nepal imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $11.5B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $1.4BLatest imports | +9.8% | 41 | 9735 | INDDeclining | $1.9B |
| 2 | HS 271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $432.0MLatest imports | +27.5% | 1 | 10000 | INDGrowing | $843.8M |
| 3 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $502.0MLatest imports | +13.3% | 4 | 9978 | INDDeclining | $730.6M |
| 4 | HS 720719Iron 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 | $192.2MLatest imports | +13.3% | 4 | 9095 | INDDeclining | $279.7M |
| 5 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $215.5MLatest imports | +20.2% | 73 | 4537 | CHNDeclining | $374.3M |
| 6 | HS 720839Iron 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 | $132.0MLatest imports | +16.0% | 2 | 9971 | INDAccelerating | $206.3M |
| 7 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $168.4MLatest imports | +9.0% | 42 | 8859 | INDStable | $218.3M |
| 8 | HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $115.0MLatest imports | +24.8% | 10 | 8089 | INDStable | $223.7M |
| 9 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $188.2MLatest imports | +9.8% | 11 | 6394 | CHNAccelerating | $248.8M |
| 10 | HS 100610Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | $99.1MLatest imports | +26.3% | 4 | 9903 | INDDeclining | $193.6M |
| 11 | HS 871120Motorcycles (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 | $133.8MLatest imports | +11.8% | 4 | 9686 | INDDeclining | $187.2M |
| 12 | HS 270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $173.3MLatest imports | +13.2% | 9 | 4171 | INDDeclining | $251.2M |
| 13 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $121.8MLatest imports | +8.0% | 13 | 9744 | INDSlowing | $153.6M |
| 14 | HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $117.1MLatest imports | +20.6% | 9 | 4230 | INDAccelerating | $205.4M |
| 15 | HS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $190.6MLatest imports | +4.9% | 53 | 3951 | AREDeclining | $219.8M |
| 16 | HS 080810Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $66.8MLatest imports | +28.1% | 4 | 7502 | CHNAccelerating | $130.5M |
| 17 | HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $104.7MLatest imports | +12.4% | 13 | 5464 | ARGDeclining | $148.8M |
| 18 | HS 721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $70.1MLatest imports | +22.2% | 4 | 6692 | INDGrowing | $128.1M |
| 19 | HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $60.7MLatest imports | +34.2% | 9 | 7216 | USADeclining | $118.6M |
| 20 | HS 070320Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $45.9MLatest imports | +26.9% | 2 | 9977 | CHNGrowing | $89.7M |
| 21 | HS 550320Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $45.3MLatest imports | +26.5% | 9 | 8782 | INDDeclining | $88.5M |
| 22 | HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $48.0MLatest imports | +26.8% | 7 | 7280 | UKRAccelerating | $93.7M |
| 23 | HS 271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $55.6MLatest imports | +18.6% | 6 | 7352 | INDGrowing | $92.8M |
| 24 | HS 070190Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $44.1MLatest imports | +15.4% | 5 | 9442 | INDDeclining | $67.7M |
| 25 | HS 600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $36.0MLatest imports | +28.4% | 30 | 8767 | CHNDeclining | $70.4M |
| 26 | HS 390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $56.0MLatest imports | +12.3% | 15 | 6526 | INDDeclining | $79.2M |
| 27 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $67.8MLatest imports | +5.7% | 50 | 5854 | CHNDeclining | $80.0M |
| 28 | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $85.0MLatest imports | +16.8% | 19 | 2506 | BELDeclining | $135.3M |
| 29 | HS 120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken | $62.8MLatest imports | +9.0% | 5 | 4856 | AUSStable | $81.2M |
| 30 | HS 720110Iron: non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | $25.3MLatest imports | +24.3% | 1 | 10000 | INDAccelerating | $48.5M |
| 31 | HS 310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $67.3MLatest imports | +12.3% | 4 | 5000 | CHNDeclining | $95.4M |
| 32 | HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $40.4MLatest imports | +34.3% | 10 | 4205 | AUSDeclining | $78.9M |
| 33 | HS 390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $30.8MLatest imports | +33.7% | 3 | 6347 | INDDeclining | $60.2M |
| 34 | HS 401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $33.2MLatest imports | +13.0% | 9 | 8855 | INDDeclining | $47.9M |
| 35 | HS 790111Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc | $31.8MLatest imports | +13.4% | 7 | 9394 | INDDeclining | $46.4M |
