Asia
India and Nepal cross border trade, Nepal
The Nepal India DTA reduces source withholding on dividends, interest, and royalties. The open border and INR peg make Nepal a natural hub for traders, logistics, and contract manufacturing serving Indian buyers.
India DTAOpen borderINR peg
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
25%
Fastest setup
4 weeks
Tax treaties
11
Region
Asia
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: NPR 1
- Administrative language: Nepali and English
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 25%
- Effective rate ~26%
- Tax treaties 11
- VAT rate 13%
- Withholding on dividends 5%
Key treaty partners
IndiaChinaNorwaySri LankaSouth KoreaPakistan
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe not supported
Considerations
If you need Stripe billing or US VC capital
Stripe, Wise, and Mercury do not support NPR business accounts. NRB controls FX repatriation. For global card acquiring and US VC, incorporate the billing entity in Delaware or Singapore and operate Nepal as a subsidiary.
No Stripe NPRNRB FX controlsFATF grey list