Top Export Products of Nepal

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Nepal
 

> Textiles and Apparel: 25%

> Carpets and Rugs: 15%

> Tea: 12%

> Coffee: 10%

> Handicrafts: 9%

> Jewelry: 8%

> Leather Goods: 7%

> Spices: 6%

> Medicinal Herbs: 5%

> Processed Foods: 3%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 100% of Nepal's total export value for 2023. When analyzing Nepal's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Textiles and Apparel (USD 1.5 billion), Carpets and Rugs (USD 0.9 billion), and Tea (USD 0.72 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Coffee, Handicrafts, Spices, and Processed Foods.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Nepal’s top 10 export commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of nepal
Export Products of Nepal
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Plywood, Veneered panels and similar laminated wood

HSN Code:  44129990   44123190   44123990  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 339
Nepal Exporters Shipment 49,323
Value $47,462,790.23 $14,046,733.6 greenUpArrow 237.89% 5.10%
Shipment 21,430 6,669 greenUpArrow 221.34% 18.92%
Waters, Including mineral waters and aerated waters, Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, And other non-alcoholic beverages, Not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

HSN Code:  22029920   22021010   22029990  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 95
Nepal Exporters Shipment 40,858
Value $61,191,465.07 $51,063,694.45 greenUpArrow 19.83% 6.58%
Shipment 14,409 12,621 greenUpArrow 14.17% 12.72%
Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, Not put up for retail sale - containing 85% or more by weight of staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides :

HSN Code:  55092100   55095100   55092200  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 95
Nepal Exporters Shipment 22,609
Value $85,185,095.61 $93,286,211.41 redDownArrow -8.68% 9.16%
Shipment 7,920 6,553 greenUpArrow 20.86% 6.99%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, Of a width of 600 mm or more, Clad, Plated or coated - plated or coated with tin :

HSN Code:  72106100   72107000   72104100  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 79
Nepal Exporters Shipment 16,879
Value $77,303,286.21 $42,727,866.56 greenUpArrow 80.92% 8.31%
Shipment 6,322 4,338 greenUpArrow 45.74% 5.58%
Portland cement, Aluminous cement, Slag cement, Supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, Whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

HSN Code:  25231000   25232930   25232910  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 55
Nepal Exporters Shipment 14,154
Value $17,715,171.15 $463,782.42 greenUpArrow 3719.72% 1.90%
Shipment 5,493 205 greenUpArrow 2579.51% 4.85%
Palm oil and its fractions, Whether or not refined, But not chemically modified

HSN Code:  15119020   15119010  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 320
Nepal Exporters Shipment 11,724
Value $67,671,814.9 $162,830,611.3 redDownArrow -58.44% 7.28%
Shipment 3,714 6,104 redDownArrow -39.15% 3.28%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269080   39269097  39264000  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 149
Nepal Exporters Shipment 11,491
Value $16,975,664.53 $22,892,952.54 redDownArrow -25.85% 1.83%
Shipment 3,628 3,332 greenUpArrow 8.88% 3.20%
Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile base fibres of heading 5303

HSN Code:  53101013   53101012  53101099 
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 122
Nepal Exporters Shipment 9,315
Value $35,012,033.61 $40,194,204.24 redDownArrow -12.89% 3.76%
Shipment 3,199 2,808 greenUpArrow 13.92% 2.82%
Pasta, Whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, Such as spaghetti, Macaroni, Noodles, Lasagne, Gnocchi, Ravioli, Cannelloni; couscous, Whether or not prepared - uncooked pasta, Not stuffed or otherwise prepar

HSN Code:  19023090  19023010   19021940  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 50
Nepal Exporters Shipment 7,214
Value $7,075,212.58 $9,559,058.14 redDownArrow -25.98% 0.76%
Shipment 1,888 2,952 redDownArrow -36.04% 1.67%
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, Whether or not refined, But not chemically modified

HSN Code:  15079010   15071000 
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 294
Nepal Exporters Shipment 6,258
Value $9,272,415.08 $148,555,465.78 redDownArrow -93.76% 1.00%
Shipment 300 4,307 redDownArrow -93.03% 0.26%
Tea , Whether or not flavoured

HSN Code:  09024090   09024020   09024000  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 333
Nepal Exporters Shipment 5,678
Value $24,749,812.21 $30,059,670.76 redDownArrow -17.66% 2.66%
Shipment 1,881 2,188 redDownArrow -14.03% 1.66%
Oil-cake and other solid residues, Whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, Resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, Other than those of heading 2304 or 2305

HSN Code:  23069012   23069021   23064100  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 378
Nepal Exporters Shipment 4,743
Value $18,149,806.26 $16,244,223.18 greenUpArrow 11.73% 1.95%
Shipment 1,544 1,469 greenUpArrow 5.11% 1.36%
Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics - sports footwear :

HSN Code:  64029990   64029950  64029998 
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 8
Nepal Exporters Shipment 4,367
Value $1,457,075.64 $1,029,391.91 greenUpArrow 41.55% 0.16%
Shipment 1,460 675 greenUpArrow 116.30% 1.29%
Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

HSN Code:  14049090   14049050   14049029  
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 289
Nepal Exporters Shipment 4,095
Value $21,834,564.98 $15,404,972.75 greenUpArrow 41.74% 2.35%
Shipment 1,385 1,300 greenUpArrow 6.54% 1.22%


HSN Code:  96190040   96190010   96190090 
Exporters : Nepal Exporters 24
Nepal Exporters Shipment 3,611
Value $3,996,026.52 $1,955,424.71 greenUpArrow 104.36% 0.43%
Shipment 1,200 524 greenUpArrow 129.01% 1.06%