| 36 | HS 070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $23.5MLatest imports | +22.5% | 3 | 9944 | INDGrowing | $43.2M |
| 37 | HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $33.6MLatest imports | +18.7% | 31 | 5858 | INDStable | $56.3M |
| 38 | HS 760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $24.4MLatest imports | +20.3% | 1 | 10000 | INDDeclining | $42.4M |
| 39 | HS 701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $29.3MLatest imports | +15.1% | 20 | 8882 | INDStable | $44.7M |
| 40 | HS 551219Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $26.8MLatest imports | +25.2% | 5 | 6821 | CHNDeclining | $52.3M |
| 41 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $33.1MLatest imports | +14.3% | 17 | 7190 | ISRStable | $49.4M |
| 42 | HS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $21.8MLatest imports | +45.8% | 5 | 9474 | INDStable | $42.6M |
| 43 | HS 854460Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $37.6MLatest imports | +11.0% | 26 | 6517 | INDDeclining | $51.5M |
| 44 | HS 390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $49.7MLatest imports | +6.8% | 11 | 4514 | INDGrowing | $60.5M |
| 45 | HS 540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $27.8MLatest imports | +21.4% | 6 | 6365 | CHNDeclining | $49.8M |
| 46 | HS 851762Communication 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 | $38.6MLatest imports | +7.1% | 55 | 6328 | CHNDeclining | $47.5M |
| 47 | HS 071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $23.2MLatest imports | +24.5% | 5 | 7255 | AUSSlowing | $44.7M |
| 48 | HS 841821Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other | $23.6MLatest imports | +18.1% | 11 | 8948 | INDGrowing | $38.8M |
| 49 | HS 870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $33.2MLatest imports | +9.9% | 62 | 6955 | INDDeclining | $44.0M |
| 50 | HS 610422Ensembles: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $19.6MLatest imports | +22.4% | 3 | 9998 | CHNDeclining | $35.9M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $1.9B | $2.6B | +11.6% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 3 | $660.9M | $1.1B | +19.7% |
| Iron and steelHS2 72 | 4 | $419.6M | $624.0M | +19.0% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 3 | $336.0M | $545.0M | +19.7% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 3 | $355.2M | $413.9M | +10.5% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 3 | $291.7M | $297.9M | +12.8% |
| VegetablesHS2 07 | 5 | $177.1M | $282.3M | +24.7% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 2 | $253.4M | $260.8M | +12.9% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 2 | $152.7M | $186.8M | +19.6% |
| Food industry residuesHS2 23 | 2 | $150.7M | $165.8M | +19.7% |
| Precious stones and metalsHS2 71 | 2 | $212.4M | $154.2M | +25.3% |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsHS2 12 | 2 | $123.5M | $152.9M | +21.6% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $432.0M | 1 | 10000 | IND | 100.0% |
| HS 720110Iron: non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | $25.3M | 1 | 10000 | IND | 99.9% |
| HS 760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $24.4M | 1 | 10000 | IND | 100.0% |
| HS 610422Ensembles: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $19.6M | 3 | 9998 | CHN | 100.0% |
| HS 271012Product description unavailable | $502.0M | 4 | 9978 | IND | 99.9% |
| HS 070320Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $45.9M | 2 | 9977 | CHN | 99.8% |
| HS 720839Iron 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 | $132.0M | 2 | 9971 | IND | 99.7% |
| HS 070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $23.5M | 3 | 9944 | IND | 99.7% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
IND
India
30 screened products
$6.1BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
11 screened products
$939.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsAUS
Australia
3 screened products
$137.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsARE
United Arab Emirates
1 screened products
$112.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsARG
Argentina
1 screened products
$107.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
1 screened products
$99.8MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUKR
Ukraine
1 screened products
$79.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBEL
Belgium
1 screened products
$55.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Nepal import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Nepal's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Nepal.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.