Nepal
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Nepal

Waterborne foreign imports from Nepal to the United States in 2015 totaled $16,297,188. Exports to Nepal in 2015 were $5,319,663.

Information about foreign trade between Nepal and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Nepal represented 95.5% of all vessel imports, $15,569,297 versus $16,297,188.

By weight, container cargo imports from Nepal represented 92.6% of all vessel shippments, 1,371,048 (kg) versus 1,480,169 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $16,297,188  $5,319,663
2014  $18,311,749  $15,448,118
2013  $18,953,102  $13,087,943
2012  $21,766,233  $10,255,387
2011  $18,986,564  $17,136,038
2010  $13,876,597  $11,803,771
2009  $12,861,290  $12,807,895
2008  $26,800,991  $12,524,522
2007  $35,174,971  $10,089,178
2006  $47,966,957  $8,280,234
2005  $60,085,687  $12,520,588
2004  $89,667,605  $6,436,909
2003  $113,691,639  $2,304,508


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $15,569,297  $4,240,857
2014  $17,550,076  $13,969,782
2013  $18,076,084  $9,744,843
2012  $20,381,240  $5,325,348
2011  $17,275,596  $6,406,624
2010  $12,719,867  $6,532,719
2009  $11,819,234  $8,294,278
2008  $25,083,380  $5,787,747
2007  $33,349,541  $6,170,802
2006  $45,540,010  $2,832,968
2005  $57,165,785  $4,332,243
2004  $85,098,687  $2,270,646
2003  $105,127,420  $1,562,954


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,480,169  1,810,084
2014  1,409,698  4,287,213
2013  1,288,386  2,454,087
2012  1,538,934  6,598,054
2011  1,596,507  14,808,289
2010  1,557,009  7,437,280
2009  1,433,485  10,969,391
2008  2,589,206  7,338,995
2007  3,376,627  12,382,911
2006  4,696,594  8,621,531
2005  6,058,016  4,459,910
2004  10,472,192  3,326,555
2003  13,001,947  783,622


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,371,048  1,441,264
2014  1,371,048  3,501,923
2013  1,237,072  1,615,500
2012  1,483,566  1,338,896
2011  1,496,549  1,785,165
2010  1,475,102  2,892,021
2009  1,350,312  5,448,099
2008  2,487,881  1,588,678
2007  3,211,174  4,833,965
2006  4,507,536  927,698
2005  5,846,945  3,289,564
2004  10,031,595  758,914
2003  11,894,837  480,355


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov