Paying for an overseas order from Nepal

Nepal sits outside most of the payment infrastructure an overseas buyer takes for granted. Stripe is not available to Nepali businesses. Many card processors will not onboard a Nepal registered entity. The result is that international orders are paid through a small number of practical routes.

The first is PayPal. It works, it is familiar, and it protects the buyer. We use it for international orders and send a payment request with the exact amount in US dollars, converted at the rate on the day.

The second is a bank transfer to our account at Nabil Bank in Mahendranagar, Dhanusha. A transfer in US dollars is straightforward from most countries, though correspondent bank fees are deducted along the way, so the amount received can be slightly less than the amount sent. We tell you the shortfall before dispatch rather than after.

The third is a transfer through a regional correspondent bank, which some buyers use when their own bank already has a relationship in South Asia.

What we do not do is ask for a payment to a personal wallet or an unverified link. If you ever receive an instruction that looks different from the account details published on this site, treat it as fraud and message us before paying.

For institutional orders, we can issue a proforma invoice that your finance office can process through its normal channel.

One practical note. A bank transfer can take two to four working days to land, and international orders dispatch after the funds clear. If your deadline is tight, PayPal is faster.