Arrange transport (shipping)

Case Study

Title: Vegetable Ghee Exports to China from Nepal, 2010

Corridors and Routes: Terai - Arniko highway - Tatopani customs border - Kodari

Trade Product: Vegetable ghee

Trade Type: Export

Process Analysis: Export from Nepal

Exporting Country: Nepal

Importing Country: China

Category: Logistics and transport arrangement

Country and Procedure Description: Arrange transport (shipping) (Export from NPL to CHN/Vegetable ghee)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:

Actors and Participants: - Exporter/representative
- Transport company/carrying agency
- Custom

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process:

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. The exporter contacts a transport company/operator and negotiates the cost of the freight. 2. The process for transporting the goods to the customs point in Kodari is similar to the process described in the previous section about transporting goods to the Nepal-India border.

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process:

Activity Diagrams:

Number of Required Documents: 7

Minimum Required Time:

Maximum Required Time:

Average Required Time: 1

Minimum Cost:

Maximum Cost:

Average Cost: 589.9 USD