Indian onions, graded for buyers in Nepal.

Nepal's markets draw heavily on Indian onion, trucked across the open border.

Red onions supplied by minimum bulb size. Three sizes cover what organised retail and distribution buyers most often request. Ships under HS 0703.10 (fresh or chilled onions and shallots).

Landlocked, so produce goes by truck across the open India–Nepal border.

• Entry: Birgunj (from Raxaul, India)
• Entry: Bhairahawa (from Sunauli, India)

We quote on Ex Works (EXW) and Free On Board (FOB): our responsibility ends at the Indian port or border point, and the onward leg is the buyer's. Import clearance in Nepal is regulated by the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre (PQPMC).

India controls onion exports with the domestic crop: they were banned from December 2023 to May 2024, then allowed with a minimum export price and a duty. Since 1 April 2025 there has been no export duty and no minimum export price. The policy can change at short notice, so we confirm the current DGFT position on the day we quote.

• Produce enters by road through border points with a plant quarantine office, such as Birgunj.
• PQPMC's quarantine office releases the goods against India's phytosanitary certificate.
• Pesticide residues may be tested at the border checkpoint.
• We provide a certificate of origin (India origin) from the DGFT certificate-of-origin system.

• Packaging: Leno mesh katta bags
• Pack sizes: 25 kg to 50 kg
• Shelf life: 2–4 months, kept cool and dry
• Harvest: Rabi crop, March to May