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1.1 Customs in Nepal is operated under the final channel
system - the Red and Green channel, for the expeditious
clearance of air travellers. All arriving passengers
shall present themselves personally with their baggage
and make oral declarations to customs at the Red channel
if they have any prohibited, controlled or dutiable/taxable
goods to declare. They do not have any such goods exceeding
their duty/tax -free concession, they can pass through
the green channel. However, passengers going through
the green channel may he checked on a selective basis
All crew members are required to produce their baggage
at the Red channel only. Baggage may he examined in
such manner as deemed necessary and it shall be the
duty of the person in charge of the baggage to produce,
open, unpack and repack such baggage.
1 .2 Personal effects of the passengers are permitted
free entry. They are allowed to bring in the, consumable
articles such as liquor one bottle up 1 .0 liters, 200
sticks of cigarette, 1 5 rolls of photo film and 12
rolls of movie camera film
1.3 Visitors are also allowed to carry one binocular,
one camera, one movie camera, one video camera, one
radio, one tape recorder, one by-cycle, one wrist watch,
one set of fountain pen, one perambulator, 15 radio
cassettes and 10 disk records into the country for personnel
use, on the condition that they are declared and are
to be taken back on return. Carrying narcotics, arms
and ammunitions are strictly prohibited.
1.4 No custom formalities are normally required for
departing passengers unless it is required to do so.
However, restrictions on the carriage of foreign cash
currency in and out of the country remain in force Visitors
can export souvenirs to their respective countries,
However, the export of antiques and precious or semi
precious stones requires a clearance and certificate
from the Department of Archaeology, Ram Shah Path (Tel
: 215358). Gold, Silver, Precious stones, wild animals
and their skins, horns etc., all drugs whether processed
or in their natural state are prohibited to export.
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