Nepal to request India to remove its BIS red tape

Nepal and India sit for two-day trade and transit talks starting tomorrow. Exporters await certification from Indian bureau for months to send shipments.

Nepal’s agenda for the two-day Nepal-India Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee (IGSC) on Trade, Transit, and Cooperation to Combat Unauthorised Trade, scheduled to begin on Thursday, will focus on removing the red tape hindering Nepal’s exports to India, officials privy to the matter said.