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Medium/large industry registration and foreign investment approval

उद्योग दर्ता तथा विदेशी लगानी स्वीकृति

Responsible office

Department of Industry (including its One Stop Service Centre)

उद्योग विभाग (एकद्वार सेवा केन्द्र)

Official website

Who can applyInvestors setting up medium or large industries, and companies with foreign investment.

Typical timeNo processing time is published; confirm at the office. A foreign-invested industry must register within 35 days of FDI approval.

Taxes / chargesNot stated

01 · Before you apply

Essential information

Legal basis

Industrial Enterprise Act 2076 (औद्योगिक व्यवसाय ऐन, २०७६); Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act 2075 (विदेशी लगानी तथा प्रविधि हस्तान्तरण ऐन, २०७५)

Fee information as of

Latest found: DOI page updated 2081-01-25 BS (FY 2080/81)

Source updated

2081-01-25 BS (DOI industry registration page)

Data confidence

medium

02 · Prepare

Documents you need

Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.

Foreign investment approval letter from DOI's Foreign Investment Section (foreign-invested industries)
Company registration certificate, Memorandum and Articles of Association
EIA or IEE report, where required
Application form 'ka' (Schedule 1) and project report
Certified citizenship copies (Nepali shareholders), or passport copies with bio-data and a recent photo (foreign shareholders)
Joint-venture agreement, financial project proposal and bank credibility letter (certified copies), for foreign investment
Hydropower: a survey permit, power purchase agreement, grid connection agreement or generation licence

03 · At the office

Step-by-step process

1
Foreign investors: get foreign investment approval from DOI's Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Section
2
Register the company at the Office of the Company Registrar
3
Apply for industry registration online through DOI's IMIS (imis.doind.gov.np) with the documents
4
Foreign-invested industries must register within 35 days of foreign investment approval, or apply to extend the approval
5
Pay the registration fee and receive the industry registration certificate

04 · Cost

Fees and charges

Industry registration fee for companies

Not published — confirm at the office

Industry registered as a proprietorship firm

DOI schedule (page updated 2081-01-25 BS)

Rs 1,000 – 50,000 by fixed capital

Industry registered as a partnership firm

DOI schedule (page updated 2081-01-25 BS)

Rs 600 – 15,000 by fixed capital

05 · Digital options

Online services

DOI Industry Management Information System (IMIS)Department of Industry

06 · Read carefully

Important notes

DOI has a One Stop Service Centre page (doind.gov.np/ossc); its services were not researched in detail.
Very large projects may go through the Investment Board Nepal (not covered here).
DOI phone: 01-5356212. DOI publishes monthly reports of foreign investment approvals.

07 · Where to go