Nepal and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Legalisation
- First stop
- One stamp is enough
- Language
- Nepali, sworn translation
- Register
- Office of the Company Registrar
- Tax treaty
- Outside the Dutch treaty list: Dutch rules apply (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- EU preference scheme for the least developed countries
- Moving here
- Residence permit needed
- Notary checks
- Enhanced, with a source-of-funds note (EU high-risk list, Delegated Regulation 2016/1675)
Documents from Nepal
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Nepal.
Proof of address in Nepal, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before a notary public in Nepal; the Consular Services Department in Kathmandu then legalises the signature.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
Legalisation. One stamp is enough: the Consular Services Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu legalises the notary’s signature, and the Dutch embassy stays out of it.
Good to know. A power of attorney drafted in English spares you a sworn translation of Nepali text.
If a company from Nepal becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: Office of the Company Registrar. Order a certified copy of the company registration certificate and the shareholder and director list. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Trade between Nepal and the EU
Trade in goods between the European Union (EU) and Nepal reached €289 million in 2025, with €198 million of EU exports and €91 million of EU imports. The EU was Nepal's third-largest trading partner in 2025, with 3.2% of its goods trade.
Textiles made up 71.1% of EU imports from Nepal in 2025. Machinery and appliances (22.8%), transport equipment (19.7%) and chemical products (17.9%) led EU exports to Nepal in 2025.
As a least developed country, Nepal has duty-free, quota-free access to the EU under the Everything But Arms scheme. Nepal is preparing to graduate from least developed country status in 2026. After graduation, Nepal can request treatment under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus.
The EU allocated €209 million in development cooperation funds to Nepal for 2021 to 2024, and a further €113 million for 2025 to 2027.
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