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1. Purchases from India are normally paid for in Indian Rupees since the currency is fully convertible in Nepal. When Indian suppliers sell their products to Nepalese importers, Indian excise duty must be paid and included in the sale price by the supplier. The rate of excise duty varies widely from product to product. However, if payment is made in hard currency, the goods are exempted from payment of excise duty in India, i. e. the supplier does not have to charge it.

2. His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG/ Nepal) also allows imports of specified products from India with payment in foreign currency. The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) currently enlists 29 such products (Annex 1) for importation from India by Nepalese industries against payment in foreign currency.

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3. All 13 commercial banks deal in foreign exchange transactions in accordance with the Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Act 1962, Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Rules 1963 and directives issued from time to time by NRB. The policy of liberalization allows open imports without a licence. NRB issues general directives with modifications from time to time to the commercial banks on the opening of Letters of Credit (documentary documentary credits-L/C) and the release of payments for . Advertisement