🧥 Exporting woollen & pashmina knitwear from Nepal

Sweaters and cardigans in wool and fine animal hair — a high-value fashion export to Europe.

$11MNepal exports (2024)
$2.4BWorld market
$212.18/kgWorld price

About the product

Knitted jerseys, pullovers and cardigans of wool or fine animal hair are a skilled, high-value garment export — often overlapping with the pashmina and felt craft sectors.

Nepal’s position

Germany, France, the UK, the US and Italy lead — fashion buyers paying a strong per-kg price for quality and origin.

How to export from Nepal

  1. Register for an EXIM code — One-time exporter registration with the Department of Customs.
  2. Certificate of origin — Chamber/TEPC; GSP / EU EBA preference where the destination grants it (confirm current eligibility).
  3. Quality & labelling — Fibre-content and care labelling to destination rules.
  4. File the export declaration — Clear through customs.

Where Nepal sells it (2024)

Open the live Export ExplorerHS 6110.12 — duty & classification

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Trade figures are indicative (BACI / UN Comtrade, 2024). For official 8-digit, fiscal-year figures see the Department of Customs and TEPC.